Roasting Garlic, Two Ways

Garlic bulbThese are my two favorite ways to roast garlic.

The first creates beautifully aromatic individual cloves of garlic that are intended to be consumed whole.

The second melts the clove into a fragrant spreadable garlic that is perfect for slices of chewy Italian bread or for swirling in to your favorite recipe. Read More




Roasted Pumpkin Seeds

image from Wikimedia Commons

Ingredients:

One medium sized pumpkin
1/4 t Sea salt
2 T Olive oil

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375 F. Slice off the pumpkin lid and scoop out the stringy guts and seeds. Separate the seeds the best you can from the stringy stuff. Rinse well and dry thoroughly on a paper towel. Read More


Roast Chicken with Cabbage and Granny Smith Apples

Ingredients:

1 large roasting chicken, 5-6 lbs
1 small head cabbage, cored, quartered, and thickly sliced
1 small red onion, sliced thickly (divided use)
2 large Granny Smith apples, peeled and thickly sliced (cores reserved)
2 T olive oil
1/4 t ground black pepper
Pinch of salt
1 t fennel seed
1 T softened unsalted butter
1 T vegetable oil
Ground black pepper to taste
Pinch of salt
1/4 t paprika
10 sprigs fresh thyme
1 1/2 cups chicken stock Read More