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[zanzjan]

I made one of my favorite dishes tonight that calls for two heads of garlic, crushed. Heads, not cloves. (In fairness I doubled the recipe so it's one head x 2, but same difference.) It's all marinating in the fridge right now and I'll cook it tomorrow night along with some nice basmati rice. The recipe is here, if you are interested.

My hands smell like garlic. It almost makes me not want to take a shower tonight. Alas, I must.

What one ingredient, more than any other, brings joy to *your* senses?

It's snowing again. A lot. I'd be miserable about that, but I've got garlic hands. Plus, I saw a bluebird yesterday. Never seen one before, ever. See? That's exactly why I went out in the last storm to buy more birdseed!

Comments

[voidmonster.livejournal.com]

Well... Other than garlic, I deeply, deeply love ginger. I can eat it raw; just gnaw on the roots. Mmmmm.

I'm pretty damn fond of garlic though.

[stale-hermit.livejournal.com]

Garlic is truly nice. But I melt for basil. Especially Thai basil.

re: birds -- I've been hearing a cardinal in the trees on the edge of the yard. And right after the last snowstorm, we saw a pair of mourning doves on the road looking very confused. And the red squirrel in the trees behind the porch has been acting even more territorial lately. Ah, spring! It's out there somewhere (as the winds keen around the corner of the house....)

[kjc.livejournal.com]

Basil for me too, but I prefer sweet basil. Mmmm, basil.

[p-j-cleary.livejournal.com]

Ginger and cinnamon are my favorites, but ginger tops the list. Reminds me of fresh food and happy times learning how to cook.

[dendrophilous.livejournal.com]

Rosemary.

That recipe looks really good - and we have pork in the freezer that we haven't decided what to do with.

The first time I saw a bluebird I was amazed at how *blue* it was.