I love to cook and try new recipes. One thing I might love more than cooking itself, is garlic. I sometimes joke that I have a "problem" with how much I crave and enjoy garlic.
Here are a few interest facts about garlic (thanks to wikipedia):
- garlic cloves are used for consumption both raw or cooker
- garlic is said to have medicinal value and uses (fighting the common cold, combating bad cholesterol & high blood pressure)
- the juice of the bulb or clove is used to repair glass and china
- the reduction of the smell of garlic from ones breath and pores after consumption is best alleviated while consuming the garlic**. Drinking milk at the same time as ingestion proves to decrease the pungent smell.
- an irrational fear of garlic is alliumphobia
Last night I put that love of garlic to an ultimate test. Inspired by one of my favourite food blogs http://smittenkitchen.com I made an adapted version of 44 clove garlic soup for Ian and I. The house smelled delightful and the soup tasted great! It is definitely a keeper.
Today, Ian and I have been sending each other texts, checking in on each other's garlic infused selves and statuses. I knew that much garlic would likely make its way through our pores today. But we are most certainly a potent pair! To think I ran out of garlic cloves at 36! We noticed the garlic aroma today especially while exercising. I fear others in the gym and spin studio may have started craving cesar salad or fettuccine alfredo or garlic read as a result of their proximity to us.
I will make this soup again and maybe even for company. I'll just have to make sure, they are garlic lovers and not in line for a first date or job interview the next day.
Bonne Appetite.
** that would have been helpful to know last night
