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Sep 13, 2007 2:48 PM
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If little onions can garnish a drink, I don't think garlic would be unheard of.
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Sep 13, 2007 2:25 PM
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Ella-have you ever made a cocktail out of it?
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Sep 13, 2007 1:41 PM
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I have a juicer and make my own healthful juice drinks and I put whole heads of garlic in sometimes!
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Sep 13, 2007 12:48 PM
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I don't think Sandra Lee uses any garlic in her drinks. But you never know. She is so creative, I bet she could make a great drink with garlic!
Chef Shrike, you're funny. This is a cooking site, not a dating site! My husband would be very upset with me if it was. 
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Sep 13, 2007 8:35 AM
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>That would be perfect for garlic, by the way. Just about any chicken dish is, but garlic/orange is a lovely savory combination.
I totally agree. And I have to ask... Sarah Tonin are you in any way related to the other posters Val Trex and Poly Dextrose?!
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Sep 12, 2007 7:22 PM
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You are so right. Aren't her drinks fantastic? But we need to stay on topic. I don't remember any of her drinks using garlic, but I could be wrong.
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Sep 12, 2007 7:13 PM
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Well, I really liked the name of that drink Sandra Lee made on Saturday's show. I figured it would be a good name for here. Thanks for asking.
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Sep 12, 2007 7:10 PM
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I think the'res garlic in roast beef seasoning so just use it anyway. What makes you Fizzy?
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Sep 12, 2007 7:06 PM
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My husband drives me crazy. He says he can't stand garlic, but I told him that all the 'gourmets' use it, and we should be more sophisticated. He just wants his deer meat with roast beef seasoning, like I've always made it.
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Sep 12, 2007 4:02 PM
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That would be perfect for garlic, by the way. Just about any chicken dish is, but garlic/orange is a lovely savory combination.
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Sep 12, 2007 3:54 PM
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I'm glad you enjoyed the post. I didn't use garlic all week, which is why I was fascinated that so many other people do. My family is fully into the Fall sports season right now, when I have very little time for dinner & thus little time for cooking from scratch.
Going forward, I will probably add garlic to a few more meals, now that I've actually THOUGHT about it 
p.s. No one has a game or practice tonight, so for dinner I am considering trying the Slow-Cooker Orange Chicken that was in the Fall issue. It didn't get great reviews on the website, so I'll use a skillet instead of in a crock pot. Not sure what I'll use for a side dish yet.
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Sep 11, 2007 2:50 PM
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Thanks for the post (I am always interested in what people are eating- part of the job! ) Depending on who was doing the cooking, the kibbi may have had garlic, and the tabouleh almost certainly did. It often hides deceptively. I do understand the need to simplify things from time to time. But I do have to say the chopping (or pressing as the case may be) of the garlic is my 8 year old's favorite job in the kitchen. (And one I am usually happy to pass on!) Good luck with those cooking lessons!
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Sep 11, 2007 2:16 PM
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Thanks to the kind replies to my post. You have given me something to think about. I doubt I will ever use garlic as much as some of you, but I may add it to more dishes in the future. Some days are tougher than others, since I don't always have time to cook from scratch.
In case st. b is curious, our last week's menu was:
One day we attended a local Lebanese church festival. Dinner was kibbi, kafta, tabouleh, & baklava. The kaftah had a garlic sauce.
Fried rice with purchased kung pao sauce. I am guessing there is garlic in there.
Swedish meatballs over noodles & peas. I suppose I could have added garlic to the gravy, but it just seemed wrong
Chicken pot pie. Again, I suppose I could have added garlic, but it also seemed wrong.
Cheeseburgers on the grill, with garden lettuce, tomatoes & a dill cucumber salad.
My 10 yr old is just learning to cook & chose to make spaghetti, salad, & garlic bread. Rather than stress her out even more, I kept this night as basic as possible & we only used jarred sauce. I don't recall right now if there was garlic in it. LOL - obivously the garlic bread has garlic!
Bratwurst with sauerkraut, baked beans & coleslaw.
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Sep 11, 2007 8:27 AM
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>Let me rephrase my question. I will cook with garlic, but I can't imagine using garlic 7 nights a week. Do you really put it in everything you eat for every meal?
Garlic does last a pretty long time if bought fresh and stored well. And yes, I do tend to use it most every night. To review this week- I made rice pilaf for grilled salmon and used garlic in the rice and fish marinade; The next night I used the leftover rice for a chicken and vegetable casserole and used another clove to make a cheese sauce to pour over top; I made spaghetti sauce and used a couple of cloves; Braised chicken the next day over polenta and used garlic in the sauce for the chicken; Sour cream pork chops with Pommes Anna and sauteed zucchini (garlic in the sour cream sauce, with the pommes anna- more cooked for both, and then lightly cooked garlic for the zucchini); Minestrone soup in the crockpot (with 2 new cloves of garlic and the left over veggies from earlier in the week); Grilled Pizza (with the leftover spaghetti sauce); Grilled steaks over lettuce greens (fresh garlic in the steak marinade and the homemade dressing for the salad). So looking back- yes every meal contained garlic. And generally onions too.
If at any time, I have over bought garlic and it is beginning to go bad, I just quickly roast it in the oven covered in foil and then use immediately or freeze to add to soups, mashed potatoes or cream sauce.
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Sep 10, 2007 11:18 AM
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A fresh garlic bulb seems to last a long time, and it is pretty cheap, so just buy one and start using it! I use a couple cloves every time I brown hamburger, which is about 3 times a week. I keep the garlic in a terra cotta garlic keeper, I'm not sure if it makes it last longer or not, but it seems to. And get a good garlic press! I got mine from Pampered Chef and it works great, but I know there are cheaper ones out there.
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