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Garlic gives any dish flavour ere is a restaurant in London | called Garlics. Garlic wasn‘t the main ingredient in all the dishes but it sure was present in most of them. The food was exceptional; no doubt part of the reason was the garlic. For those who know me well, they know that garlic is undoubtedly my favourite ingredient. There are obvious reasons for this. Garlic gives amazing flavour to many dishes. You will see it present in numerous cuisines around the world. You can mince it, sauté it, pickle it or, my favourite, roast it. y F olsb indb 6d t utds ids itc hi $ Roasting garlic takes it into another dimension in taste. It makes the once strong, bitter taste sweet. One of my favourite ways to use roasted garlic is to combine it with butter and use it to sauté shrimp or to top a grilled steak. To roast garlic, take a whole bulb, cut the top off, leaving the root end in tact. Drizzle olive oil over the bulb and place it on a cookie sheet and bake it at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. If you aren‘t sure if it‘s done, just squeeze it gently. 1t will feel soft. Once it cools, squeeze out the garlic into an airtight container; it will keep in the refrigerator for a couple of days. The ways you could use roasted garlic are as vast as your imagination You can use roasted garlic to make garlic puree. Roasted garlic puree can be used in salad dressings, in tapenades, dips, or brushed on crostini topped with a sliver of proscuitto. To make garlic puree, simply take the roasted garlic and combine it in a food processor with a little bit of olive oil. Mix just until comâ€" bined. Why garlic the stinking rose? Garlic may have an offending odour but its therapeutic properties are famous! Throughout history garlic has been used to help heal the sick, as antibiotic on wounds and to ward off evil spirits. There are over 600 varieties of garlic. The most common are the artichake garlic and that is generally the garlic you find in the grocery store. Other kinds you might see are purple striped garlic These are smaller with a stronger taste. This kind is particularly good for roastâ€" ing. Other more rare varieties are silver skins. which are the ones you see braidâ€" ed. This vaniety is very strong in taste. Creole garlic is the best kind of garlic to eat raw as it‘s much milder than other vanieties Stare your garlic in a cool dark place but not the refrigerator. Keep them in the family and store them with your onions Cheers to good health and happy cooking no matter how you like your garlic. Combine the cream cheese, dried basil and oregana Grate the Parmesan and set aside. Gently wash the basil and set that aside Prepare the sunâ€"dried tomatoes, olives and roasted red peppers and set them aside as well Place flour tortilla on a clean surface and spread oneâ€"fourth of the cream cheese mixture evenly over the tortilla. 2/3 cup light cream cheese 1/4 tsp. dried oregano 1/4 tsp. dried basil 8 kalamata olives, pitted and chopped 1/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan Regâ€" giano cheese 1/4 cup roasted red peppers, sliced 1/3 cup sunâ€"dried tomatoes, sliced 16 fresh basil leaves 4 slices proscuitto 4 cloves of roasted gartic 4 flour tortillas (your favourite} Six servings as an appetizer, four servings as lunch) Gourmet Italian Wraps Take one roasted garlic clove and spread that over the cream cheese. Next, arrange basil leaves over the cream cheese. Place one slice of proscuitto over the basil horâ€" izontally, Add the peppers, sunâ€"dried tomatoes and olives. Top with Parmesan. Roll up tightly by first folding over the sides, then roll upwards. â€" Repeat â€" with remaining three flour torâ€" tillas. If you are planning to serve these right away, slice wrap into four diagonal slices, arrange on a platter. If you are going to serve them later, wrap each wrap indiâ€" vidually in plastic wrap and refrigerate. Slice them just before serving. Eliminate Foot, Knee and Hip Pain Forever Monday, May 28th ~ 6:15pm â€" 7:15pm DISCOVER SAFE AND EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS Presented by Dr. Charles J. Prange 15 Hazelgien Drive, Suite 2, Kitchener LIMITED SEATING (first 10 callers receive $40 off orthotics) call For REseErvations _ 519â€"885â€"1231 HEALTHY FEET AND ORTHOTICS WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, May 23, 2007 + 13