There's A First Time To...Roast Garlic In 30 Minutes

Yes, that's right. You read that correctly...30 minutes. Roasting garlic is something that I've tried exactly once before. I couldn't even bear to look at the roasted garlic mashed potatoes I made because I was so sick of the garlic smell by the time we got to eating.

When I wanted to make some roasted garlic for the mayonnaise in the cuban hamburgers, I hit Google and found a Rachael Ray method for roasting in 30 minutes. I was all "say whaaaa?", then got down to business.

On a side note, I still remember my rather disappointing book signing with Rachael Ray. I was a die-hard fan. Watched 30 minute meals religiously and made a few of the dishes when I started out cooking. I even bought a Yum-O shirt to wear the wonderful day that I would get to meet Rachael and we would become best friends.

While I was waiting in line, a woman came up to me crying. She wanted Rachael to sign a book for her dad as a Father's Day gift, but they had turned her away due to time constraints. I'm a sucker. I get to Rachael and place my three books on the table (mine, my sister's, and random lady's). I didn't get much more than a passing nod and a scribble from her Sharpie...and my time was over. She must have had writer's cramp. Writer's cramp would make me cranky too.

Oh yeah, roasting garlic...

Preheat your oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit .

Separate the cloves of garlic, sprinkle with olive oil, salt, and pepper. Rachael says that this process can be used for heads of garlic. I only used three cloves because that's all that I needed.