As autumn whispers into our days and nights, olives, somewhere, are ripening. And that makes my mouth water in anticipation. Oil-cured olives await. My olive-curing adventures began this cold January, ...

Others may prefer chips or dried fruit, but the mighty olive will always be one of my favorite snacks. I find myself popping these little nuggets like candy, one by one until there’s nothing left but ...

Oil-cured olives (also called dry-cured) showed up often on my Sicilian grandmother's table. They would dot her rectangular pizzas or show up as antipasto alongside sharp cheeses, pickled artichoke ...

Dear Lisa: I have a recipe that calls for "dry cured" olives. Could you please tell me what they are and how they differ from the olives I usually see at my grocery store? -- Pam S. Dear Pam: First, a ...