Since I spend a great deal of time cooking and in the kitchen, I have experimented with a lot of food products. Here are some of my favorite food products and if they are a challenge to find I also include the easiest way to locate them. Enjoy!

• Larrupin Mustard-Dill Sauce is from Humboldt County and it is a sweeter mustard with just a hint of tang and dill. I love this sauce on bagels with cream cheese and veggies or lox. I also put it on poached eggs instead of Hollandaise sauce. It is also incredible with grilled chicken or fish. I could honestly drink it out of the bottle! If you want to purchase it on-line: http://larrupin.com/sauces.html

• The Smoked Olive Smoked Olive Oil is my latest and greatest find. Yes, it is exactly what it sounds like an olive oil with a smoky flavor. This olive oil is incredible in pasta, salad dressings and obviously grilled food. If you like spice they also have a spicy and smokey varietal that is also amazing.  It is a California olive oil and the company is based out of Santa Rosa, California. If you are in Ventura County the olive oil can be purchased at We Olive in Ventura. It can also be purchased on-line or their web page has a store locator. The web page also has some incredible recipes. http://www.thesmokedolive.com/index.html

• I am a huge fan of Henry's Olives! I love the cold pressed olive oil as it has a nice earthy and olive flavor. He also has several flavors of olives, however the cayenne garlic have been my favorite for years. They are zesty but not too spicy and they are fresh, large, green olives...just be careful as they have pits. Henry is a close family friend and an amazing Chef, so he definitely takes a lot of proud in his products and truly believes in creating quality products. These products can be purchased via Henry's Olives web page or at Farmers Markets in Humboldt County. http://www.henrysolives.com/