Garlic is one of those flavours that is just an essential in my kitchen. It can add that much needed bite to a sauce a fabulous base to a sugo and an essential with Italian roasted potatoes. So I do use garlic more or less every day and in most dishes (no vampires will be knocking on my door).

So treat day it was for me yesterday. I put my cookbook addiction to one side only for a day, (only a day!!). I can’t be doing with clothes shopping, so I hit my local department store and, dah dah I introduce you to my new ‘Joseph Joseph garlic press’.

Not only is it sleek in style, stainless steel, it is also incredibly durable. In other words, not breakable. I am clumsy and have broken maybe 3 garlic press thingies over  the last year!! So how could I resist. Exactly, I couldn’t. I had to have it, my new essential. Bargain price of £16.00. Money well spent and a very happy Carmela too.

If you too love garlic and use it often in cooking, invest in one or pop it onto your Christmas list. Easy to clean, just rinse. Fabulous.

Carmela x