Guest guest Posted June 20, 2006 Report Share Posted June 20, 2006 The French may have volatile politics and treat tourists with disdain but when it comes to making a food that seems basically inedible into a delicacy, they excel. Which is why I am sending the next Globe Artichoke that lands in my kitchen right to Paris. It is the antithesis of convenience food. First it literally stung me so I attacked the tips of the leaves with scissors, twisted the stem off, or at least tried as I almost broke my wrist. I tore off a few tough outer leaves. Next I swabbed it with lemon juice but it still turned a sort of khaki color in the pot. I tore off the tough outer leaves and tried to drown it in three inches of boiling water but had to put another pot on top of it to keep it submerged. It kept bobbing to the surface like a nautical buoy. The rest of the meal was ready, but " Artie, the Artful Dodger, " bounced around the pot like something from Cirque de' Soleil for another thirty minutes. I melted a little butter and added lemon juice and set about disassembling the artichoke as if it were a package of furniture from Ikea, dipped each leaf in the lemon butter and dragged my teeth over it coming up almost empty every time. If you are into behavior modification and finger food, this will fill the bill, but the next petaled vegetable plant I plan to engage is asparagus. Break the stem, simmer seven minutes and enjoy. No more " Around the Globe in Eighty Days " !!!! Carol F. Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS SCD 6 years Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Carol, you are so funny! By the time I got to " Artie, the Artful Dodger " I was laughing out loud! Thanks for the laugh. Carolyn > > The French may have volatile politics and treat tourists with disdain > but when it comes to making a food that seems basically inedible into a > delicacy, they excel. > > Which is why I am sending the next Globe Artichoke that lands in my > kitchen right to Paris. > > It is the antithesis of convenience food. First it literally stung me > so I attacked the tips of the leaves with scissors, twisted the stem > off, or at least tried as I almost broke my wrist. I tore off a few > tough outer leaves. Next I swabbed it with lemon juice but it still > turned a sort of khaki color in the pot. > > I tore off the tough outer leaves and tried to drown it in three inches > of boiling water but had to put another pot on top of it to keep it > submerged. It kept bobbing to the surface like a nautical buoy. The > rest of the meal was ready, but " Artie, the Artful Dodger, " bounced > around the pot like something from Cirque de' Soleil for another thirty > minutes. > > I melted a little butter and added lemon juice and set about > disassembling the artichoke as if it were a package of furniture from > Ikea, dipped each leaf in the lemon butter and dragged my teeth over it > coming up almost empty every time. > > If you are into behavior modification and finger food, this will fill > the bill, but the next petaled vegetable plant I plan to engage is > asparagus. Break the stem, simmer seven minutes and enjoy. No more > " Around the Globe in Eighty Days " !!!! > > > Carol F. > Celiac, MCS, Latex Allergy, EMS > SCD 6 years > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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