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.
Garlic is generally used as a spice or a seasoning rather than as a vegetable due to its extremely strong flavour. Garlic grows in large papery heads. A novice mistake is to massively overgarlic things by following instructions incorrectly. Remember that the large bulb of garlic you buy is NOT one 'clove'. The whole garlic is called a 'head' or 'knob'. Each small, individual segment of a garlic head is a clove.