A beautiful piece, a cooking book which also contains history is always a plus (and is a must for me !)
The Garlic Companion is enjoyable to read and reach for, beautiful pictures and presentation !

I received a copy of this audiobook from netGalley for a honest review.

This book is beautiful. I don't think I'll ever have the opportunity or be in the position to grow garlic like these people do but it's amazing to look at. All the growing, cooking, crafting and decorating ideas in this book are impressive. I didn't know there were so many kinds of garlic, let alone different types. I have visions of throwing a garlic themed bash now!

This is a very informative book about garlic! The history and different varieties of garlic are fascinating.
The recipes looked delicious and I was especially surprised by the sweet garlic dishes! I would love to try them out!
The pictures look amazing and appetizing! If you ever wanted to know anything about garlic, this is the perfect book for you.

A big thanks to NetGalley and the publisher Storey Publishing for giving me the opportunity to read an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

Garlic lovers unite and buy this book! From from types to tips, The Garlic Companion is a charming miscellany of art, info, and recipes. The garlic confit is first up on my to-be-made list. Highly recommended.

Thank you to NetGalley, Kristin Graves, and Story Publishing for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

All you might ever need to know about garlic - the history and folk-lore, hardneck versus softneck, varieties (US mainly, not Europe), recipes by season focusing on the garlic itself rather than just a condiment/base which this means mainly things like pesto, garlic butters and the like; uses of whole heads, cloves, scapes, roasted, cured; crafts - place settings, wreaths, head dresses; lifting, drying, storing, plaiting; cultivation - timing, soil, ripening. All illustrated with lovely coloured photographs. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an advance copy.

Let me just start out by saying if you love garlic, you’ll LOVE this garlic companion book. Over 200 pages of history, variety, advice, tips, and recipes…all centered around a root plant that tastes delicious in pretty much everything!

My family is garlic obsessed. We would eat it on ice cream…if that tasted good. lol But seriously, we grow it, dehydrate it, and eat it. A LOT. And even though I thought I was a bit of a garlic specialist, I stand corrected because Kristin Graves presented information I’d never learned about.

✅ So many delicious recipes I can’t wait to try!
✅ So many tips for planting and storing garlic!
✅ And the history! So many varieties with varying health benefits I never knew about!

Can you tell this book excited me? But seriously, if you love garlic, cooking, or just interesting facts, The Garlic Companion by Kristin Graves is the books for you!

𝙄 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙖 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙤𝙥𝙮 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠. 𝘼𝙡𝙡 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙮 𝙤𝙬𝙣.

I can't wait for my upcoming garlic harvest this summer. This will be my second year growing garlic in grow bags in my backyard garden, and this book was very informative and got me even more excited. The book was interesting, easy to follow, and had some great pictures. It began by sharing some history of garlic and the different types of garlic and then went on to offer some recipes and craft ideas. It also explained how to grow and preserve garlic. This book would be an excellent gift for anyone who likes garlic and enjoys cooking or gardening.

This book is a farmer's celebration of garlic - it is a cry of love for a condiment appreciated all over the world.
There are recipes and crafts and beautiful imagery of garlic as well as gardening instructions and variety descriptions. It is an unusual and beautiful coffee-table book and will certainly offer new ways of preparing garlic.
I must admit that I'm not a big fan of fermented black garlic which has a big place in this book, I have tried a few times and attempted to cook with it without feeling too enthused about the results - but this book made me want to experiment with again.
Would highly recommend to people enjoying the country life, or with a big cooking interest.

Whether you're an expert gardener or a novice cook, there's something for everyone to learn in this beautiful, well-paced guide to garlic!

This is such a beautiful in-depth approach to my personal favorite, garlic. The recipes are simple but really impactful and there are a few that I can't wait to give a try. This is a really great kitchen companion for the times you want to learn more than you thought you'd want to! So good! And the photography is gorgeous.

I freaking loved this book! I learned so much about garlic and the recipes were fabulous. I will definitely gift this book to other garlic lovers as soon as it is published and available in Germany!

This book is a wonderful combination of great photography and all you could ever want to know about garlic. A must for any garlic fan, and a great gift for someone who enjoys their garlic. This has everything from how to grow it, through descriptions of the many varieties to what to cook with it and a ton of other ways to use it and all its parts. The floral decorations were a particular eye opener to me as well as the number of varieties of garlic that you can buy and grow. Fascinating and highly recommended.

I found this book very interesting and full of useful information. Absolutely beautiful photos are additional plus. Few nice cooking recipes (I will check at least few of them) and other creations with garlic bulbs, so nice. Sensible tips for people who decide to have their try with growing garlic. I have to say I like author's writing style, easy to follow. Overall very nice book.

