Friday, February 5, 2010

Focaccia with Olives and Rosemary...Foodie Friday...

Focaccia With Olives and Rosemary

This is one of favorite Focaccia recipes. It is a big hit with everyone who tastes this and I never have any to take home. They always request a copy of the recipe. I originally made this for my Cooking Light Cooking group. I have to say that the recipe is quick to prepare but you must allow 3 1/2 hours. The dough needs to rise not once but 3 times.

I have made the following changes to this recipe:

I sprinkle a little Kosher/sea salt on the top.
Blend the reosemary and the olives into the dough so that it does not fall off.
Make sure you use ALL the olive oil in this recipe.
Depending upon your oven temperature you may have to bake this 3-4 minutes less.

The recipe can be found HERE at Epicurious.

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33 comments:

  1. Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings...February 5, 2010 at 5:50 AM

    MMMmmm, I will certainly try this recipe, Never met an olive I didn't love!, xoxo~Kathy @ Sweet Up-North Mornings...

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  2. The Sewing and Knitting LoftFebruary 5, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    That does look delicious!

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  3. Olde Dame PenniwigFebruary 5, 2010 at 8:23 AM

    Thanks for the tips! I need all the help I can get when tackling a new recipe. The olives look delish on there.

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  4. DarylFebruary 5, 2010 at 8:58 AM

    Ummm .. I love the rosemary and kosher salt but olives and I.. too salty .. but I can eat around them ...

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  5. Nezzy (Cow Patty Surprise)February 5, 2010 at 10:59 AM

    How very different, I'm gonna have to try this one. Thanks for the tips...it's always nice with a new recipe. I'ts gonna be a good weekend to stay in and bake!

    Ya'll have a fabulously blessed weekend!!!

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  6. The Fajdich TimesFebruary 5, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    Great recipe:) I will be making it soon.

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  7. susanFebruary 5, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    Joyce-This does look wonderful and I hope I can make it soon! I know we would love it! Loved your Elvis/Michael Jackson sighting. Elvis seems to pop up around here all the time :)

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  8. DebbieFebruary 5, 2010 at 5:04 PM

    One word and that is YUM!

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  9. AnonymousFebruary 5, 2010 at 5:48 PM

    Rosemary and olives...yum. I definitely need to copy this recipe.

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  10. Nancy JaneFebruary 5, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    I love olives so much that I consider them their own food group. Therefore, this recipe just zoomed to the top of my gotta make list! Looks fabulous...

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  11. The TablescaperFebruary 5, 2010 at 7:19 PM

    Looks GOOD!

    - The Tablescaper

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  12. Patricia @ ButterYumFebruary 5, 2010 at 8:31 PM

    Yummo!

    :)
    ButterYum

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  13. The kidsFebruary 5, 2010 at 10:21 PM

    that looks divine! And so good to see another Joyce who loves to cook!

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  14. xinexFebruary 5, 2010 at 10:28 PM

    Looks really good, Joyce! No wonder it's always a hit...Christine

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  15. Natasha in OzFebruary 6, 2010 at 2:36 AM

    Joyce, I love focaccia and this recipe looks really yummy and easy to prepare-my kind of meal! Thanks for sharing it with us!

    Many thanks also for visiting me today and for your lovely comment-I truly appreciate it!!!

    Best wishes and happy weekend,
    Natasha.

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  16. Yvonne @ StoneGableFebruary 6, 2010 at 2:56 AM

    This recipe makes me want to go to Tuscany! I am crazy about all things from the Mediterranean. Yummy. Now pass the olive oil, so I can mop a little up in this fabulous focaccia!
    Thanks for stopping by- but let's not talk hips! haha!
    Yvonne

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  17. RitaFebruary 6, 2010 at 3:47 AM

    That focaccia looks so good! keeping that recipe; love having you visit me. Your header is so so beautiful!
    Rita

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  18. Confessions of a Plate AddictFebruary 6, 2010 at 5:58 AM

    Hi Joyce! This looks yummy! I love focaccia! And thanks for being such a wonderful hostess! What a fun time we all had! It was great to see my old blogger friends and to have the chance to make some new ones! Everything was so pretty! You are such a sweetie to have invited us over! Happy weekend...hugs...Debbie

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  19. CarolFebruary 6, 2010 at 6:11 AM

    Your fococcia looks delicious!

