Yes, so the French cooking continues here, and that means lots of GARLIC. I love garlic, but peeling it is such a chore sometimes, which is why I am SO excited about this garlic peeler.
Maybe some of you have already discovered this little gem, but it was new to me and I'm still reeling over how ingenious it is. You just roll a clove of garlic inside this rubber tube a few times, and it removes the skin completely---in about three seconds. That's right. It completely peels the clove in seconds. The first time I did this, I actually jumped back and gasped! I couldn't believe it. It worked so well, that I decided to peel two whole heads of garlic while I was at it for convenience sake. My hand was tired after all that rolling, but I had weeks worth of garlic ready and waiting, which I stored in this covered glass dish inside the fridge. So worth it in the end; as a huge time saver. You do need to rinse the skins out of the plastic tube every so often otherwise it loses its friction power, but other than that, I couldn't find anything wrong with it. Oh, and it comes in a cute little case for storing too. Found it on-line here.
And thanks everybody for the cookbook suggestions, I'm going to keep my eyes peeled for them. (no pun intended!)
