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PHOTO: Masterchefing with the basics

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IN A bid to help ward off winter bugs, I’ve been pulling out the big guns every second night. Yes, my weapons of choice during those nightly Masterchef moments are one of these:

garlic
Garlic

and one of these:

onion
Onion

Don’t mess with me colds and flus. You’ll only come off second best.

Will these two be featuring in your meal tonight?

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34 responses to “PHOTO: Masterchefing with the basics”

  1. Me 'N my Monkeys Avatar
    Me ‘N my Monkeys

    We use garlic and onion in almost every meal.
    My little guys fav food at the moment is Garlic butter on hot toast.

    This year it doesn’t seem to matter how much garlic we eat the colds just keep coming.

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Ooh, garlic butter on toast is yum! So great when the kids love it too.
      I agree. Even the best immune building foods don’t seem to be keeping colds at bay this year! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Kate @ Puddles and Gumboots Avatar
    Kate @ Puddles and Gumboots

    I’ve been putting garlic in everything too lately 🙂

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      I love it! Although, I’m sure the people I breathe on don’t!!!! 😉

      Reply
  3. Moodi Mumma Avatar
    Moodi Mumma

    Mmm I love cooking with Garlic and Onion :o) Happy WW xox

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Yes, it’ll definitely be on our menu tonight. Spaghetti bolognese or lasagne, I think!

      Reply
  4. Trish Avatar
    Trish

    Oh no not you too.
    Happy WW.
    Thanks for your comment and linking up. Such a beautiful image of the garlic

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Thanks Trish. Was fun to play around with photographing food rather than kids for a change!!! LOL! 😉
      Hope the sniffles don’t hang around your house too long! x

      Reply
  5. Lifeasmummymax Avatar
    Lifeasmummymax

    Hope it helps! The flu and cold bugs seem to be horrible this year! Great pics aswell. Love the garlic one 🙂 Happy WW!

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Thanks for that! Yes, I swear the cold and flu strains get worse every year!! 🙂

      Reply
  6. Emma Avatar
    Emma

    I had a small dose of a cold at the start of winter but (touch wood) have escaped sickness since. Garlic and onion are definitely a good idea, though.
    Hope they keep the lurgies at bay at your place 🙂

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      So far, so good, Emma. I think all that garlic is working. We had spaghetti bolognese last night, so we’ve all had a big hit to do us for two days!! hehe!! 😉

      Reply
  7. Skyelee Avatar
    Skyelee

    These two are staples in my cooking, I can get my onions chopped without crying!
    May have helped ward of the colds this winter but not the gastro 🙁 Happy W.W!

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Oh no, Skyelee. Gastro is not fun at all. Fingers crossed, we’ve avoided it this year, but had a bad run with it last year (pardon the pun!).

      Reply
  8. georgi Avatar
    georgi

    yes, lots of garlic recently! I really like roasting it in the oven with onions and some vegetables then making that into a pasta sauce .. makes the garlic flavour more smoky and less obvious. x

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      That sounds delicious, Georgi. I’ll be trying that for sure! Thanks. x

      Reply
  9. Ash Avatar
    Ash

    Must get me some more garlic! Will’s favourite thing is garlic bread! There are some great ideas in the comments here!

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      There sure are, Ash. We planted a bit of garlic last year and ended up with the most incredible crop. Thankfully it lasts well.

      Reply
  10. Grace Avatar
    Grace

    I use a generous serve of each in EVERYTHING ! Without them, I just think food tastes bland…although my breath is something to be well clear off 🙂

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Totally agree, Grace – on the blandness, not your breath!!! 😉

      Reply
  11. Gemma Avatar
    Gemma

    you can never have too much garlic and onion!

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Too right, Gemma. Totally agree. 🙂

      Reply
  12. Caz Avatar
    Caz

    I love garlic and onions. And yes – great for winter colds too. But for some reason this winter they really haven’t helped ….. been a bad winter for cold and flu.

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      You’re right there, Caz. We seem to have one cold on top of the other lately. Although, (touch wood) we’re cold and flu free right at the minute!

      Reply
  13. Tat Avatar
    Tat

    Love your weapons… When I send my husband to the shops with a request to buy onion, he usually comes back with one onion! So we always run out.

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      LOL!! Oh dear, Tat. We grew the garlic and onions. We had a mass crop of garlic, but not a huge amount of onions. Was nice to be able to eat something out of the garden for a change.

      Reply
  14. Missy Boo Avatar
    Missy Boo

    Some garlic made it into our meal tonight (the last of the rainbow trout we caught). Hope your weapons work!

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      It’s been so long since I’ve had rainbow trout. Yum! As kids we spent most of our weekends in Tasmania’s lakes area fishing, so trout was a bit of a staple. And yes, so far so good on the colds front! 🙂

      Reply
  15. Cathy Avatar
    Cathy

    love the smell of garlic…although I’m not so sure I should be admitting to that 🙂

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      I totally agree, Cathy. There’s nothing better than walking into a room where garlic is being cooked. Later, on your breath, not so good!!! 😉

      Reply
  16. Pieces of Sunshine Avatar
    Pieces of Sunshine

    Smart idea, good weapons!

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Hehe!! They’re proving very handy! 🙂

      Reply
  17. Veronica Avatar
    Veronica

    I came back from Melbourne with a lurgy, so we’ve had A LOT of garlic being used here. I also love cider vinegar and honey in warm water for sore throats and cold-y feelings.

    Reply
    1. Kel Avatar
      Kel

      Oh, that’s no good, Veronica. After reading your post earlier about cidar vinegar and honey, I still haven’t been able to come at the idea!! Hehe!
      Hope that cold moves on quickly for you! xx

      Reply

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