Infused olive oil is a game-changing ingredient; it’s made by steeping various ingredients in olive oil, imparting their flavor and sometimes color. This can be done with herbs, spices, chiles ...

1) A well-constructed snack plate is a complete and worthy dinner. 2) Green goddess dressing is due a renaissance. And 3) Everyone should make or buy one good bottle of infused olive oil.

YOU PROBABLY CAN’T taste the difference between a $25 bottle of olive oil from a small Sicilian producer and a $10 Trader Giotto’s one. But sample olive oil infused with seasonings — say ...