As Chris and I start sharing recipes with you, you will notice a common ingredient in all of our savoury dishes; Garlic!
Shortly after becoming friends, Chris and I quickly recognised our mutual love and appreciation for garlic and it is now very uncommon for us to cook a meal without using it as a vital ingredient. So much so that my mum was shocked recently when she saw me cooking a risotto and when asking for a list of the ingredients, garlic was not listed! I have since apologised for such food blasphemy!
For Chris and I, no amount of garlic is too much and we are both very grateful that our families have a mutual love and affection for this culinary spice. My 3 year old niece has even been known to be found walking around the house munching into a bulb of garlic much to her mother’s dismay as fruit was readily available.
Garlic is SUPER healthy
Thankfully garlic is super healthy for you and is an excellent source of vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), manganese, selenium and vitamin C.
| A typical 100g serving provides: | ||||
| 149 calories | 6.4g protein | 0.5g fat | 33.1g carbohydrates | 2.1g fibre |
Both Chris and I are have our own garlic stories to tell. Chris recently recalled that when he was younger and visiting Spain on a family holiday, he order garlic bread at a local restaurant. Much to his amazement, the waitress brought him a plate with 2 thickly cut wedges of farmhouse bread and a couple of garlic cloves. When he asked the waitress what he was to do with these, she demonstrated quickly by rubbing one of the cloves in to a slice of the bread. Chris continued to apply garlic to the other remaining slice of bread in this fashion and much to his sheer delight, it was the best garlic experience he had and has ever had! To this day, he is still unsure as to whether it was cooked or raw garlic but has since given up caring as it was delicious.
Chop it, smash it, crush it…
Whether you chop it finely, smash it up in a garlic press or cook the cloves whole, garlic has the ability to add amazing flavour to many dishes. It all depends on how far you are prepared to go to gain that amazing aroma and taste. Whether it be 1 clove or a whole bulb, to all you garlic lovers out there, we salute you!
Debbie and Chris