LET FOOD BE YOUR MEDICINE … It was Hippocrates who said :
” Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food ”.
In winter we are exposed to colds , flu and sundry bugs . Before rushing to the Chemist ’ s , let ’ s have a look at what we have in the kitchen !
MULTI-TALENTED GARLIC
Garlic is said to have an extraordinary number of positive properties-enough to make your head whirl !
It prevents arteriosclerosis and other age-related problems , lowers blood pressure , it ’ s a natural anti-bacterial and Nature ’ s anti-biotic .
My mother used to feed us row cloves of garlic whenever stomach bugs were going around ; a bit extreme perhaps , but it worked !
One great garlic recipe is roasted garlic soup . Don ’ t worry , you will not smell of garlic for a week ! It actually has a very delicate taste , it ’ s creamy and it ’ s lovely and comforting in the cold of winter :
Ingredients for 4 : 4-5 whole heads of garlic 1kg potatoes Salt Olive oil Chicken stock Bay leaves ( optional ) Peel and roughly chop the potatoes , peel the garlic . Put potatoes and garlic in a roasting tray , drizzle with olive oil and add salt
Put the tray in pre-heated oven at 200c and leave for 30 minutes or until the potatoes and garlic get a warm golden colour and your kitchen is filled with the delicious smell !
Fill a soup pot with chicken stock , add the potatoes and garlic and a couple of bay leaves and let it simmer for about 1 hour .
Once the soup is cooled down , blitz with a hand-held blender ( take the bay leaves out first )
Enjoy with warm , crusty bread !
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