Comments on: In love with… Artichokes http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/ Food, thought, travel Tue, 29 Dec 2009 01:51:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Gourmet Traveller 88 http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/#comment-159 Sun, 31 May 2009 19:41:29 +0100 http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/#comment-159 I have never cooked artichoke at home. The ones sold in bottles in supermarkets, are they hearts? My first encounter of artichoke was in Shek O in a restaurant with my best friend enjoying this artichoke with a dip. Saw those small purple artichokes in Markplatz. How to eat the small ones, in the same way? <em><font color="#8B0000">V: They can be hearts or small trimmed artichokes (the ones with leaves). The small ones is best eaten into a stir-fry or in salad (too small to be eaten boiled, I think). Check out <a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/a/artichokes/index.html">this video</a> by Bittman using the small artichokes. </font></em> I have never cooked artichoke at home. The ones sold in bottles in supermarkets, are they hearts? My first encounter of artichoke was in Shek O in a restaurant with my best friend enjoying this artichoke with a dip. Saw those small purple artichokes in Markplatz. How to eat the small ones, in the same way?

V: They can be hearts or small trimmed artichokes (the ones with leaves). The small ones is best eaten into a stir-fry or in salad (too small to be eaten boiled, I think). Check out this video by Bittman using the small artichokes.

]]> by: Jen http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/#comment-156 Thu, 21 May 2009 19:51:00 +0100 http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/#comment-156 I have almost exactly the same ritual! And same feelings and approach to an artichoke :D Try this sauce: 1/2 stick butter, melted 1/2 TBSP lemon juice 1/2 tsp dried ground mustard 1/4 tsp salt pepper I steam the 'choke for 45 min ... I love the smell and anticipation. That sauce is out of this world! <em><font color="#8B0000">V: Thanks for stopping by. I'll certainly try your sauce. Sounds really good. </font></em> I have almost exactly the same ritual! And same feelings and approach to an artichoke :D

Try this sauce:
1/2 stick butter, melted
1/2 TBSP lemon juice
1/2 tsp dried ground mustard
1/4 tsp salt
pepper

I steam the ‘choke for 45 min … I love the smell and anticipation. That sauce is out of this world!

V: Thanks for stopping by. I’ll certainly try your sauce. Sounds really good.

]]> by: Mel http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/#comment-138 Fri, 03 Apr 2009 02:25:27 +0100 http://bookshop.blogsome.com/2009/03/29/in-love-with-artichokes/#comment-138 I agree, artichokes are life's most precious treasures. I'm a vegetarian and tell people it's the vegetarians version of lobster...you have to work at it while eating it. Makes it all the more tasty! <em><font color="#8B0000">V: I think so too. The heart so worths the efforts.</font></em> I agree, artichokes are life’s most precious treasures. I’m a vegetarian and tell people it’s the vegetarians version of lobster…you have to work at it while eating it. Makes it all the more tasty!

V: I think so too. The heart so worths the efforts.

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