Pork with carrot

2 medium heads garlic 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil 3 Turkish or 1 1/2 California bay leaves 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1 cup) 1[...]

2 carrots (peeled and sliced) 2 celery ribs (chopped) 1 leek (split,wash and chopped- white and light green part) 10 ounces mild Rotel Tomatoes 14 1/2 ounces[...]

1 carrot , trimmed 1 onion , peeled 4 stalks celery 2-3 juniper berries 1 allspice berry 2 cloves 2 peppercorns 4 ounces dry porcini mushrooms, soaked in 1[...]