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Baked Garlic

Regular readers will remember that I posted last week on a Neighborhood Dinner Party I am having this Saturday.  On the menu was Baked Garlic and TJ’s Special Sipping Sauce as appetizers.  When creating the menu for I always look for courses that will compliment the main dish and is fairly easy to prepare and easy on the budget.  I first had the baked garlic at a restaurant in Chicago, Bistro 110, in Watertower Place.  They served it with hot and crunchy french bread and salty butter.  The smell of the sweet garlic added to the whole Bistro experience.

The purpose, at least for me, of serving appetizers is to give me a little more time in the kitchen once the guests arrive and prior to the meal. sometimes I serve it in the kitchen with drinks and sometimes I serve it in another room, depending on how much confusion in going on in the kitchen at the time.

For this meal I am serving this garlic along with TJ’s Special Dipping Sauce.  This dipping sauce came about when my brother-in-law, not the rocket scientist for those frequent readers out there, took us to dinner and raved about the dipping sauce.  We put together the recipe from what we remember we tasted in the dipping sauce.

Bottom line is keep your appetizers reasonable from a preparation standpoint and also remember that if your guests fill up on appetizers they won’t have room for the wonder main course you worked so hard on.

Baked Garlic

Cut just the very top off the garlic; pour oil over garlic. Salt and pepper to taste. Wrap garlic in aluminum foil and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until soft. Remove from foil, and plate. Serve with toast points, warm, crunchy french bread or crackers.