Comments on: Let’s Talk Garlic

By: Miss Scarlett

Miss Scarlett — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 20:14:56 +0000

Yummy Garlic Bread

Cut whole garlic bunch in half and drizzle olive oil on cut part. Wrap in foil and roast approx 20 mins. Spread smushy roasted garlic on baguette and heat in oven makes awesome garlic bread. BTW can’t find Lawrys Garlic Spread, waaaaah!

By: JOELLEN

JOELLEN — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 17:12:04 +0000

Love, love love garlic, roasted garlic is just heavenly.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 15:19:57 +0000

Last night, I had about 1/2 cup of hummus and 3 small heads of roasted garlic, so ….. I squeezed the garlic into the hummus, added a little more tahini, olive oil, and salt, then thinned it with some vinegar off my home-pickled jalepenos, and, voila! garlic hummus!

By: Dede

Dede — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:53:28 +0000

About once a year, I buy fresh peeled garlic in bulk at Sams Club, and roast it in the oven with olive oil, salt and pepper. After it cools, I freeze it in quart size freezer bags… freezing the bags in a flat position. Then, I can easily break off cloves of roasted garlic for bread, pizza crust or spreads and recipes of any kind.

By: Patricia G

Patricia G — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:21:46 +0000

I love garlic and probably add way too much (is there such a thing as too much garlic?) to my dishes but my trick for peeling is: I have a 16 oz bottle of seasoning salt handy and I use the bottom of it to bash the individual cloves, the skin slips off and the garlic is easy to chop into a nice mince. By the way I enjoy these “Let’s talk” segments, lots of useful hints, thank you.

By: kim

kim — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 17:07:27 +0000

I got the stainless steel block that look like a bar of soap for Christmas, and was amazed that it worked so well. Goobye stinky garlic paws!

I took a cooking class a few years ago, and the chef took some leftover peeled cloves of garlic and added them to a little ramekin filled with heavy cream. Then he baked it in the oven until the garlic had softened and sweetened, and the cream had thickened. I can still remember how unctuous that creamy garlic spread was on a slice of baguette.

Last year a friend grew garlic, and gave me these huge fresh heads with a giant stalk still attached. I’m still reeling from how much better it was than the dry stuff in the grocery store. This year I’m going to try to grow my own in pots. Any tips? Wish me luck!

By: Patricia @ ButterYum

Patricia @ ButterYum — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:59:05 +0000

I grew up in an Italian household and we used LOTS and LOTS of garlic. WE LOVE GARLIC!! Just about everyone knows how to peel garlic by smashing cloves with a knife of your hand, but I have a few other techniques to share. You can blanch cloves in boiling water for a few seconds until the skins loosen and slip off. Alternatively, you can microwave individual cloves of garlic for a few seconds until the skins slip off. And my favorite tip is to place loose garlic cloves in a covered container and shake for just a few seconds until the skins magically come off – use a jar for a few garlic cloves or a couple of large rimmed bowls held together like a clam shell for a lot of garlic cloves. Here’s a link to my blog post showing the technique. http://www.butteryum.org/blog/2015/3/5/kitchen-hack-the-easiest-way-to-peel-garlic

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 16:51:38 +0000

I use garlic all the time and even give some to the dogs to help rebel ticks!
To peel, I have a soft side tube about 1 inch diameter by 3 inches long – put clove inside, roll and it comes out all peeled. I love it. Just run the tube under water to wash out the skins. Easy and fast.

By: C. L. ( Cheryl ) "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser

C. L. ( Cheryl ) "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 15:26:31 +0000

With a severe allergy to garlic in any form I never use it. Most of my recipes here on TK garlic can easily be added in any form one may prefer! So, that’s a plus…And…I never have garlic breath! HA! Have a great day everyone.

By: mnheather

mnheather — Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:56:15 +0000

I use this little baby for the smell – works great!

http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/stainless-steel-soap