I love the stuff. This past weekend a long-time friend came to visit. He brought me these, which he grew. Nice! I have been enjoying his home-grown garlic for years. It is vastly superior to that bleached out stuff at the local chain.
Here, it is currently too darn hot to run an oven for long, but if you have never tried roasting garlic...try doing so. Just pop a whole head in a 375-400 F oven for ~30-45 min (hard to over roast but the larger heads need more time). If you want to get fancy, first trim the top and wrap in aluminum foil.
The stuff comes out as this incredibly rich, spreadable, paste - you, literally, squeeze it out of the cloves. It loses the bite and gains in savory like you wouldn't believe. As my basil gets big, I see some pesto being made soon - with pine nuts, Reggiano and premium olive oil - absolutely fantastic!