Tag: garlic
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How To Peel 15 Heads of Garlic in Five Minutes
I use a lot of garlic. I had about 15 heads that we’re sprouting and some threatening to go bad, but I was dreading peeling them. Then I saw a video posted on Facebook about how to peel them all at once. I promised to post the results if it worked, and it totally did.
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Black Eyed Pea, Smoked Salmon, and Spinach Soup
I smoked some salmon on the grill for dinner Saturday night, and had some left over. No one eats salmon the next day. I don’t know how many times I’ve thrown away perfectly good salmon over the years. Never again!
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Khoresh-e Loobia Sabz (Persian Green Bean Stew with Chicken)
After last night’s tahdig fail, I thought I’d try to redeem myself with another Persian dish that I’ve actually made before. I copied this recipe from Turmeric and Saffron, which is really the definitive Persian recipe blog. Beautiful photos, great recipes. I tweaked a couple of things, but it’s essentially the same recipe.
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Ginger Garlic Sesame Baked Tofu
Since the only vegan in the family has moved to Chicago, I’ve been going a little nuts with the meat dishes, so I decided to make a vegan dish for dinner tomorrow night. This is my favorite tofu marinade. It couldn’t be easier. I usually prep the tofu the night before so it has plenty…
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Slow Roasted Tomatoes With Garlic and Basil
I used the rest of my garden tomatoes for chili the other day, and was really bummed that I didn’t freeze or can any for the winter. Darius came home with two ziploc bags full of fresh tomatoes that a patient gave to him. Just because. Divine intervention? Providence? Almost makes me want to go…
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Black Eyed Peas, Artichoke and Garlic Chicken Sausage, and Kale Soup
After making calas last night (having them for dinner, and wholly regretting it this morning), I decided to make something relatively healthy for dinner. I started this morning by cooking some dry black eyed peas, (BEPs from here on out), but you can use canned BEPs, too. To cook them from scratch: Rinse 2 cups…
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