I love cold artichoke! Possibly more than freshly cooked artichoke, but freshly cooked is also very good. Just plain, or drizzled with lemon, or dipping the leaves in mayo or butter. It's all good. Stuffd artichokes I don't understand, that seems like too much work. I do want to try roast artichokes, though, now that I am aware of how to make that happen, since roasting makes everything more delicious and artichokes are already so delicious.
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-t - Apr 28, 2014 11:40:46 am PDT #26336 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
-t - Apr 28, 2014 11:41:51 am PDT #26337 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dang, that's like a filibuster.
Sophia Brooks - Apr 28, 2014 11:43:34 am PDT #26338 of 30000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here
I still don't understand why there is Purell in my work bathroom. Dudes, is Purell not for the times when you DON'T have soap and water available? Oy.
It is like that here, too, and I am in a medical center/nursing school! I think they should have them in the elevator or stairways.
Juliebird - Apr 28, 2014 11:51:16 am PDT #26339 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
Loser that I am, my power is shut off. Losers that my neighbors, I never got the letter notifying me of the date of shut off (we share mailbox and what few mail I get sits on their fridge for a bit -this doesn't relieve me if my own culpability, but it doesn't help either).
Burrell - Apr 28, 2014 12:04:54 pm PDT #26340 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I love cold artichoke!
Now I know! I bought more to cook up for tonight's dinner too. I am hoping there will be leftovers again but I only bought 3 today. (As a side note, yay! for that time of year when the 99 cent artichokes appear in TJs!)
meara - Apr 28, 2014 12:09:28 pm PDT #26341 of 30000
I don't even know how to cook an artichoke. And I'm not entirely sure I'd know how to eat one, either, unless it comes in a can as "artichoke hearts"
lisah - Apr 28, 2014 12:11:34 pm PDT #26342 of 30000
Punishingly Intricate
I know how to eat them but have never been brave enough to cook them.
-t - Apr 28, 2014 12:16:03 pm PDT #26343 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
They are easy to cook! Steam for 45 minutes to an hour, or microwave for 7 min/lb and let rest for a minute or two before eating. I've seen complicated instructions involving cutting off tips or removing outer leaves or even more wacky stuff that I didn't even register because none of that is necessary.
I'm not gonna tell you they are easy to eat. You do have to get the hang of it. But so delicious!
Connie Neil - Apr 28, 2014 12:33:06 pm PDT #26344 of 30000
brillig
Aren't artichokes the things where you only eat a bit of the bottom of the leaf?
Burrell - Apr 28, 2014 12:36:54 pm PDT #26345 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I steam them as -t says. Back when I was just cooking for myself I didn't do much prep, but the kids eat them more happily if I cut off the prickly tops and pull off the tough outer leaves. They are a bit of job to eat, but that is a plus if you like to play with your food. The only tricky part is using a spoon to scoop out the inner part of the flower after you've nommed all the leaves, and then you get to nom on the heart!