What’s a common ingredient in most kitchens, but takes a long, sticky time to prepare? Garlic, of course! We’ve been thinking about garlic a lot since our most recent California trip. Ron asked me to stop in Gilroy, the town which prides itself on the annual garlic festival held there. Ever since then, we’ve been using more garlic than usual.
One of my most favorite kitchen gadgets to use is the Chef’n GarlicZoom. It’s easy to use and clean. It makes the tedious chopping of garlic fun and simple. An added bonus is your hands won’t smell of garlic! Kids have fun rolling the wheel, too. If you’ve got a child in the kitchen getting fidgety while you’re cooking, the GarlicZoom is a must-have.
Chef’n GarlicZoom. ©Reel Chow
We recently hosted a Reel Chow wine and cheese pairing at our loft. It was a way for me to try new one-bites and explore some delicious new flavors with cheeses and wines we hadn’t tried before. A ton of work went into the event, but it was totally worth the effort.
We keep meeting wonderful vendors at farmers’ markets. There’s something that feels so great about purchasing from the friendly face of a small business owner at a farmers’ market, as opposed to a clerk in a store. Even if the vendor at a farmers’ market didn’t make, bake, or grow the food, there’s just something better about the whole experience. Jenn feels the same way.
