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from top, miso chicken with aubergine on a plate of rice, under a towel, green onions and garlic seeds in bowls, on a marble background
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close up cookie dough bites in a glass, choc chips and towel on the side, pin background
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passion fruit meringue pie with a cut slice on a marble background, passion fruit and seeds on the side, spoon with meringue on the side
Dessert
two glasses of cucumber basil mocktail on marble coasters and on a marble background, around ice, basil, cucumber slices and an ice tongs
Drinks
air fryer pizza roll ups on parchment paper, beside two bowls with sauces, more tortilla wraps and a towel, from above
AIR FRYER
tofu nigiri around a bowl of soy sauce, on a wooden board and yellow towel, chopsticks on the side
VEGAN
stack of SUGAR COOKIE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS on a wiring rack and pink towel, a hand holding one cookie, around a bottle of chocolate milk and chocolate chips
COOKIES
a bowl of ponyo ramen with noodles, spring onions, ham and egg. under a yellow towel, chopsticks, bowls with ingredients on a marble background
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Welcome, we are The Grumpy Olive!

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We’re Simona and Cristina, sisters with a passion for all things food, cooking and baking, and a newfound love for drinks and mocktails.

The Grumpy Olive is our happy place where we share recipes that everyone can make, even the worst of cook or baker because we believe everyone can cook (just like Chef Gusteau!).

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