I made a pasta salad recipe tonight that called for 4 cloves of garlic. Our entire family loves garlic though, so I added ten cloves of garlic instead!
Mrs. Bee told me that I hadn't added enough garlic, and I ended up frying up a bunch of minced garlic to add to the pasta salad. Basically you can't add too much garlic to meals in our family.
When you see garlic in your recipes, do you double/triple/increase the number of recommended cloves?
papaya / 10343 posts
Yep we add a ton. We both really like garlic. It would not be unusual for me to use 8-10 cloves to make enough garlic bread for just 2 people so… 
clementine / 984 posts
Yep! I just read "garlic" and ignore the amount and put in what I think would work best. Like you guys, never enough!
coconut / 8483 posts
Ah no I always stick to the amount. One time a recipe called for 1 clove and DH put in the entire bulb (is that the right term?) in huge chunks and it has grossed me out ever since!
nectarine / 2220 posts
DH jokes that garlic is the only seasoning I know. So yeah.. I'm a bit of an addict.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Mrs. Champagne: I feel so close to your DH right now! I love anyone who loves garlic.
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
I wish. DH doesnt like it so i have to half it or omit completely 
honeydew / 7917 posts
Love garlic but DH is more sensitive to huge amounts in his food. I stick with 3-4 cloves per dish.
persimmon / 1328 posts
I am pretty sure I never read how much garlic is supposed to go in. 
garlic!
pomelo / 5228 posts
Nope, I leave it out entirely now, onions and garlic are poison for my digestion
coffee bean / 43 posts
Oh yeah!! Can never have enough! Although, I think my husband and I are becoming desensitized, so when I'm cooking for others I try to tone it way down.
bananas / 9118 posts
Yes, there are very few occasions where too much garlic has been used! Usually the more, the better!
blogger / nectarine / 2608 posts
I love garlic. It depends on the recipe, though. I also like things to taste balanced, so if the overall flavor I'm going for isn't "garlic flavor" I will play by the rules. I do make it a point to purchase decent garlic, though. I plan to plant some next year. I'm not much of a gardener, but there is nothing worse than not having good garlic on hand.
honeydew / 7488 posts
I usually double the garlic, but today we had Korean BBQ for lunch and I had to many raw garlic and am literally exuding garlic.. I couldn't even eat dinner since I'm still digesting the garlic. Safe to say I will be taking it easy on garlic for a few days. I'm sure I'll be back though!
cantaloupe / 6397 posts
There is never enough garlic!!! I ignore the recipe and dump a bunch in.
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
haha probably triple if it's just for us but double if others are coming over for dinner. And we use garlic salt!
blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
We are just like you! There is no such thing as too much garlic.
What pasta salad recipe were you using? I've never added garlic to mine and that sounds so good!
pear / 1517 posts
I agree there is no such thing as too much garlic! I always go WAY above the stated amount in a recipe.
admin / wonderful grape / 20724 posts
@Mrs. Jump Rope: pasta alla checca! I'll post the recipe once I've made it a few more times!!
coconut / 8279 posts
I wish! I'm allergic/sensitive to garlic and whole cloves are the worst for me, but I love, love looove them.
bananas / 9899 posts
I loooove garlic and always add at least a little more than the recipe calls for. Same with vanilla extract.
pomelo / 5220 posts
I definitely double it at least. I think we are desensitized to it too @mrsmac!
blogger / pomelo / 5361 posts
Garlic makes me haaaaappppppyyyyy. So, yeah, just throw a ton in there, and I"m good.
grapefruit / 4235 posts
@mrbee: it depends on the ratio of the other ingredients. Sometimes I add less, sometimes I add much more.
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