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Roasted garlic, Crusty Garlic Bread & New Potatoes with Garlic


~ ROASTED GARLIC

Method:

Select large garlic bulbs or clusters of attached garlic cloves. Clean and prepare as many as needed for guests, but at least one per person. Handle clusters of cloves gently to avoid too much separation.

Cut tops off of bulbs or clusters and discard or use for something else. Brush with olive oil. Sprinkle with freshly minced sweet basil leaves, rosemary or herb of your choice. (Dried herbs may be substituted if fresh ones are not available.)

Wrap each bulb or cluster in aluminum foil, and place on a cookie sheet or shallow baking pan. Bake at 350? F, for about 35-40 minutes or until soft.

Serve alongside Cooked meats or Vegetable dishes. :D

~ CRUSTY GARLIC BREAD

Ingredients:

1-pound loaf French bread or bagel
1/2 cup butter melted
3-4 small garlic cloves, minced
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, finely chopped

French bread seems to be the preferred bread for this recipe, although other breads such as Pitta breads are good, too.

Select a Crusty Type bread rather than a soft, sandwich type bread.

Method:

Slice French loaf or your choice of bread lengthwise and place both halves cut-side up on a baking sheet. Combine butter and garlic and brush over cut sides of bread. Sprinkle with minced parsley. Bake in 350? F oven about 7-8 minutes and then move bread to broil 4-6 inches beneath heat until golden brown, usually about 2 minutes. Keep a close watch so as not to burn.

Cut into 2 inch slices and serve Warm. Yummy, its ready. Help yourself ! :P

~ NEW POTATOES with Garlic:

Ingredients:

16-18 New potatoes, cleaned and quartered (do not peel)
1/4 cup melted margarine or use olive oil
1/4 tsp. ground black pepper
1 small bell pepper, chopped
2 medium cloves garlic, peeled and minced
2 Tbsp. fresh parsley, chopped fine

Method:

Boil potatoes until tender in just enough water to cover. Saute bell pepper and garlic in margarine until tender crisp and add pepper and parsley. Combine thoroughly with hot potatoes. This is a good side dish to be served with meat.

P: Enjoy ! Bon appetito !!!! :)
 

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Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 11:08am)
:( really !
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 9:37am)
yes weekends too.. but not been experimenting much.. not have had time!
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 9:18am)
ok...over the weekend...are you cooking sometimes?
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 9:16am)
MashAllah - that's very good of you... i dont like to be in the kitchen after a day's work!
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 9:11am)
Im knackered but I forget abt it. Fresh food is very important to me. So I cook something easy and simple :) If not I cook extra portions then the following day when I get home is there ready to be warmed then eaten. Otherwise, I cook every time I can.
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 8:48am)
as long as its edible! when do u have time to cook in the evenings?? i'm too knackered!
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 8:41am)
hehe...there is no freshness lol!
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 8:05am)
what yummy dish? i just take things out of the packet and bung it in the oven!
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 7:50am)
Humm ok, point taken. Next, I would be coming to your house to taste your yummy dishes ;)
 
Login to find out (April 16, 2007 at 6:54am)
i'm a garlic fan.

if you want anyone to try out your food, you know who to ask! ;-p
 
Login to find out (April 15, 2007 at 12:22pm)
:) oh la la Choti...nice to see you around. You're back from your holiday.

Humm I like using Garlic. Therefore it has many health benefits. When it's cooked it smells beautifully.

Lol, thanks 4 passing by.
 
Login to find out (April 14, 2007 at 7:07pm)
thanks for sharing!