Roasted Garlic Cloves. Like brussels sprouts, garlic transforms when roasted. The long, slow cooking mellows the garlic's bite and leaves rich, deep flavor and silky texture in its place.

You can leave the fresh garlic cloves in big pieces, so the chopping is more streamlined. The macaroni and cheese can be baked in a large baking dish or several smaller ramekins for individual servings. I keep roasted garlic in my fridge so i just used about 15 cloves, pushed them through the garlic press & then halved the rest of the recipe for slices of toast since it was just hubby.