Roasted Garlic

Now, I know it isn't much - just cluster of garlic cloves, dribbled with olive oil, covered with foil and roasted in a muffin tin in the oven. Easy enough, right? Right. So why did it take me so long to do it?

Probably because when the recipe called for roasted garlic, I did two things. First, I said to myself, I don't know how to do that which also translates as, I can't do that. And, second, I said to myself, I'm too busy; I don't have the time. And, instead, I would mince fresh garlic.

And so, the other day, when I made the vegetable dish that calls for roasted garlic I stopped the two point rabbit trail my brain started to go down and said, instead, of course you can make this.

I googled 'roasted garlic' and followed the instructions. And indeed I could do this. Yes, it took a little longer but it was, oh, so satisfying. And now I keep cloves of roasted garlic in my fridge, ready to add to my cooking.

Part of my slowdown life strategy is to interrupt the busyness of cooking the same meals, the same way. The faster I rush through this, the sooner I'll get to that, and then I can rest. Or so I thought. But the busyness of life will never be done. And I found that I was in a constant state of rush trying to get through my bottomless to do list. I found that the more you run, the less you get done.

Now I know to take time out to do things that energise me and that includes trying something different in the kitchen - one of my de-stress zones. I'm learning that I get more done, the less I run.