Preparing Our Immune Booster

April 27, 2014 Recipe, Remedy 0

1 lemon (preferably organic)
1-2 cloves of garlic (depends on size of cloves)
1/8 teaspoon of cayenne pepper
1 tablespoon of honey (preferably Manuka but at least Raw)

Step 1 – Cut a lemon in halves

Step 2 – Squeeze all the lemon juice out of one half and place in a small bowl. Keep the half you extracted the juice from for Step 6 (store the other half for later use).

Step 3 – Chop the garlic and it let it sit for at least 10 minutes. Then add it to the lemon juice with the cayenne pepper.

Step 4 – Add the honey to the mix and stir all ingredients well.

Step 5 – Pour the entire mixture back into the lemon half (which you extracted the juice from in Step 2)

Consume the finished product in its entirety including all the lemon pulp. Hold it in your hand and cup it as if you’re holding a fruit. Repeat recipe in 4 hours with the other lemon half.

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Sautéed Garlic: Our Favorite Ways To Cook With Garlic

April 18, 2014 Recipe 0

Hello!

Here’s a few favorite ways we like to use Sauteed Garlic at Brookhaven Farms. This is the top 7 ways voted by our kids of course!

Mix garlic up with rosemary, cream, parmesan and olive oil for a quick pasta sauce.

Rub garlic onto a whole chicken with lemon zest, thyme, salt and olive oil and roast.

Mix garlic into your mashed potatoes.

Add garlic to sour cream or yogurt and salt for a great dip.

Add garlic to soups to deepen the flavor.

Mix garlic into bread dough and bake.

Use garlic as a pizza topping.

13 Home Remedies with Garlic

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Try garlic for these unexpected health benefits, who-knew beauty uses, and hidden home repairs.

Grow beautiful hair with garlic.

Garlic could end your hair loss problems because of its high levels of allicin, a sulfur compound similar to that found in onions, which were found to effectively treat hair loss. Rub sliced cloves of garlic on your scalp, squeezing as you go for the most benefit. You can also infuse oil with garlic and massage it into your scalp.

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Garlic clears acne.

It might not be a main ingredient in your drugstore acne medication, but garlic makes a great natural remedy to banish unsightly blemishes. Its antioxidants kill bacteria, so rub a sliced clove of garlic on the pimple for an effective topical treatment.

Garlic prevents and treats colds.

Packed with antioxidants, your immune system could benefit if you give it a constant boost of powerful garlic in daily recipes. If a cold does sneak by, try sipping garlic tea: steep chopped or minced garlic in hot water for several minutes, then strain and drink. You can add a bit of honey or ginger to improve the taste.

Soothe psoriasis with garlic.

Since garlic has proven anti-inflammatory properties, it could be useful in relieving uncomfortable psoriasis outbreaks. Try rubbing a little garlic oil on the affected area for smooth, rash-free skin.

Control your weight with garlic.

Garlic could help you control your weight, according to nutritionist Cynthia Sass, who cites a study that showed mice eating a garlic-rich diet reduced their weight and fat stores. Try to cook with garlic daily for tasty and waist-friendly meals.

Remove a splinter with garlic.

Placing a slice of garlic over the sliver and covering it with a bandage or duct tape has been a folk cure for years. As natural remedies gain in popularity, current bloggers swear this one works.

Treat athlete’s foot with garlic.

With its anti-fungal properties, garlic could be a good way to get rid of itchy athlete’s foot. Soak your feet in a bath of warm water and crushed garlic.

Keep away mosquitoes with garlic.

Scientists aren’t sure why, but mosquitoes don’t seem to like garlic. One study in India found that people who rubbed a garlicky concoction on their arms and legs weren’t bothered by the pesky buggers. Make a solution of garlic oil, petroleum jelly, and beeswax for a natural repellant or place cloves of garlic nearby.

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Garlic conquers cold sores.

A popular cold sore home remedy involves holding a bit of crushed garlic directly on the cold sore; its natural anti-inflammatory properties could help reduce pain and swelling. Garlic supplements may also speed up the healing process, according to ecosalon.com.

Garlic works as a natural glue.

Have you ever noticed how sticky your fingers get after chopping garlic? That natural adhesive quality is why some people swear by garlic to fix hairline cracks in glass. Crush some cloves and rub the juice on the crack, wiping away any excess.

De-ice your sidewalk with garlic.

A town in Iowa used donated garlic salt to remove ice from roadways. Next time you stumble on old garlic salt in the back of your spice cabinet, save it for an icy walkway.

Protect plants with garlic.

Garden pests don’t like garlic, so make a natural pesticide using garlic, mineral oil, water, and liquid soap. Pour into a spray bottle and mist your plants to keep away destructive critters.

Catch more fish with garlic.

Fish are so attracted to the scent of garlic that you can buy bait with the smell built in. Or, make your own using food scraps and, of course, plenty of cloves.

Steamed Garlic: Not So Unusual

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Steamed Garlic: An Easy Alternative to Roasted Garlic
by Kimberley Anne |
Roasted garlic is one of lifeʼs
most sumptuous foods.
Pungent raw garlic, sister to
stinky scallions and onions,
becomes transformed via high
heat into a mass of creamy,
sweet garlic paste thatʼs so
enticing it can be eaten right
off a fork. The process of
roasting garlic, however, takes
about one full hour to prepare
—not to mention the
forethought to allow for that
prep time before you get down
to dinner. For a 10-minute alternative that gives just as delicious results, try steamed garlic.
It sounds almost too easy to actually work, but it does. Steaming a full head of garlic—or individually
wrapped cloves—actually yields the same melt-in-your-mouth pockets of sweet garlic paste that full-
fledged roasting provides. But you donʼt have to wait for the oven to preheat, you donʼt have to wait
the hour for it to roast, and you can make it on a whim as a last-minute addition to your fave bowl of
pasta.
To steam garlic, simply set a medium or small pot of water over high heat until it boils. Add a few
handfuls of unpeeled garlic cloves—or the whole head of garlic, if you want a lot—to a stainless steel
pasta strainer or steam basket. Place atop the pot of boiling water (the strainer or steam basket
should be resting atop, not sitting inside, the pot of boiling water), and cover with a lid. After about 10
minutes or so of steaming, the garlic cloves will turn to absolute smooth paste. The flavor: exactly
like roasted garlic.
You can now use your steamed garlic immediately. Use it in place of butter for toast and
sandwiches, add it to pasta sauces, toss it with green salads, or add it at the very end of a stir-fry.
And truthfully, the steamed garlic is so mild in flavor that you can eat it right out of the peel.