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  20. GraceFebruary 6, 2010 at 7:14 AM

    oooh this focaccia looks so wonderful. Enjoy Grace

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  21. SnoWhiteFebruary 6, 2010 at 9:12 AM

    that looks wonderful! I love focaccia bread.

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  22. Debbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasFebruary 6, 2010 at 9:23 AM

    Joyce,
    Thanks for visiting my blog on Pink Saturday! Looking forward to your Monday Bloggers Tea Post. I will be sure to stop by.
    Debbie@debbie-dabble

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  23. The Quintessential MagpieFebruary 6, 2010 at 9:47 AM

    Joyce, this looks so good I could dive in head first! YUM! Oh, wow!

    Happy Foodie Friday to you and Happy Pink Saturday, too (I'm riding both trains today)!

    XO,

    Sheila :-)

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  24. ShabbychicdivaFebruary 6, 2010 at 10:00 AM

    This looks so delecious! Thank you for finding my blog. I'm now a follower on yours:-) Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Winona

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  25. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiFebruary 6, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    I love Focaccia Joyce! This looks delicious ..i definitely will go get the recipe on Epicurious.

    You hosted a wonderful blogger tea -- I saw Cheryl's and Sue's photos. Fun time and great food!

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  26. ~CC CatherineFebruary 7, 2010 at 12:42 AM

    Hey Joyce! I am so sorry to have missed your Valentine Tea on Friday. :( I'm sure Debbie passed on my frantic message to you when I called her on Monday that my work required that I drive to Charlotte NC for the week to attend some important meetings. I just hated that I couldn't make it to your tea. :( I saw the posts on Cheryl and Sue's blog and I can tell it was a huge success! So fun...I'm hoping the next one is on a Saturday, so much easier for me to commute on the weekends. The company I work for is in transition from a huge merger and it's touch and go right now with my job, so I hate to rock the boat. When they say jump, I say how high...yikes I hate that. But, I'm blessed to have a job, and I'm still awaiting finding out whether I will be offered a displacement package or whether I'll be retained. SOOO, I sure could have used a day with you all on Friday, I guess I'll just have to live vicariously through the posts about the day. :) If you do come up to do the GW near Debbie's, let me know., it's only 10 minutes from my place and I could hopefully catch up with you all. Your scones looked marvelous in Sue's pics from Friday. And, this Foccacia bread looks DIVINE! :) ~CC Catherine

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  27. The TablescaperFebruary 7, 2010 at 6:15 AM

    I saw the photos on Sue's blog of the magnificant tea you had. Wow, you really pulled out all of the stops.

    - The Tablescaper

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  28. AnonymousFebruary 7, 2010 at 7:05 AM

    Wow - that is so pretty and my husband loves olives. Thanks and enjoy your Sunday.

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  29. CrystalFebruary 8, 2010 at 5:17 PM

    I love this recipe. I am definitely go to try it out. It also looks good on the table. I am now you 220th follower.
    Thanks for sharing this recipe.

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  30. Pat @ Mille Fiori FavoritiFebruary 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM

    Joyce the Shepardic selection was very good in Pomegranate. We bought meat barekas which were yummy. Kosher meats taste so good! The store might begin shipping items out of state in the future.

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  31. La Bella CooksFebruary 10, 2010 at 1:57 PM

    I adore a good focaccia but the olives really put this on a whole new level. I would have a hard time staying away from this!
    Thank you for visiting my blog and I appreciate your comment. I look forward to visiting yours often.

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  32. CharFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:23 PM

    Hi Joyce, are you looking at going to Disneyworld or Disneyland? We had a great time with the little ones. I guess that's what Disney is all about. We started in Fantasyland first because the lines are always longest there. We took our time and just let the children have the fun. We never went back to the hotel for naps, so be prepared around 5 if you don't do that. They get very tired and nothing seems to work. You didn't mention how long you will be there and that makes a huge difference in what and how to do things, Char

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  33. Room to InspireFebruary 15, 2010 at 3:45 PM

    Hold me back! This looks yummy - maybe with a little cambozola cheese on the side? I will be trying this one for sure. Thanks for sharing.

    chelsea

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