1. Prep the Bacon and Onions. 1  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. 2  Drain bacon on paper towels, reserving 2 tablespoons of the drippings in the pan. 3  Add 1/2 cup chopped onion (about 1 small) to the reserved drippings. 4  Cook and stir over medium heat about 4 minutes or until the onion is tender. Let the salty liquid drain from the beans, then rinse the beans under cool running water and allow the water to drain. 2  Repeat with each can. 3  Baked Beans Tip: Draining and rinsing helps reduce the sodium in the bean recipe.
1 Garlic can be planted in the spring as soon as the ground can be worked, but fall planting is recommended for most gardeners. Plant in the fall and youâll find that your bulbs are bigger and more flavorful when you harvest the next summer.  In areas that get a hard frost, plant garlic 6 to 8 weeks before that frost.
Very few recipes other than roasted garlic call for you to cook the the entire head of garlic at one time. When cooking with garlic, youâre almost always using just a few cloves from the head or bulb. A head of garlic (also called a bulb) is shown to the right, with one of its cloves pulled away and peeled. If youâre new to cooking with garlic itâs very common to get confused as to what is a clove of garlic and what a head of garlic is. A clove of garlic will go a long way in most dishes.