For the Love of Garlic: The Complete Guide to Garlic Cuisine

The history, health benefits, and dozens of recipes for that most pungent of ingredients, Garlic! If you have a passion for the robust flavour and pungent aroma of garlic, here is a book guaranteed to both delight and satisfy. If you are simply interested in learning more about this amazingly popular plant, this book will fascinate you with the secrets of garlic’s centuries-old magic. For the Love of Garlic is a celebration of an astonishingly versatile food. It explores garlic’s past and present and provides a wide variety of delicious kitchen-tested garlic recipes designed to tempt not only garlic aficionados, but all lovers of great cuisine. Part One begins by looking at the history, lore and many uses of this culinary treasure. It examines how garlic’s active compounds have been proven to heal illness and maintain radiant health. Also included is a section on growing and buying this gourmet marvel. Part Two indulges in the tastes and pleasures of garlic. The author first discusses cooking techniques and special utensils that can enhance the use of this ingredient. She then offers eighty-five tempting dishes that will allow you to indulge all your garlic fantasies. Whether given as a gift or used as a personal reference, this beautifully designed and illustrated work will prove itself to be a useful and informative guide time and time again.