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Carol Firenze’s articles on extra virgin olive oil, skin and beauty care and healthy eating have appeared in a range of publications.

Spirit of Women
Carol Firenze shares her health secrets in the Real Truth about Olive Oil and beauty treatments. 
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Olive Oil Tips…from The Passionate Olive 
Carol Firenze’s tips are featured in the Olive Oil Pressing Times (the newsletter from the Olive Oil Source)

• Real Men use Olive Oil
• Get a Sexy Summer Tan with Olive Oil
• The World’s Largest Frittata
• Treat Your Winter Cold … with Olive Oil
• The New High School Confidential
• New Year’s Resolution: More Olive Oil!
• Mythology 101: The Greatest Gift
• Wine and Olive Oil: A very Civilized Pair
• Hair Care Tips with Olive Oil
• Summer Skin Care with Olive Oil
• Weddings and the “Gift of the Gods”
• Thomas Jefferson and Olive Oil
• My Olive Oil “Soap Box”
• The SPA has become a SPO
• Hearts, Health, and Romance!
• Host your own Olive Oil Party – the Italian Way!
• The Beauty of Olive Oil
• Eco-Friendly Household Hints with Olive Oil
• Rejuvenate your Lips with Olive Oil
• Summer Heat, Pets and Olive Oil
• Preserving Summer with Olive Oil
• Using EVOO with your Bebe
• Facial Masks with Olive Oil

Flavor Your Life
Carol Firenze’s tips about the uses of extra virgin olive oil was featured in a series of articles disseminated by Flavor Your Life, a European Union funded campaign dedicated to providing the latest olive oil industry news.

• Flavor Your Life Discusses the Benefits of Using of Extra Virgin Olive Oil in Beauty Routines
• Flavor Your Life Discusses Three Factors That Consumers Need to Know before Purchasing Olive Oil
• Flavor Your Life Discusses the Nutritional Value of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Flavor Your Life Shares How to Prepare an Italian Style Orecchiette Pasta with Olive Oil
• Flavor Your Life Shares a Recipe for Extra Virgin Olive Oil Ice Cream to Top Off Your Holiday Pies

Carol Firenze is often featured in articles on extra virgin olive oil  and has appeared in a range of publications.

Ladue News
A Girls’ Trip to Italy …
When her younger son graduated from Chaminade last spring, Natalie McAvoy realized that she and several of her friends (mostly Chaminade moms) would be emptynesters when their kids headed off to college. She also knew her friend of 30 years, Carol Firenze (author of The Passionate Olive) hosted Olive Harvest Adventures at an ancient Umbrian olive grove in the fall. And that’s when the planning began. Read more 

Pressing Times
Carol Firenze: A Passionate Ambassador for Aficionados of Olive Oil
There are few individuals who have done more to introduce people around the world to the wonders of olive oil than Carol Firenze, author of The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to do with Olive Oil, whose book. More

The Olive Oil Times
Carol Firenze: The Passionate Olive
Armed with copies of her book and bottles of The Passionate Olive branded extra virgin olive oil and olive oil soap, Carol Firenze is on a mission to educate the public about the holistic benefits of olive oil. More

Living in Florence 
Meeting the author of The Passionate Olive
Blogger Melinda Gallo, an American living in Florence, describes her afternoon meeting with author
Carol Firenz.. More

California Country
There are more things to do with olive oil than simply cook. Just ask Los Gatos author Carol Firenze, who has written a book on 101 of her favorite uses. Here are a few. Download PDF article
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DHC For Beauty and Health recommends… The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil
At DHC we’re extremely enthusiastic about the benefits of olive oil. And we’re not the only ones singing the praises of this liquid gold. In her delightful book The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to Do with Olive Oil. DHC For Beauty and Health
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Examiner.com: Beauty on a Budget 
Organic “Beauties on a Budget” can multi-task this “liquid gold” for household, health, beauty and sensuality purposes to stretch their dollar. It’s a great resource listing several natural recipes for beauty mixtures as well as a “Love Infusion Formula.” More

Fine Cooking Magazine:What’s the difference between extra-virgin, virgin, and other olive oils?  
Carol Firenze responds: the difference is essentially qualitative. Extra-virgin is the highest-quality olive oil: It tastes better, has lower acidity levels and retains more nutrients than other olive oils. More
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Other features include:

• Dallas News:  Olive oil: But wait, there’s more!
• The Gilroy Dispatch:  Liquid Gold Should be Included in Easter Traditions
• HGTV:  If Olive Oil Could Talk
• HonoluluAdvertiser:  A World of Olive oil
• Italian American Heritage Foundation:  The Passionate Olive 
• Los Gatos Weekly: Olive Me
• Italian Cooking and Living: Drizzle Away
• Miami Herald: Fashion/Beauty Rx:  The Problem – Straw Hair
• Networx.com:  Clever Uses for Olive Oil
• Real Age: The Passionate Olive is the Editor’s Pick
• The Sacramento Bee:  Your Health – Olive oil’s many uses
• Salute Magazine:  Olive Oil – The Golden Treasure
• Santa Cruz Style:  Perfect Gifts for your Favorite Cook
• SpaReviewMag.com:  Olive Oil: The Golden Treasure
• SunHerald:  Wedding presents on a budget – A Gift that Grows (give an olive tree)
• The Journal-Standard:  The Passionate Olive: 101 Things to do with Olive Oil
• Vegetarian Times:  Olive Oil
• View from the Bay, ABC 7 News: The many household uses of olive oil
• Woman’s Day Magazine:  Clever Uses of Olive Oil