Slow Cooker Roasted Garlic Cloves
"I like to buy the big bags of peeled fresh garlic from the market (or the super big bags from Costco), and roast it all up ahead of time. Often I'll use my oven, but sometimes I want to leave the house for a bit without worrying that I'll forget to come home in time and burn the place down. "Only you can prevent kitchen fires." So, I shoveled a bunch of cloves into my big old crock pot, slathered them with olive oil, and went about my business. Admittedly a touch worried that I had just laid waste to a metric ton of garlic. Alas, my worries were in vain. Delicious roasted garlic awaited my upon my return. Yum! I portioned it out, tossed some in the freezer, and some in the fridge (and some on my toast), and went about the rest of my day. When I was ready to make it again (and take some pictures for you gorgeous people), I popped a pile into my teeny tiny cast iron, and threw it to the middle rack of the oven with the broiler on for a few minutes."