Granulated garlic is dried garlic that has been coarsely ground to a sand-like consistency. It's made bydrying fresh garlic cloves in an oven, then grinding the cloves into garlic granules with a spice grinder. You can usually find granulated garlic bottled in the seasoning aisle of your loca...
In 2001, a study was published looking at theeffect of garlic on the common coldagainst a placebo. The results showed that garlic significantly reduced the chance of catching a cold, reduced the number of days sick if they did catch a cold, and the supplement group also recovered much faste...
Garlic does best if it can experience a “dormancy” period of colder weather—at least 40˚F (4°C)—that lasts 4 to 8 weeks. When planted in the fall, garlic bulbs have time to develop healthy roots before temperatures drop and/or the ground freezes, but not enough time for the g...
This tutorial for how to prepare cocktail shrimp calls for raw thawed shrimp – with the shells on. You will need to peel the shrimp and use the shells in the poaching liquid. Shrimp shells contain so much delicious, briny flavor! They are key to making a quick poaching liquid with yummy...
After much testing and experimentation, this is the result. Why You’ll Love This Bread: Dense and sturdy, great for sandwiches or toast. Caraway seeds are optional. Slightly chewy glazed crust. Oven-baked after machine kneading for better texture. Heads Up! Start this recipe the day before ...
Cabbage whitefly look unpleasant, but do not usually do much damage to a plant. Tolerate them as far as possible, and wash off prior to eating. What are the groups of tiny green bugs on my Cavolo Nero? Aphids suck sap from a plant, and have a particular taste for new, fresh growth....
If you have too much that might go bad, chop them into small pieces and freeze for up to 6 months. How to Prepare Lemon Grass for Cooking Preparing lemon grass for cooking may seem like too much work, but it’s quite easy. Here’s what to do: ...
Smoking is considered an addictive disease, which makes it much harder to quit. An addictive disease or addiction describes a persistent habit that is harmful to the person. Thus, addiction is a chronic (long-duration) disease with reliance on the substance causing the addiction. The addictive ...
Peas require 55 to 70 days from sowing to harvesting and they won’t thrive if the soil temperature climbs much above 75°F (24°C). So if your growing season is long enough and the weather doesn’t grow too hot, you might get a mid-season pea crop as well....
Reduce watering as roots approach maturity; too much soil moisture at the end of the growing time will cause roots to crack. An inch of water (6.5 gallons per square foot) weekly is best in hot weather. Growing carrots in light soil–sandy soil–will require additional water. Sandier soil...