Garlic

[donna]

Gilroy Garlic Ice Cream

2 cups whole milk
1 clove garlic, minced
1 vanilla bean, split in half. and the seeds scraped out and reserved
1 cup heavy cream
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
8 egg yolks

Put milk, garlic, vanilla pod and seeds in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat and remove immediately.

In mixing bowl, whisk the cream, sugar, and egg yolks until combined. Whisking constantly, slowly strain the hot milk mixture into the egg and sugar mixture.

Return the mixture to the pan and stir continuously over low heat until it thickens slightly, and coats the back of a spoon, about 10 to 12 minutes. Do not boil.

Pour in a bowl and chill over an ice bath. Pour into ice cream machine and churn until done. Freeze until ready to serve.

Makes 1 quart.

From: http://americanfood.about.com/od/extremeamericancuisine/r/garlicic.htm

 

[BelleBlackburn]

Great antibiotic.

 

[donna]

A favorite in my Grandma's family.

Zucchini Garlic Pasta

1 (16 oz.) package wagon wheel pasta or other specialty shape pasta
1/2 lb. sliced bacon, diced
1 med. onion, chopped
4 to 6 garlic cloves, minced
1/4 cup grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
2 to 3 med. zucchini (about 1 1/2 lbs.) halved and sliced
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons lemon juice

Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon and set aside to drain. Leave 2 tablespoons of drippings. Saute onion and garlic in drippings until tender. Add the zucchini and salt; cook until tender. Drain pasta and add to the zucchini mixture. Add lemon juice and bacon; toss. Transfer to a serving bowl and sprinkle with cheese. Add chicken broth for more juice if needed.

This recipe from "Recipes & Remembrances", Italian Genealogical Group.

 

[dlofting]

We were in San Francisco for a convention with 2 work colleagues. My wife and I decided to go to the Stinking Rose restaurant and ordered the 40 Clove Garlic Chicken......I think we split an order. I'm pretty sure we ate all 40 cloves between the two of us, or very close to it. Later it was pretty much impossible for the other 2 to sit in our hotel room with us, but that chicken was good!

 

[Northern Light]

We were in San Francisco for a convention with 2 work colleagues. My wife and I decided to go to the Stinking Rose restaurant and ordered the 40 Clove Garlic Chicken......I think we split an order. I'm pretty sure we ate all 40 cloves between the two of us, or very close to it. Later it was pretty much impossible for the other 2 to sit in our hotel room with us, but that chicken was good!

The first time that I made caesar salad dressing, it wasn't as thick as I want it so I just kept adding garlic until it was the proper consistency. I couldn't stand being in the same room with myself for three days!

 

[donna]

No wonder garlic keeps the vampires away.

 

[Northern Light]

No wonder garlic keeps the vampires away.

According to a canoeing coach I once had, it also keeps away mosquitoes, black flies and or such nibblers on human flesh. She always ate lots for several days before a wilderness canoe trip!

 

[BelleBlackburn]

We were in San Francisco for a convention with 2 work colleagues. My wife and I decided to go to the Stinking Rose restaurant and ordered the 40 Clove Garlic Chicken......I think we split an order. I'm pretty sure we ate all 40 cloves between the two of us, or very close to it. Later it was pretty much impossible for the other 2 to sit in our hotel room with us, but that chicken was good!

Love the Stinking Rose! I have their cookbook. I eat so much roasted garlic in there that I probably don't need to be in such a crowded city like San Francisco afterward.

 

[diane]

I'm curious about this - garlic martini! Sounds good, actually.

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[nitrofd]

I'm curious about this - garlic martini! Sounds good, actually.

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I would love to try that drink, it has to be awesome.

 

[diane]

I would love to try that drink, it has to be awesome.

Looked for a recipe and there are quite a remarkable few to choose from! The most popular seems to be the regular martini mix with the addition of garlic stuffed olive juice. Another was roasted garlic, another was garlic and hot peppers. That would wake you up! They all sound very good. Wonder if the barkeep down the road would mix me up one to try?

 

[BelleBlackburn]

I want you guys to try the garlic martini and let me know how it goes.

 

[diane]

I want you guys to try the garlic martini and let me know how it goes.

Hard liquor hasn't agreed with me for years but we'll make it a family enterprise tonight. Two cousins are in a jazz band and they're playing the local watering hole. Got a good bartender, too - he can mix anything. I'll let you know!

 

[donna]

It does sound different. Let us know.

 

[diane]

I am sitting at a table in the bar aforementioned using Sam's laptop. He was fascinated by the idea of a garlic martini and didn't have the slightest idea how to make one! However, he has been experimenting and I have tasted three of his attempts. One was a mashed clove of garlic in a regular martini. Much too strong! The next was garlic stuffed olive juice with garlic stuffed olives as garnish. Very unusual and quite good. The next was the same with an addition of hot pepper juice. Boo-yah! That hits you firmly and is most tasty! Best of all, he's giving them as freebies because they're experimental. Some others have tasted the results and the hot pepper one seems to be winning the evening. He is using Bombay Sapphire gin - the Beefeaters tastes very poorly with this martini. By the way, Sam is having a ball figuring this critter out! And...the cousins are doing marvelously well with their easy jazz. I'm not tasting these by myself - the boys, the girl and the hubby are all here and some pals with some pub grub. A lovely time we're having!

 

[nitrofd]

Sounds like a fun time with garlic .

 

[BelleBlackburn]

The red pepper sauce makes me wince a little but I love garlic stuffed olives so I might be game for that. Thanks for being the guinea pig!

 

[Northern Light]

I recently purchased some garlic and red pepper infused green olives that might be a good match for this martini, but you can't have them.

 

[diane]

It is a surprisingly refreshing cocktail! Sam tried some jalapeno stuffed olives - that was good, too. The only failure he had was the mashed fresh clove - that was not good at all! We had a good time of it - had a whole table of people wanting to be guinea pigs! (They had to pay, though... )

 

[28thNewYork]

I love garlic, but garlic has ceased to love me.