Who loves garlic bread?

Yeah, pretty much everyone loves garlic bread.

And what's not to love, especially with an easy recipe like the one above where you simply add garlic awesomeness to a store bought loaf of sourdough or other bread of your choice.

Garlic pasta and shrimp

I'm hungry just looking at that plate of garlic pasta and shrimp; how about you?

It gets even better as it's a quick and easy dish to prepare and calls for just tossing the pasta in olive oil, so it's a great light dish for hot summer nights when you want to spend your time enjoying a delicious meal instead of putting a lot of hot, sweaty time into the kitchen.

What is a garlic clove?

Lots of garlic newbies are confused about the difference between a clove and a head of garlic...with potentially disastrous consequences in the kitchen!

Don't fear...never be confused again about a garlic clove vs. a head of garlic after reading this basic guide.

Banish garlic breath!

Garlic breath is a tricky thing, as it's a love/hate relationship with most people.

You can't avoid it if you eat a lot of garlic and you really don't want to. It's a sign that you enjoy a lot of garlic and it also means that you're getting the full health benefits as well as the sulfur compounds in garlic are only active and in your bloodstream when you have garlic breath.

You can't really avoid garlic breath but you can take some basic steps to reduce its impact if you (or co-workers or family members) are bothered by it.

Garlic as a natural cure for hypertension

Did you know that garlic is a natural way to treat high blood pressure?

Scientists haven't pinpointed the exact mechanism but garlic has proven effective in numerous studies in reducing mild to moderate hypertension.

Plenty of people swear by garlic as a natural cure and population studies have definitely linked diets high in onions and garlic with a much lower incidence of some cancers and high blood pressure.

Peel garlic in less than 10 seconds!

Garlic for Treating Hypercholesterolemia: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Short version: garlic is good for you!

Purpose: To investigate the effect of garlic on total cholesterol level in persons with elevated levels by conducting a meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.

Data Sources: Systematic literature searches were conducted on the MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS, Cochrane Library, AMED, and CISCOM databases. Manufacturers of commercial garlic preparations and experts in the field were asked about published or unpublished trials.

Study Selection: Selected trials were required to state that they were randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled; use garlic monopreparations; include persons with mean total cholesterol levels of at least 5.17 mmol/L (200 mg/dL); and report total cholesterol level as an end point. There were no language restrictions.

Link to research