Mariella & Grace

02/04/2026

Follow for recipes like this zucchini olive oil bread using our flour and EVOO from Puglia! 💚🤍❤️

30/03/2026

From Puglia, With Love: Zucchini Olive Oil Bread

How lucky am I to have a friend nearby in the Charlotte area who shares such a special connection to his roots? Through his business, Mariella & Grace, he brings in products straight from his family’s heritage in Vieste, Puglia; each one carrying a delicious story of place and tradition.
Exciting news, AJ has expanded his market beyond olive oil, pasta and tomatoes, and has added stone ground flours. Grown in the fertile fields of Foggia in Puglia and milled using traditional stone-grinding methods, these flours are a world apart from industrial flour. The stone-ground process preserves its natural character, resulting in a fuller flavor, finer texture, and a beautiful variability that shines in artisan baking. It carries everything you’d hope for……a warm golden hue, aromatic depth, and a well-structured gluten.
Inspired by these ingredients, I baked a zucchini olive oil bread, using the Solina flour, and made it even more special with his olive oil ( I ONLY use his olive oil in all of my cooking). This bread is not sweet, and delicious with a pat of salted European butter on top. I would serve this along side a light lunch or supper with perhaps a tomato bisque or an arugula salad.

You will need:
1 cup grated zucchini (lightly squeezed to remove moisture)
½ cup sourdough discard
⅓ cup M&G olive oil
2 eggs
¾ cup sugar ( I like to use cane)
1 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
1½ cups M&G Solina flour
1¼ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and grease a loaf pan with olive oil. Whisk eggs, sugar, olive oil, sourdough discard, lemon zest and lemon juice.
Fold in grated zucchini. Combine flour, baking soda, salt. Gently fold dry into wet until just mixed. Pour into pan and bake 45–55 minutes. Rest 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a rack. Slice to serve.

Links to products https://www.mariellaandgrace.com/shop/p/arte-solina-flour

https://www.mariellaandgrace.com/shop/p/oliodellavalle-coratina-e6lsz-zkd9m

No discard? Simply swap the ½ cup sourdough discard for ½ cup plain yogurt or buttermilk, or use 2 extra eggs.
Bread flour would be the substitute for the Solina flour.

Mangia Y’all!! 👩‍🍳 🇮🇹 🍞

29/03/2026

Y’all…………….Ive been making bread for about 6 months now ( with a few breaks). Some sourdough, some discard, some just regular ole bread.
This is a sourdough ciabatta that I made today. I used some bread flour and a new flour, Senatore Cappelli Italian Ancient Grain Durum Flour from Mariella & Grace. This is a traditional stone-milled Italian ancient grain flour made from 100% Senatore Cappelli durum wheat grown in Puglia. Best suited for traditional pasta, handmade doughs, and rustic breads.

This is honestly the best loaf I have ever made. It’s not pretty, but the flavor was out of this world. Recipe coming soon, but here is the link to the flour!

https://www.mariellaandgrace.com/shop/p/arte-flour-cappelli

20/03/2026

Come and see us this Sunday from 10 - 4 at Birkdale Village in Cornelius, NC for our first Farmer’s Market organized by ! This is a great chance to taste our award winning extra virgin olive oils and tomatoes while learning more about our farming collective journey from Puglia 🇮🇹 to NC 🇺🇸.

12/03/2026

Grown, harvested and produced entirely inside the pristine Gargano National Park, and consistently recognized among the very best extra virgin olive oil in the world.

Taste the tradition… Vieste - Gargano - Puglia 🇮🇹

04/03/2026

Ancient grain Senatore Cappelli flour.
Grown, harvested and stone ground in Puglia 🇮🇹

https://www.mariellaandgrace.com/shop/flour-grains

12/01/2026

Pro tip: book the chef’s table at Aria Tuscan Grill in Charlotte, NC and get a peek of Chef Alex and crew doing their thing up close! A very memorable Christmas Eve dinner! Thank you!

03/01/2026

Need I say more? Customshop always on point.

22/12/2025

We made an impromptu stop for brunch during our Christmas shopping. Thanks and ! Definitely the highlight of our weekend!
Focaccia toast sampler, wagyu steak & eggs, aglio e olio, mascarpone & berries 😋

19/12/2025

Our customers know that feeling…

08/12/2025