Garlic ~ thumbs up or down? - Page 6

BeckiWV · ‎04-12-2011

Up, up, up!!!

Lila Belle · ‎01-24-2013

A life without garlic id not worth living.

x Hedge · ‎08-18-2016

UP! Way up!

I watched someone explaining once how raw garlic has antibacterial properties when rubbed on a wound and then when it's cooked there are molecular changes and it takes on other medicinal properties. I forget what exactly, but it's only a Google away these days. I'm sure someone will look it up and share what I cant.

suzyQ3 · ‎03-09-2010

@just bee wrote:
@Irshgrl31201 wrote:
I LOVE garlic so much and can't imagine food without it. I actually love LOTS of garlic and when I cook for myself, my husband, daughter and her husband we all love a ton of it. If others are eating with us, I won't go so heavy handed.

Just last night I made spaghetti aglio e olio for just me and my husband and I added about 12 large cloves of garlic (Goodfellas thin) sliced super thin and simmered that in olive oil with fresh parsley, a bit of starchy pasta water, pepper flakes and Parmesan cheese.

I eat it in so much. I made my own dressing and always put at least 5 or 6 large cloves minced in there.

I don't like pre-minced garlic but I do buy a large bag of peeled garlic from Costco and go through one in about 1 1/2 month. Thankfully my husband likes it as much as I do! lol. We go through a ton of ginger too.
@Irshgrl31201

My mother always said that was her father's favorite dish and she'd make it for me. Now Better-half makes it. Simple and perfect.

Only one quibble: It's linguine for me!

@just bee, my father's as well.

~Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle~ Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

Drythe · ‎07-09-2011

Love garlic, but I try to keep in mind what I'm doing next. If I'm working I shy away from it. DH loves too so on weekends, we use with abandon!

Also grow garlic in the herb bed. YUM YUMMY!

"Animals are not my whole world, but they have made my world whole" ~ Roger Caras

sunala · ‎03-09-2010

@hennypenny wrote:
Oh, my, its a huge thumbs up.
I buy fresh organic ginger and garlic at our farmer's market. Couldn't live with out either.

@hennypennyhi hennala, I'm with you. If I don't use garlic in my cooking, something is missing. Ginger, onions and garlic are the three aromatics I can't live without!

"That's a great first pancake."
Lady Gaga, to Tony Bennett

BalletBabe · ‎03-05-2011

@Plaid Pants2 wrote:
I garlic!!!!

Only downside is, it gives me horrible gas the next day! *lol*

Thanks for the warning! LOL

DiAnne · ‎09-22-2010

I can't imagine cooking without it.

hopi · ‎03-09-2010

Even if its only for the healthy benefits but also love how it enhances the flavor of foods.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

My Mom is half Italian - I grew up eating garlic. I love it when used properly. HOWEVER - I find that in restaurants today they tend to use way too much of all seasoning and too much garlic becomes pungent.

I use garlic appropriately - to compliment my food - not to be the overwhelming taste.

My DH says that he hates oregano. I cook with it all the time and he doesn't even know . Someone along the way in his life fed him something that was overspiced with it and now he thinks he hates it. It's all a matter of using it properly. Same with garlic IMO.