Quick Cooking Tip

Fresh garlic is a must have for just about every recipe we make around our house. I have this useless little garlic press thing that is supposed to mince my garlic, but I find that it's so much more trouble than it is worth. Cleaning out the little holes is such a pain that I rarely pull this gadget out of my drawer. I have tried to mince garlic with a knife like they do on all of those cooking shows, but I don't think I have the skill or the $150 knife that they use. Their must be an easier way!

So I was watching an episode of Rachel Ray the other day and discovered that their IS a much faster and easier way to mince garlic. I don't know why I didn't think of it before. All you need is a cheese grater. You take your bulb, peel it, and grate away. This can even be done right over the dish that you are making it for. It's fast, it's simple, and it minces the garlic way better than cutting (or the garlic press) ever did for me. You have to watch your fingers when you get down to the woody tip, but I usually just throw that part away anyway.

I hope that this tip brightens your day as much as it did mine. Happy mincing!

Family Photos

I know its been a while, OK a very long while, since I've posted, but we've been taking some much needed town time. I thought I'd reintroduce our family to the blog world by posting some pics.

I have to brag on my sweet is law for a minute. She came down last month and took some pictures of our family because we hadn't had one made in over a year. The weather was incredibly windy and Jonah was NOT cooperating with our picture taking idea. We only had about 45 minutes to take pics before the sun set, but despite all of this she did such an amazing job. She's about to move to the Dallas/Fort Worth area this summer so if you need an AMAZING photographer, she's your girl. Here's a link to her blog: http://takethepicture.blogspot.com/