25 October 2010

Choked Up


The artichoke I have been watching is really starting to take shape.  I have been tempted to harvest it, but I'm going to give it a couple more days to make sure it's really mature.  The other artichoke in the garden is starting to form as well; though, I don't know if the cold weather will catch up to it before it is able to complete the process.  Time will tell.  These artichokes are such interesting creatures.

4 comments:

  1. Remarkable! Looking really ornamental, like a strange budding flower, not at all edible! Any plans on how you will prepare him?

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  2. I don't know how I will prepare him, Eva. I remember eating artichokes as a child at your house with vinegar, I think. Do you know how those were prepared?

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  3. Hi again, friend! My dad steamed them and then we dipped the leaves and heart into a vinegar/oil/salt/pepper mixture. (I recommend adding a bit of mustard to this vinaigrette for emulsification.) bon appetit!

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  4. Oh Eva, I knew I could count on you! I can't think of a better way to prepare this little artichoke. Thanks!

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