So, you had a recipe that called for half a teaspoon of chopped garlic and you bought a bag. Now you still have nearly a full bag of garlic. What to do?
One easy solution: Garlic bread. Mix a few spoonfuls of chopped garlic with softened butter and olive oil. Spread on bread. Broil or bake.
A simple dinner: Garlic and Olive Oil Pasta. Simple saute a generous amount of garlic in olive oil then toss into spaghetti. Add red pepper flakes.
Add to everything: Garlic butter shrimp, scallops, steak, green beans, mashed potatoes or corn on the cob.
Obviously use garlic and butter in stir-fried veggies like peppers, carrots, cabbage, celery, onion, cauliflower, fried rice and noodle stir-fries.
Remember that pre-chopped garlic will cook faster than fresh, so it will burn easier. Use 1 1/2 to 1 teaspoons of pre-chopped garlic to equal one medium clove. Pre-chopped garlic can be slightly milder than fresh.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
