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).
Oh, no, oh, no! Spontaneous poetic exclamations. Lord, spare me college boys in love.
Dr. Walsh ,'Potential'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Juliebird - Apr 28, 2014 11:51:16 am PDT #26339 of 30000
I am the fly who dreams of the spider
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!
Burrell - Apr 28, 2014 12:38:44 pm PDT #26346 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Oh, and yes Connie. The tender inner leaves are more edible.
Jessica - Apr 28, 2014 1:08:33 pm PDT #26347 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I lob off the prickly tops so that they can steam upside-down without rolling over. No idea why other than that's how my mom did it.
When I was a toddler, I used to walk around the table making puppy-dog eyes at other family members until they shared their artichoke hearts with me. I looooooooove them.
Steph L. - Apr 28, 2014 1:21:52 pm PDT #26348 of 30000
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I loves me some artichoke hearts, but eating the yummy stuff at the base of the leaves always felt like too much work to me. (I also dislike shelling pistachios, so basically you can assume I don't want my food to put up too much of a challenge.)