garlic

Garlic (allium sativum) is a part of the onion family (allium) that also includes chives. It is one of the oldest herbs that is found as part of human cuisine with usage dating back 4-6000 years. Because of this, garlic is used heavily in many of the world's cuisines. It is a staple of Mediterranean, Indian, and Asian cooking. The flavor of garlic is used to enhance many dishes, including rice, pasta, curries, stir fry, vegetarian dishes and many more. A number of sub-varieties are also used in cooking, such as elephant garlic (actually a leek), 0phioscorodon types. Garlic can come as fresh bulbs, small dehydrated chips, powder, fermented (black garlic), or as a paste usually preserved in oil, or water.

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  Powerful Nutrient Trio Protects the Brain and Heart
  Curcumin, garlic and green tea show promise in lowering risk from heart disease, cancer and dementia.
  by john27 / on Feb 23, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “garlic”

 

• Hasselback Sweets w/ Crispy Garlic

  
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  Hasselback Sweet Potatoes stuffed and topped with a garlic, spice mixture. Baked until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!
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• Basil Garlic Prawns

  
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  Basil Garlic Prawns... over, under or tossed around!
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• Thai Style Garlic Chicken

  
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  Thai Style Garlic Chicken
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• Karen’s Swiss Steak (Stove Top, Crock Pot or Oven)

  
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  Cooking Recipes This recipe can be prepared on the stove top, or in the oven or crock pot. I decided to post it since it is a bit... Read More »
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• The Great Garlic Harvest of 2013

  
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  I have the best intentions, really I do. I took the May writing challenge at 750 Words and was cruising right along until Saturday when the thought of writing never crossed my mind once. Not...
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• Recipe: Roasted Tomato and Árbol Chile Salsa

  
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  My husband and girls adore  a good bowl of salsa. We buy Mi Cocina ‘s stuff in quart-size containers, and it disappears speedily. So yesterday, I tried a new recipe for a homemade version. Twas mighty tasty, so I thought I’d share with y’all… Roasted Tomato and Árbol Chile Salsa Adapted from Food ...
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• Hasselback Sweets w/ Crispy Garlic

  
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  Hasselback Sweet Potatoes stuffed and topped with a garlic, spice and Ghee mixture. Baked until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Perfection!
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• Roast Chicken with Garlic and Parsley Stuffing

  
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  This day was a peaceful and nice day.  It rained gently and spring is trying to peek through. Ingredients: For the Chicken: 7 pound chicken Salt for cleaning chicken Stuffing: ¾ cup of Italian parsley - chopped 5 cloves of garlic ¾ tsp. salt ½ tsp. black pepper 1 ...
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• Penne Arrabiata

  
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  You can make this classic Italian dish really spicy, or deseed the chillies to make it less confronting. Whatever you decide, its a winning winter warmer! Ingredients: 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil1 onion, finely chopped1 garlic clove, crushed2 small red chillies, chopped800g can diced tomatoes1/2 cup vegetable ...
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• Spring-thyme chicken

  
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  Yummy chicken legs for the grill or oven
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• Campfire Jambalaya

  
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  Ambitious, but doable. Betsy and I were able to squeeze in one last camping weekend with friends a few weeks ago before our big move away from the Western side of Colorado. Camping in this area has been really fun just because there is such a huge diversity of landscapes all within driving distance. We can be in ...
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• Flank Steak with Garlic Butter Sauce

  
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  If you have been to my house for dinner in the last few months, there is a good chance that I have made you this steak for dinner. I think that this was my 5th time making this. I love this recipe. It is easy, and incredibly delicious. I like to use flank steak, but you could use skirt, sirloin, whatever you like. The ...
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• Gypsy Chicken Stew

  
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  Chicken Recipes “This is one of those recipes that tastes better the longer you cook it, but the end result is well worth it.” Ingredients: chicken broth, garlic,... Read More »
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• Black Bean & Sweet Potato Sliders

  
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  Black Bean & Sweet Potato Sliders - Simple, satisfying vegan burgers with a sweet & tangy tzatziki sauce (not vegan).
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• UnRecipe: The Secret of Food Blogging and the Comfort Food Gnome in Your Brain

  
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  Friends have often asked, what does it take to have a successful food blog? Is there some secret SEO-sorcery? A mystery, wrapped in an enigma, wrapped in a taco, to unlock like some mysterious DaVinci Code? Perhaps its just about knowing all the right people and being at the right place at the right time? My answer: ...
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• Hamburger-Rice Skillet

  
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  Cooking Recipes I found this in Better Homes and Gardens Low-Cost Cooking cookbook. I’ve had the cookbook for about 25 years and only recently discovered this recipe…. Ingredients:... Read More »
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• Meatloaf For One

  
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  Cooking Recipes When cooking for ourselves alone, we tend not to indulge in the comfort food of family-sized meals such as meatloaf. We’re intimidated with thoughts of… Ingredients:... Read More »
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• Paine umpluta cu branza si verdeturi | Whole Stuffed Bread with Cheese and Herbs

  
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• Chinese art surges back at Bonhams with sales of 12.7 million in London auctions this week

  
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  Detail of a very rare blue and white garlic-head joined lotus bottle vase from the Qianlong Imperial period which made £679,650 . Photo: Bonhams. LONDON .- Any concerns about the health of the Chinese art market were put to rest at Bonhams yesterday. (16.5.13). Colin Sheaf, Bonhams Deputy Chairman and Head of ...
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• Garlic 100x more effective than antibiotics

  
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  “Postdoctoral researcher and lead author of this study, Xiaonan Lu, along with co-author Michael Konkel, who has been researching Campylobacter strains for 25 years, found that one secret to garlic’s amazing potency in fighting bacteria and illness comes from the amazing and multifaceted bulb’s derivative ...
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