The Garlic Appreciation Thread

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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    mca47 wrote:
    Damn right! :)

    Btw...it was a beautiful 68 and sunny here in Scottsdale today! :p

    It was close to 80 today. UGH! :(
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  • tremorvoid
    tremorvoid Posts: 528
    mca47 wrote:
    Well, when you chop it up it's bound to make your fingers "stinky" for a day or so.
    Oh well, it's totally worth it! Just think of how happy your taste buds were today!! :)

    BTW...if anyone here buys pre-chopped garlic in a jar, you are a fool! Chop it yourself! It's 1000x better!

    i like those garlic presses....where it minces it and you dont have to touch it. unfortunately my parents dont have one so ive been chopping it myself lately. maybe tomorrow will be garlic free! lol
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  • AmentsChick
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    tremorvoid wrote:
    i like those garlic presses....where it minces it and you dont have to touch it. unfortunately my parents dont have one so ive been chopping it myself lately. maybe tomorrow will be garlic free! lol


    Garlic presses waste too much garlic, IMO. I actually enjoy chopping garlic (or anything for that matter).
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  • tremorvoid
    tremorvoid Posts: 528
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Garlic presses waste too much garlic, IMO. I actually enjoy chopping garlic (or anything for that matter).

    just the outer shell really. but then again im lazy and i dont really like to cook so i take short cuts! ;)
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  • western pearl
    western pearl Posts: 632
    tremorvoid wrote:
    i like those garlic presses....where it minces it and you dont have to touch it. unfortunately my parents dont have one so ive been chopping it myself lately. maybe tomorrow will be garlic free! lol

    i'd much rather do it myself but it seems like it takes so damn long to mince a whole damn clove of garlic that it doesn't seem worth it
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  • AmentsChick
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    western pearl wrote:
    i'd much rather do it myself but it seems like it takes so damn long to mince a whole damn clove of garlic that it doesn't seem worth it


    chop faster!! Have you tried the 'chef' way...with the tip of the knife on the board...it makes it go alot quicker/easier.
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  • western pearl
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    AmentsChick wrote:
    chop faster!! Have you tried the 'chef' way...with the tip of the knife on the board...it makes it go alot quicker/easier.

    Yeah but i'm no chef and definetely can't chop like one. i'd probably end up mincing my finger tip as well.
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  • AmentsChick
    AmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    western pearl wrote:
    Yeah but i'm no chef and definetely can't chop like one. i'd probably end up mincing my finger tip as well.


    Well, you have to start slow. And, trust me...I'm no chef.
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  • western pearl
    western pearl Posts: 632
    AmentsChick wrote:
    Well, you have to start slow. And, trust me...I'm no chef.

    Believe me, slow is my only speed.
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  • AmentsChick
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    western pearl wrote:
    Believe me, slow is my only speed.

    Do you tell that to all the girls?! ;)
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  • western pearl
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    AmentsChick wrote:
    Do you tell that to all the girls?! ;)

    woo woo... of course :D.
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  • western pearl
    western pearl Posts: 632
    Garlic, garlic is the topic of discussion here! get my mind out of the gutter!
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  • AmentsChick
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    western pearl wrote:
    Garlic, garlic is the topic of discussion here! get my mind out of the gutter!


    CUTE!!! :D
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  • catefrances
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    i love garlic.
    plus it keeps the vampires away.:)
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  • who's_pearljam?
    who's_pearljam? Posts: 2,104
    I love roasting the whole garlic and then squeezing it out on buttered Italian bread. The house smells so great, until I come home the next day! Ewwww!

    To make it easier to peel, don't peel it! Take the garlic clove and whack it with the side of a big knife, or the bottom of a coffee cup. It crushes the clove and the peel comes right off! Then chop it, but keep your fingers curled under so your knuckles are higher than the knife and you won't cut those suckers off. :D


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  • AmentsChick
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    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    I love roasting the whole garlic and then squeezing it out on buttered Italian bread. The house smells so great, until I come home the next day! Ewwww!

    To make it easier to peel, don't peel it! Take the garlic clove and whack it with the side of a big knife, or the bottom of a coffee cup. It crushes the clove and the peel comes right off! Then chop it, but keep your fingers curled under so your knuckles are higher than the knife and you won't cut those suckers off. :D

    Yup, that's EXACTLY how I do it! Even my roommate (the chef) said I'm doing it the right way.
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  • justam
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    AmentsChick wrote:
    I know I'm not the only one obsessed with this seasoning!!

    You should try the garlic soup I occasionally make. I love it, but no one else in my family will eat it. :D
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  • Lizardjam
    Lizardjam Posts: 1,121
    JOEJOEJOE wrote:
    Ever try the garlic sauce at Zankou chicken?.....the closest one to SD is in Fullerton.....worth the drive!


    That place is good but it's nothing compared to mediterranean cafe in pasadena. They have this garlic sauce that's SOOOOOOOOOOOO GOOOOD!
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  • Flagg
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    who's_pearljam? wrote:
    I love roasting the whole garlic and then squeezing it out on buttered Italian bread. The house smells so great, until I come home the next day! Ewwww!

    To make it easier to peel, don't peel it! Take the garlic clove and whack it with the side of a big knife, or the bottom of a coffee cup. It crushes the clove and the peel comes right off! Then chop it, but keep your fingers curled under so your knuckles are higher than the knife and you won't cut those suckers off. :D


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  • Lizardjam
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    AmentsChick wrote:
    You shoulda come over for dinner...I made the garlickyiest dinner ever!! Things are good...hoping for another tour so I can see your cute face! :D


    I miss a day and 5 pages go by! Whew! Yeah, another tour and we can all meet up in Seattle again!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't the Garlic festival coming up? I can't remember what time of year it is.

    Looked it up, it's in July in Gilroy....
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