Delightfully local

With walnut oil, freshness is everything. That’s why it’s great news that La Tourangelle is made in-state, with California walnuts. Its rich and slow-roasted flavor means you need just a touch to turn something simple into something special. Drizzle it over a salad of frisee, blue cheese and lardons. Finish goat cheese-topped crusty bread with a few drops. Or replace some of the butter in your banana-nut bread for a deeper, nuttier flavor. But whatever you do, store it in the fridge once it’s opened.

La Tourangelle roasted walnut oil, $6.99 for 16.9 ounces at Whole Foods stores, $8.99 at Gelson’s and Bristol Farms stores.

-- Betty Baboujon