I'm having fun participating in NaBloPoMo, where each day of November I will write about things for which I am thankful. Today, on day six, I am thinking that although some of the things I write about are big and some are small, in concert, they comprise a well-rounded compilation of what brings joy to my life.
I've been cooking today (what else is new?...). While standing over a pot which contained what would soon be transformed into chicken rice soup, my topic literally hit me in the face...specifically, in my nose - Garlic.
Tuesday, November 6. 2007
For The (C)love Of Garlic
My cooking would not taste like my cooking and my house would not smell like my house if not for garlic. Garlic is the first ingredient I consider in most of the savory foods I cook. My motto (in most cases) is, "There's no such thing as too much garlic!" As far as I can tell from what I've learned in all these years of cooking, garlic is used in nearly every cuisine around the world. I adore its pungent, sweet flavor and the depth and character it adds to foods. As a bonus, it is purported to have health benefits.
I couldn't express my feelings about garlic any more tastefully than Alice May Brock who just happens to be the "Alice" of the song Alice's Restaurant fame. She wrote,
"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good."
I am thankful that someone many millennia ago dug up this tasty bulb, discovering it's tasty goodness for all the world!
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'Tis true. Couldn't cook or live without garlic, though my mother did because my father didn't like it. However, whenever he went away on business, out came the can of garlic poweder or garlic salt, and the house smelled good. I doubt my kids even know that what makes their favorite dishes so good is the garlic I put in.
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2007-11-07 06:19
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Sixteen days of NaBloPoMo so far...I am really developing a taste for writing about things for which I am thankful each day throughout the month of November. You may notice that this entry is titled almost identically to a post I wrote on November 11th
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