The Garlic Companion focuses on the different ways you can cook, grow, and store garlic. The cookbook starts with a little history and knowledge about garlic. The pictures in this book are beautiful and the food looks so good!

The sections are
KNOW AND LOVE the wonderful world of garlic
COOK AND EAT recipes celebrating garlicky goodness
MAKE AND CELEBRATE crafts for garlic gathering
PLANT AND GROW cultivate your own garlic crop
HARVEST AND STORE picking and preserving garlic

Each recipe has a picture, information on the recipe, serving size, ingredients, and directions. The recipes are straightforward and has a really nice flow.

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The photography in this book is stunning. Every page is like a mini garlic celebration, making you appreciate this humble ingredient on a whole new level. The recipes are where this book really shines. There are some classic garlic dishes, but then it throws in black garlic recipes which I'm looking forward to trying. There are sections on garlic crafts (yes, garlic crafts!), plus solid advice on growing your own garlic, storing it properly, and preserving it. Definitely one for the cookbook bookshelf!

A brilliant book if you’re curious about garlic planting/harvesting. There are some silly sections (throwing a garlic themed party), but overall the book is very informative.

Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for giving me this eArc to review.

This is a great book all about garlic that shows the difference between softneck and hardneck and other species. There are a lot of recipes to choose from that are easily laid out which means that they are very easy to follow. I would recommend this for any garlic lover.

I received a free ebook copy from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

The Garlic Companion is an interesting cookbook/history of garlic in agriculture and food. There’s lots of unique recipes and uses for garlic that I definitely wouldn’t have thought of, and seeing how garlic has been used is quite cool. I honestly didn’t know that there were that many varieties of garlic! Everyone should have a good garlic confit in their repertoire, and there are many more ideas. Now garlic & honey sorbet? Nope, wouldn’t have come up with that one on my own. But hey, why not? I’ll try most things once! Definitely worth looking at, if you’d like to broaden your culinary horizons with a seemingly common ingredient!

Are you a vampire?
-Yes? -> Then this book is NOT for you.
-No? -> Do you love garlic?
---------Yes! -> This book is for you!
---------No! -> This book is not for you!
Me? I LOVE garlic. When a recipe calls for garlic or garlic powder, I put in extra. Sometimes double, but really I don't know because I do the "stop when your ancestors tell you its enough" thing.
This book is set up into 5 different sections and I'm going to give you a brief overview because this is not just a cookbook, it's so much more!
♥ Section 1: History of garlic in medicine, cuisine, media. Understanding the different species/types of garlic, ex: hard neck & soft neck. These species have a different flavor profile (?) I'm not a professional chef so I don't know if that's the right phrasing but they each bring a different taste to a dish. (Side note I would LOVE to go to the garlic festival!)
♥ Section 2: Recipes! There's seasonal recipes and peeling tips. I love the garlic bread recipe (a classic) and I'm excited to try the black garlic chocolate and the garlic scape salsa!
♥ Section 3: Crafts: use garlic to decorate the dinner table, place settings, your home (keep vampires out), or use it to make a bouquet or a flower/garlic crown.
♥ Section 4: Grow your own. Simply stated, learn how to grown your own garlic!
♥ Section 5: Storing and preserving. Pretty self explanatory here!
I absolutely love how in depth this book goes on garlic. Which it absolutely should with the title "The Garlic Companion" and honestly it did not disappoint. This truly is a garlic lover's best friend!

Thank you to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for the ARC! ♥

Most of us love garlic. I grew up without it - until my mother had an emergency and a neighbor fed us kids aglio olio for lunch. I was crazy about it. So I became a garlic lover. I planted garlic in my flower beds last fall in an attempt to keep rabbits out. Maybe it will work, maybe it won't, but I'll have lots of garlic soon.

First I want to note that the book is filled with beautiful and helpful photographs.

This book is interesting, as well as beautiful and useful. It starts with a section on growing garlic, historical garlic, and types of garlic. The author also covers where to find fresh garlic, and garlic festivals. And then what I was most interested in - garlic recipes! There are recipes for fresh garlic, roasted garlic, garlic scapes, black garlic, and garlic powder. There are even suggestions on how to decorate with garlic, instructions for garlic braiding, and other ideas.

Lastly, there are instructions on how to plant and harvest garlic. I've never done it before so I learned some interesting tips. I learned how to harvest, dry and store. This was a very useful book for me. I expect that it will be helpful and interesting to many people - even if you don't plan to grow your own.