Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Cry for help

Tonight I made this Shrimp Scampi and this Cheesy Garlic Bread for Justin's birthday dinner. Needless to say, there was a lot of garlic involved. Whenever I cook with garlic, my fingers smell like it for days. How can I get rid of the stank?





10 comments:

Anonymous said... 1

Try either vinegar or lemon Juice.

Wash your hands in the above - thoroughly. It helps

Grandma

Stephanie said... 2

See, I'm a freak. I love that garlic smell. I also have an unhealthy love for garlic. Mmmm.

Leah said... 3

I don't touch it much. I do peel the cloves, but I put them in my garlic press and then I use a knife to scrape it off the press. I then use a knife to dig what's left out to throw it away. So I've never had a problem. But I've seen some kind of metal soap-like bar that's supposed to take the smell off your hands.

Katie B said... 4

I love the smell and taste, but I don't want my hands to smell like it! I try to avoid touching it as much as possible (I peel it and then mince it in my mini Cuisinart), but I still end up smelling.

Thanks for the tip, Grandma. I'll try the vinegar. I've tried lemon juice, and it doesn't seem to help.

Stephanie said... 5

I guess it's just another one of my freaky quirks. I'm such a weirdo.

Leah said... 6

And I love this shrimp scampi recipe. I haven't made it in a long time, though.

Anonymous said... 7

Lauren or Taylor taught me to put the clove of garlic with the skin on in the garlic press. the skin stays in the garlic press. Works great. Use a knife so you never have to touch it. Your Scampi sounds wonderful. Aunt Mary

Katie B said... 8

Interesting, Aunt Mary. So you just put the whole thing in the garlic press? I'll have to try that.

katie said... 9

I don't know how to get rid of it, but I can definitely relate! Oh well. It is the spooky season. Why not use your stinky garlic-fingers as vampire repellent?

Anonymous said... 10

yep. MM