I used to work in this restaurant and one of the menu items was a whole, oven-roasted clove of garlic that once out of the oven, it was served w/focaccia, greek olives, roasted red peppers, hummus and goat cheeseThe garlic was cooked so perfectly you could spread it like buttahAny tips?
Roasted Garlic Recipe 1 Preheat the oven to 400°F2 Peel away the outer layers of the garlic bulb skin, leaving the skins of the individual cloves intactUsing a knife, cut off 1/4 to a 1/2 inch of the top of cloves, exposing the individual cloves of garlic3 Place the garlic heads in a baking pan; muffin pans work well for this purposeDrizzle a couple teaspoons of olive oil over each head, using your fingers to make sure the garlic head is well coatedCover with aluminum foilBake at 400°F for 30-35 minutes, or until the cloves feel soft when pressed4 Allow the garlic to cool enough so you can touch it without burning yourselfUse a small small knife cut the skin slightly around each cloveUse a cocktail fork or your fingers to pull or squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of their skinsEat as is (I love straight roasted garlic) or mash with a fork and use for cookingCan be spread over warm French bread, mixed with sour cream for a topping for baked potatoes, or mixed in with Parmesan and pastaQuick Easy Roasted Garlic Roasting a whole bulb of garlic takes well over an hourWe separate the cloves in this recipe and cut the time in half! 2 bulbs garlic, cloves separated, left in the skin 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil Salt and freshly ground black pepper Preheat oven to 400°FPlace separated garlic cloves in the middle of a sheet of foil Drizzle with EVOO and season with salt and pepperWrap foil around the cloves creating a little pouchPlace in the oven until cloves soften and you smell the aroma of garlic, about 30-40 minutesRemove from the oven, let cool for 5-10 minutes so it is easy to handle, and squeeze garlic out from the skin.
1What types and amounts of products do you buy on a weekly basis? Durable products: usually pens and the shampoo is on a monthly basisDisposable products: juice boxes, plastic bags, and fast food containers 2Do you consider buying alternatives to disposable products? yes sometimes if i remember, i take my own eco friendly bag when i go shopping and when i have to buy juice i sometimes actually buy one of the big bottles rather than the poppers and reuse the bottles so i can be more eco friendly 3What do you do with disposable products when you are finished with them? if they are rubbish i put them in the rubbish and if they are recycling i put them in the recycling 4Are you aware of opportunities for recycling in your community? Yes i am very much aware 5Do you recycle the following items? aluminumyes glass no plastic_no paperyes 6How often do you buy clothes? (how many items per week, month or year) 2 a month probably but now i usually buy clothes in bulklike 6 or something once every 3 months or something so yeah 7How do you decide which clothes to buy? (Are you conscious of fashion, etc.? Be specific.) i go shopping and i look at clothes only if i need new clothesand if i do, then i just go to the section with my size and look at the ones that look nice to me and then i buy them if they fit and if they're comfortable and everything 8What do you do with clothes you don't want anymore? for undergarments i throw them awaythe other clothes i either give to the charity for homeless people or orphans and then clothes i keep at home, i cut them up and use the cloth when i am testing the string for my sewing machine.
