Garlic truffles anyone?

[Panache]

You never know, garlic (when cooked whole) is actually sweet. You only get the intense "hot" flavor when you cut them up and the little cell walls of the garlic clove are broken , leading to a whole lot of fun chemical changes.

I'm not saying they will be good, but you never know.

The history of the culinary arts is filled with weird little accidents that became classics.

Sounds to me like you did the best you could in the situation.

Cheers

Jamie

[davedove]

The history of the culinary arts is filled with weird little accidents that became classics.

I'm convinced that many of the traditional ethinic recipes were actually the result of some less than wealthy wife looking through her pantry to find something for supper. She didn't have enough of any one ingredient to make a full meal for her family, so she just threw several things together to see what happened. I'm sure that sometimes the family ate it because it was the only food, but often a delightful combination was discovered.

[Robin]

I'm convinced that many of the traditional ethinic recipes were actually the result of some less than wealthy

So true...many famous dishes used to be poor man's food found in the garden or on the shore...snails, frog's legs, mussels etc.



And an example of what went wrong, but became famous...

Tarte Tatin

[Dirk Skene]

....And an example of what went wrong, but became famous...
Tarte Tatin

And one of my absolute favorite desserts of all time.