Whereas other Banksia species produce nectar that is clear and watery, the nectar of these species is pale yellow initially, but gradually becomes darker and thicker, changing to a thick, olive-green mucilage within one to two days of secretion, and eventually becoming "an almost black, gelatinous lump adhering to the base of the flowers".
To get a thicker olive oil gel, a machine with cooling capabilities must be used.
The smashed three-metre-thick olive-green walls of the former Libyan leader's compound stretch for miles on the western fringes of Tripoli.
Suillellus luridus is a stout fungus with a thick yellow-olive to olive-brown convex cushion-shaped cap that can reach 20 cm in diameter.
Testosterone is thick, like olive oil, and is injected into deep muscle.
The house has a large patio, a pool and a manicured garden bordering a hillside thick with olive trees.
We ate a lot of panzanella-style salads with stale loaves, and anything we could make with tinned tomatoes, all glugged liberally with nonna's thick, grassy olive oil.
It's a small and unassuming place just south of the village of Torre Canne, flanked by thick, 1,000-year-old 1,000-year-old 1,000-year-old olivend by an ancientreeste tower typicandof Puglia.
Serves 4 6 carrots 750g, cut diagonally into 2.5cm thick slices olive oil cumin seeds 1½ heaped tbsp sea salt freshly ground black pepper lemon juice of 1 clear honey 3 tbsp soft goats' cheese 100g dill 1 bunch, leaves picked, roughly chopped nigella seeds good sprinkling Preheat the oven to 200C/gas mark 6. Line a large baking sheet with nonstick baking paper.
'I do love veg of all kinds but I've never got my head round aubergines.' Kathy Burke chops sun-dried tomatoes into small nuggets, pulls basil leaves off a bushy little plant and pours thick green olive oil into a saucepan.
Makes 6 fritters, serves 3 frozen peas 500g tarragon 20g smoked streaky bacon 4 rashers butter 40g egg yolks 2 crisp, white breadcrumbs 6 tbsp to coat and fry: eggs 2, beaten crisp white breadcrumbs a couple of large handfuls butter a thick slice olive or vegetable oil a little Boil the peas for about 4 minutes in lightly salted water, then drain them.
