Have you ever seen the Les Blank film, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers? It is certainly the greatest garlic film ever. If someone you know is into garlic and great documentaries, buy them a DVD of this film now. It's the ultimate Garlic Day present. Here's a clip of it on YouTube.... More
Barbara Fisher of Tiger & Strawberries has an excellent post this week on fresh garlic, ginger and scallions, the three pillars of Chinese cooking: "It is a rare savory Chinese dish which does not contain at least two and very often three of these pillars of flavor in some form or another. When stir frying, these three intrepid aromatics are usually the very first ingredients to hit the hot wok where they bathe in the sizzling oil, flavoring it intensely, so that the ingredients which follow their lead are kissed by the scent and savor of ginger, garlic and scallion." She does a great job of explaining both why these ingredients are so important and how to cook with... More
Heidi Swanson of 101 Cookbooks: "I called my dad yesterday and asked him about his garlic bread. Everyone loves these garlic-studded, golden-crusted masterpieces and he brings baskets brimming with slices to lots of 'events' - office parties, picnics, parades, bingo night (somehow he ended up being a caller?). My dad is a chronic volunteer, so there are lots of opportunities for him to display his garlic bread-making prowess. I've had it a thousand times, but never paid much attention to his technique, so today was the day." Lucky us! Garlic bread is simple to make and easy to take for granted but great garlic bread can make a good meal even better, so make sure and bookmark this recipe.... More
