The Mouse Oil Company

I'm consistently amazed at how love of food and entrepreneurship come together. On this weekend's visit to the Zionsville Farmers Market, I met David Rowe. David is a hoot to talk with and he is making a terrific product - Mouse Oil. There is a story behind the name, but I'm not going to share it because Dave is a much better story teller than me. Show up at the Zionsville Farmer's Market and hear it first-hand from him.

David's The Mouse Oil Company does one thing - herb-infused olive oils - and they do it masterfully. David starts with imported cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil he gets from a Chicago distributor, his own home-grown herbs, and the magic happens. His oils come in seven varieties - basil, oregano, garlic, sage, rosemary, thyme, and one that combines all of the other six. I sampled them all and each and everyone are amazing. The oils come in 4 ounce bottles and sell for five bucks.

I walked away with garlic and rosemary. I made pizza crust (recipe here) and used the garlic oil. It provided a beautiful new layer of flavor and aroma to an already pretty good pizza crust recipe (I must say). In talking with David, he mentions that he likes to scramble a simple egg using his oils. Although I've not tried it yet, I plan to use the Rosemary for that purpose.

Mouse Oil is currently available only at the Zionsville Farmer's Market but David can be reached by email here. The market is located in the parking lot at the corner of Hawthorne & Main Streets. It operates June through September and the hours are 8:00 to 10:30 am.