My reality: Garlic is cheap

So back to reality.  1 year ago, almost to the day, I predicited this!  The day our friends weddings would be all done.  All big events over.  Life would go back to "normal"... normal meaning, I seem to think I will have time to slow down, relax, have nothing to do. That's hilarious! When have I ever slowed down, relaxed.... and had nothing to do! 

We're home from the Dominican, Becky's wedding week was amazing! 7 days of bliss!  After an awesome delay in Punta Cana (The airport literally flooded while we were in it.  It was the craziest rain, I have ever in my life seen, it felt like we were weathering a hurrican...and my running shoe were mesh to bout...booo!) finally we were home.  I think I was back a total of 10 hours and I had a list ready to go to grocery store, and our meals planned for the week. Things were definately back to normal. Off to the store I go.  I'm ambitious. Excited.  I can't wait to buy tons of food to cook, just because I have the time! lol. There's a sale on GARLIC!  I love garlic. So does Chris. Oooohhh I could have a wine and cheese night for the girls...and roast garlic! I can do so much with garlic.... I was so excited I yelled out I'll PICKLE IT...because it was such a great idea right? lol.  For a total of $2.00 I got myself 30 LARGE cloves of garlic.  I. Was. PUMPED!

So I go home, pull up a recipe (which I should have done on my iPhone in the store...) I'm easily short 5 ingredients.  I'm NOT going back to the grocery store on Sunday afternoon. No way Jose. So, I call my mom of course. Mom will know. (Mom will know what? I didn't know...that's why I was calling her.) I tell her my dilemma... It's like she didn't even have to think about it... "Mince it and freeze it into cubes" Holy Shit mom...  Great F*$@ing idea! So to the kitchen I go...

Here's the step by step on "how to"...  It took me a total of 45 minutes, start to finish. 

 Garlic

Peel your garlic

If you've never peeled garlic before, using a knife,  give the garlic a good whack with the underside of you closed fist, just like the picture 

Your whacked, now crack garlic should look like this.  Now just peel it.  The skin should come right off  

Grab the EVOO  

Mince the garlic in a food processor 

Adding a 1-2 Tbsp of EVOO while the food processor is mincing, making your garlic into a paste 

You'll need cooking spray

And ice cube trays

Spray your ice cube trays lightly with cooking spray.  Using a tablespoon, fill the ice cube tray with the garlic paste

FREEZE!  Store the garlic cubes in a big Ziploc bag for up to 3 months 

Tip:
Using a tablespoon to measure your cubes, makes it way easier when a recipes calls for...let's say 3 tablespoon of garlic. You can quickly measure your 3 tbsp by using 3 cubes.  

Optional: 
Flavour your garlic with spices or herbs during the mincing process. Just add them!  DELICIOUS!!!  

Enjoy! 
Peace & Love

Guacamole Lisa xo