GARLIC- Jul 15, 2009 - Americans consume 250 million pounds of garlic (Vegetable) cloves per year. Now, these garlic cloves, which are only 3 calories each (Vegetable), are spreading like butter when using a new kitchen gadget called a GarlicBOSS. It's available online at www.garlicboss.com. This is how it works: after attaching a fresh garlic clove underneath a GarlicBOSS, use the GarlicBOSS to spread garlic flavor directly on a variety of foods. The amount and intensity of garlicky flavor depends on how aggressively the garlic is applied. It covers food surfaces evenly and releases garlic juices until the garlic clove disappears. All the garlic flavor is applied without using fingers, protecting fingers from garlic smell and from cross-flavor contamination. The elegant all-stainless-steel GarlicBOSS is a new and innovative way to utilize the 250 million pounds of garlic Americans are eating. Reference: FruitsandVeggiesMatter.gov "Vegetable of the Month: Garlic" http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/garlic.html.

SUMMERTIME Outdoor Grilled Garlic Bread

Ingredients:

1 loaf ciabatta bread

3-4 fresh garlic cloves

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

sea salt to taste

fresh ground black pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat outdoor grill to medium-high. Cut bread into 1/4 inch slices. Place bread on grill and grill bread approximatley 4 minutes on each side until grill marks appear. Remove bread from grill and while bread is still warm use a garlicboss to spread garlic on boths sides of bread. Brush olive oil on the garlic bread, season with cheese, salt and pepper to taste. Serve.