Vinegar (for Paint-Hardened Brushes) 1  1. Soak the brush in vinegar for an hour. 2  2. Place the brush in an old pot and cover it with vinegar. 3  3. Bring the vinegar to a boil on the stove.  4. Remove the brush and let it 1  cool. 5. Comb the brush bristles.  6. Rinse the 1  brush. 7. Repeat as necessary.  8. Let the brush dry.
Herb Garlic Oil. This is a basic garlic oil that can be used as a dipping sauce for bread, the oil half of an Italian vinaigrette, or as the base for Mediterranean-style cooking.
Garlic can enhance all sorts of dishes and has some health benefits. Roasting garlic tempers its intense taste and makes it readily spreadable. This means you can spread it on bread. Or, add the roasted garlic to meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and herb pastes where the less intense taste won't overpower other flavors. While whole garlic bulbs are often roasted unpeeled, it's even easier to roast and work with pre-peeled individual cloves.