{thirsty thursday : roasted volcanic garlic and a snow day!}

i feel like i eat garlic with almost every meal.  it’s so good for you, so good for the immune system and for your joints, among a slew of other things.  in the late spring this year, i purchased this beautiful braid of volcanic garlic.  the rep from the farm suggested roasting it with olive oil in the oven, for a very unique experience and flavour.

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i have about 5 bulbs left on the braid i purchased… the guy did say, “buy this now and it will last you through the end of the year” – and here we are {6 months later} in early november and i still have some to play with – yay!

and obviously you can use any kind of garlic.  i had actually never made roasted garlic on my own, so i just had to try…

and i did exactly what the farmer told me to do….

– peel away the outer layers a little

– slice off the top, exposing the cloves

– drizzle olive oil over each bulb, generously  {make sure to get plenty inside}

– wrap in foil and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 30 minutes.

once finished, the cloves slide out with ease and you can just store them in a jar until you want to use your roasted garlic in some risotto, stir fry, or on a salad!  and seriously, just eat a clove straight up!  there is nothing like the flavour! {and the added boost of antioxidants and germ-fighting power!}

and since it’s thirsty thursday, AND since we got a little brushing of the white stuff this past week, wash it down with this :

new belgium brewery* is my absolute FAVOURITE!

*the nbb story about this beer is so awesome because i totally remember that snowstorm in 2003! i was in college at the time and half of my finals were cancelled because of the storm!  it was wild – we are talking like FOUR FEET of snow! i will have to see if i can find a way to share some of the fotos – this was back in the black & white days of shooting film and processing it myself.

such memories 🙂  

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