Garlic! Garlic! Garlic!

Cooking with garlic, Growing garlic,

Braiding garlic, Tasting garlic,

And more garlic fun.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

1:00 - 3:30 p.m

$30 per person

Location: Nisse Farm (near Manteno, Illinois)

Calling all true garlic lovers and we mean garlic lovers!!!!

Are your co-workers ready with the breath mints when you return from lunch?
Are you willing to tear up a portion of your backyard so you can enjoy the taste of fresh garlic?
Has your Uncle the Count recently returned from Transylvania?
Would you like to learn how to get more garlic in your diet?

Garlic Braiding

If you answered yes to any of the above, this entire afternoon devoted to garlic is for you. This is not for the faint of taste buds.

Guia Hoffman, chef of the Greenhouse Bed and Breakfast and Julie Larsen, former chef of New Day Café will be your guides through this garlic odyssey.

Learn how to grow and harvest garlic even in a very small garden.
Learn to braid multiple heads of garlic for storage and display.
An entire menu will be prepared using garlic in every course, from soup to dessert.
Taste several varieties of garlic (there are hundreds) and see if you can tell the subtle differences between them.

Each attendee will receive their very own bulb of Transylvanian garlic!
Yes - there really is a Transylvanian garlic.

Garlic is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in our climate. Come learn how.

If you are planning to attend, please register online, send us an email, or
call Julie at 708-828-4325.
--Thank You --

Bio: Guia Hoffman

Guia enjoys the challenge of preparing simple and creative – yet nourishing – culinary delights. She owns and operates The Greenhouse Bed and Breakfast located two miles from Stelle. Guia received Culinary Art training in Joliet, Illinois, and is a member of the American Culinary Federation. She has been involved with the Stelle community for 24 years and is known for her healthful, delectable culinary masterpieces.

Guia’s attention shifted to cooking after she moved to the United States and realized that despite America's wealth, there were many deficiencies in the American diet. Prior to this, Guia had received a Bachelor’s degree from the University of the East, Manila, Philippines, majoring in Accounting with a minor in Banking and Finance.

Bio: Julie Larsen

Julie lives on the 5 acre Nisse Farm outside Manteno, Illinois with her husband Jim and daughter Grace (as well as Zorro her pet goat, a couple llamas, a flock of chickens, and two beehives). She has a passion for sustainable living, holds a masters degree in environmental biology, has operated an organic flower and vegetable farm, and was chef/owner of the New Day cafe in Chicago. She is also CSC's Outreach Coordinator.