453748 Wed Oct 24 13:22:57 -0700 2007 18 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 3063837 I found a new item at the store about 4 months ago. It was Mezzetta (Napa Valley Bistro) garlic stuffed olives, with fresh olives, marinated in herbs and Napa Valley Chardonnay. The sodium is less than most other olives, and the are the best thing ever, if you go for that. Forget the garlic breath - they are fantastic. Anyone else found this hidden treasure? If you like olives you should give them a try. Wed Oct 24 13:22:57 -0700 2007 80937 danhole 1 3064027 Their jalapeno stuffed olives are great also. My husband uses them in his "dirty" martinis. Wed Oct 24 14:05:22 -0700 2007 3063837 84149 chaddick 1 3064537 My small grocery store (part of a small chain in this part of northwestern Iowa) has these in their store brand. Big fat green things with garlic in them. I love them. I take them and slice them and put them on pizza, garlic and all. Wed Oct 24 16:38:13 -0700 2007 3063837 32586 revsharkie 2 3074118 No, your store brand is just garlic and olives, I'll bet. These have a wonderful mix of herbs and wine in the bottle that is so delicious you practically want to drink it! I like to get my little pickle fork and run it around until I get a good dose of herbs on the olive, and then eat it! I even go to the extreme of putting black olives in the juice after the garlic ones are gone. They don't pick up much of the flavor but the herbs are still there! Sun Oct 28 10:24:20 -0700 2007 3064537 80937 danhole 3 3074887 Nope.. Garlic stuffed olives with Chardonnay and herb marinade. There's a ton of herbs in the jar. Store brand is $6 a jar. I hate to think what other brands go for. Sun Oct 28 17:24:18 -0700 2007 3074118 32586 revsharkie 4 3075405 Man alive! $6.00? I pay $3.50. Sun Oct 28 21:15:50 -0700 2007 3074887 80937 danhole 5 3077152 Wow...I'llhave to shop where you shop. I live in a town of 2300, and we have one grocery store. When you're the only game in town, you can charge whatever you want. EVERYTHING's more expensive here. I thought I'd save a ton of money moving here from Portland. Granted, I pay a great deal less for housing, but food costs about the same. Mon Oct 29 12:38:00 -0700 2007 3075405 32586 revsharkie 6 3077176 At $6.00 for a store brand, that would seriously curb my addiction! I think it's a splurge at $3.50 for the name brand. And I shop at K-Rogers! Mon Oct 29 12:42:52 -0700 2007 3077152 80937 danhole 7 3078326 I buy them anyway...But I use them sparingly. Mon Oct 29 18:27:45 -0700 2007 3077176 32586 revsharkie 1 3067376 I've found them here too and love them. I especially love their jalapeno stuffed olives as already mentioned. Thu Oct 25 13:37:37 -0700 2007 3063837 16001 Jeanne 2 3067405 Are the jalapeno ones spicy? Thu Oct 25 13:42:33 -0700 2007 3067376 80937 danhole 3 3067563 Yes - definitely spicy and yummy. I'd say they were medium hot but not too hot - but then I like hot food and jalapenos. Thu Oct 25 14:21:29 -0700 2007 3067405 16001 Jeanne 1 3067408 Check out the almond stuffed green olives - I love the textural contrast. Thu Oct 25 13:43:30 -0700 2007 3063837 14086 kare_raisu 1 3068379 If I don't keep these in the house, the husband gets antsy. Addictive... Thu Oct 25 19:53:09 -0700 2007 3063837 63462 missfunkysoul 1 3073257 They are especially good in martinis. Sat Oct 27 19:03:36 -0700 2007 3063837 13030 free sample addict aka Tracy L 2 3073993 I've had some yummy bleu cheese stuffed olives in a dirty martini. I also love anchovie stuffed olives. They have the garlic stuffed olives on the antipasto bar in my Whole Foods. I agree. They are addictive. Sun Oct 28 09:24:59 -0700 2007 3073257 95599 edgewater 3 3077174 I've had blue cheese, and onion, and garlic and almond and all the usual in my martini's. I think for me, chili and garlic marinated ones anre pretty good, as you get a kick out of them. TT Mon Oct 29 12:42:29 -0700 2007 3073993 19247 TexasToast 1 3077499 That sounds like a great find. Anyone a fan of almond stuffed? mmm.... Mon Oct 29 13:51:51 -0700 2007 3063837 137494 heatcrave 1 3099639 I just remembered something about the marinade that the olives are in. I have put a small amount of it into a fromage forte that I made, cutting back on the white wine to compensate. It added a real tang to it! Tue Nov 06 08:23:40 -0800 2007 3063837 80937 danhole