The Official Garlic Lovers' Handbook

And I quote, "What I think I appreciate most about the Handbook is that it explains how garlic can find its right use depending on its variety, the time of year it is picked, and the kinds of foods with which it is served. All ingredients can be understood this way and need to be understood this way. Garlic is perhaps the first food that taught me this important lesson." Written in 1986 at the beginning of the national shift in taste toward garlic and other formerly shunned flavors in American cooking, this slim volume is a wealth of miscellany about garlic and a menu-oriented recipe book combined. L.J. Harris is a lively and compelling writer on a subject about which he is avowedly passionate. The Garlic Flan with Sweet-Sour Orange Chile Sauce is very good.