Roasting Garlic

I've had many friends ask me what my secret is when I roast garlic- let me be perfectly frank...I have no secret way of doing it. I've been roasting my garlic this way for years. I'm going to walk you through it step by step...

Depending upon how many recipes that use garlic as an ingredient is how many heads of garlic you will want to roast at one time. I use a lot of garlic so I'm roasting 4 heads today.

Cut the tops off of the heads of garlic

put into shallow dish- I use a clay baking dish

pour EVOO (extra virgin olive oil) on top of garlic heads

cover with aluminum foil- cut slits in it to let out the steam

bake at 250º for 2 hours (when baking 4 heads at one time, bake only 1 hour when baking 1 head of garlic).

And this is what the final product will look like...sweet roasted garlic, enjoy!

My Container Garden...

This is my front porch and these are some of my potted plants- I also have more potted herbs on the deck at the back of the house. One of my favorite containers is my Boat...it comes from Kennebunk Maine. Mixing herbs with flowers is also fun...I love to have some color mixed with the "green leafy herbs".