For The Garlic Lovers

Hello, Garlic is one of my favorite foods and ingredients in cooking.  It is probably one of the most widely used ingredients in cuisines around the world.  According to studies, it is claimed to have many health benefits in preventing illnesses such as heart disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and even cancer.  Garlic can help with such illnesses because it is known to have many antioxidants including antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-fungal properties.  I simply love its taste and aroma.  The health benefits are icing on the cake for me.  See more insights and tips on prepping garlic in this New York Times article.

Pretty garlic plants from Botanical Garden in San Francisco

Speaking of garlic, we recently visited one of San Francisco's landmark restaurants, The Stinking Rose.  As the name implies, it serves up dishes using garlic and lots of it.  It is not only an eatery for the tourists, but locals like me enjoy this place just as much.  Here are some pictures of what we enjoyed during our recent visit:

Garlic cooked in olive oil as appetizer.  It was so good with bread.

Interesting nostalgic decor everywhere

Pork chop with glazed apples

Rabbit in tomato sauce

We were so full after the entrees and had to pass on their famous garlic ice cream.  I will definitely try it next time.


On another note, there is an annual garlic festival in Gilroy, CA every summer.  Gilroy is located about 2 hours away by car from San Francisco.  I think I need to join this festival for the first time this year, I heard there is great food and fun.  Not to be missed!


Until next post......

Can Exercise Alter the Course of Aging?

Hello, I found an interesting blog post called "Can Exercise Keep You Young?" from the New York Times website.  A doctor and his team studied how exercise affected two groups of mice in Canada.  One group was put to run on a wheel for 45 minutes three times a week and the other group was well, couch potatoes.

Guess which group became more vibrant, remained youthful looking with dark shiny fur?  Read this article.  Until next post......