We took a little trip to Howard Lake today to check out Garlic Fest. Yes, several hundred people or so there to experience all things garlic. There were people there wearing hats with garlic bulbs hanging off the back and of course a WIDE variety of attire was there.
We watched a local chef prepare garlic/cucumber soup. It was pretty interesting to watch it being made. Can't say that I tried it though. They also had a number of vendors selling different varietals of garlic, as well as other knick-knacks. (Lots of people feel the need to make homemade soaps and such. Maybe it's pretty easy to do and it smells good. Except for when you get a lot of it in a confined area.)
Probably 2 keys for the event for me was trying the garlic ice cream and the chocolate zuchinni cake. The garlic ice cream lived up to its name - pretty large pieces (in my opinion) of garlic throughout the ice cream. It was good, but I let Steve eat most of it.
To get rid of the garlic taste, I went into the little food stand and found a chocolate zuchinni cake to try. Now Steve is against all desserts that have vegetables as part of the name and recipe. So, I brought it over to where we were sitting and introduced it as just chocolate cake. He of course liked it and I asked him a couple of times - "So, you like it?" After his 2 affirmations that he indeed liked it, I let him know what was in it. Of course he had to feign indignation, but he still ended up taking a few more bites!
We left the festival with a few varieties of garlic bulb and a t-shirt of the event.
The drive was great - it was all out in the country and we just saw some neat farms, houses, etc. This one house was simply amazing with their landscaping. They had a little creek/pond in their front yard. They had all types of flowers and plants around their yard. It has to take them all weekend to keep up with the care of the lawn.
We also stopped at a great restaurant for lunch (before the garlic fest). I had the B.E.L.T. sandwich - bacon, egg, lettuce, and tomato. Such a summer sandwich - awesome!
All in all a great Saturday!
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Blasphemer!
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