There was this email conversation with The Brains last night. About how awesome yesterday's post would have been if I'd been angry with an artichoke, not an article. (Thank you, Dawn) And Aunt Becky was all like, "I'm writing that post, bitches!" Or something to that effect. And Tracie was all like, "I already have! Hah!" And Carol Anne said she was in. I think Cindy and LucidLotus were really talking about fashion. But anyway.
That's how "Artichoke Wednesday" happened. If I had technical skills, there would be a button and a linky here. Instead, I give you this:
From TurmericSaffron.
So, artichokes. Just for the record, I have never gotten mad at an artichoke. I think I probably could, though, if I tried to make something with one. Um, like spinach and artichoke dip. I seriously can't think of anything else you would make with an artichoke, but then again my children are known to get their anti-vegetable stance from me, so what the hell do I know?
Other than artichokes look like they'd be hard to cut up. Hot Guy is sure I'm going to slice off a finger with my (lack of) cutting technique, but the only time I've even cut myself was when I was trying to slice a melon someone else's way. So, at least in my slow, messy way, I'm doing something right. But the artichoke would probably confuse me. It looks like maybe you could just pull it apart? And then mash it for the dip?
That sounds like a lot of work when it won't be as good as guacamole. Okay, no dip is as good as guacamole (which I do know how to make, mainly because it looked pretty easy when the waiter at this Mexican restaurant did it and then Hot Guy showed me how), but some come close. Though only a really good spinach and artichoke dip could and I've only had a couple of those in my lifetime. Though that may be the spinach's fault.
Spinach is kind of gross, after all.
I think I need a good, easy recipe that has to do with artichokes. Also, directions on how to cut up an artichoke. Then I could fairly judge whether artichokes piss me off.
6 comments:
Um. No. You can't. You're boycotting artichokes. That means you can't eat them.
I'm still not sure what the hell an artichoke is, other than a vegetable often found in spinach dip.
Aunt Becky, you are right. Clearly an artichoke possessed me while I wrote this post. Damn artichokes.
Cindy - Apparently it's related to thistle? And we hate it?
I think all of this hatin' on 'chokes is terrible! There are wonderful and delicious dishes with artichokes. They take a lot of work to prepare though. 'Chokes are too fibrous to mash up, and have to be cooked to tenderize them. I love them this way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ-0tSJ5408
But I never go to this much work just for me. It is what I order at Cafe Amici when we go. I need to make you try other dishes with artichokes!
We buy artichoke hearts in cans already kinda mushy and quartered. We put them in pasta with pesto or on pizza. We also put them in spinach dip. Even spinach and artichokes taste good when you add them to a block of cream cheese and a tub of sour cream and some mayo and then top them with cheese and bake them.
My mom used to steam them and we would peel the "leaves" and dip the base in butter then scrape the yummy, buttery stuff from the "leaf" with our teeth. When you've peeled the leaves off you get to a sweet heart covered with fuzz. Remove the fuzz with a spoon and eat the heart dipped in butter.
BUTTER and CHEESE were the key ingredients.
Best email conversation ever! EVER!
You know what else is good? Marinated artichoke hearts. I could eat them by the jarful. Heck, I HAVE eaten them by the jarful. I'm artichoke obsessed.
Cutting things is hard. This is why I stay out of the kitchen and make other people prepare my artichokes (and my guacamole - oh my gosh, I also love me some guacamole!!) for me.
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