Great Tips

I spent yesterday morning at a cooking demonstration having a lovely time, enjoyable company, learning some new cooking tips, and then eating a delicious lunch. Two tips in particular caught my attention, from a Parkinson's point of view. Having poor dexterity in my fingers, peeling cloves of garlic is not only frustrating, but close to impossible. By smashing a whole bulb of garlic with a wooden mallet easily separated the cloves, which were then put into a stainless steel bowl, with an identical bowl place on top (creating a domed effect). By holding the two bowls in place and shaking vigorously (the shaking part is no problem!) after just a minute, the fine paper like skins had miraculously come off the individual cloves. The other amazing tip was something I had not seen but has possibly been on the market for a while. Silicone circular disks (they come in 3 different colours and sizes) which can not only be used as saucepan lids, but more interestingly to a PD sufferer, can be placed on top of a bowl and once pressed down, create an airtight seal - much like using cling wrap. I HATE cling wrap with a vengeance since having PD, and struggle and fight, often throwing it back in the drawer in pure frustration. So guess what I'll be on the lookout for when my daughter takes me out today!