Artichoke?

[melissam]

Yummm! I am looking forward to my experiment I don't have any mayo however, so will wait until tomorrow evening and have it as part of my (hopefully) post-long ride dinner. THAT depends on the weather, but now I am really curious about this odd looking vegetable. They didn't have it in cold-storage at the store so am just keeping it on the kitchen counter until I am ready to try it.

Thanks!

Catrin,

The 'choke should be fine on your kitchen counter. I hope you enjoy your experiment! When I was eating my artichoke this week, I kept thinking how divine it was, and that all was right in my world.

Good luck on your long ride!

- Melissa

[Savra]

I steam mine and then dip them in mayonnaise. One quick note - don't eat anything on it that looks purple. That part is essentially poison. Make sure to scoop all the purple out before eating the heart and don't eat the purple part of the soft center leaves.
They are delicious.

[malkin]

I read on your other thread about eating more fat--artichokes are a perfect vehicle for gobs of tasty butter or mayo!

[Catrin]

I read on your other thread about eating more fat--artichokes are a perfect vehicle for gobs of tasty butter or mayo!

To think it took me 52 years to learn that we can eat more of the artichoke than the heart I look forward to the experiment tomorrow, hopefully after a nice long bike ride - weather permitting.

[pll]

Hmm. Artichokes! At home we eat them boiled (I'd steam them here) with a vinaigrette of olive oil and lemon.

[westtexas]

i read on your other thread about eating more fat--artichokes are a perfect vehicle for gobs of tasty butter or mayo!

+10,000

[Catrin]

+10,000

I tried to buy the full fat mayo...but just couldn't do it. I got the reduced fat - and will add yummy things to it tonight. I am looking forward to trying the artichoke out! Do the leaves reheat well, say if I were to take some to the office tomorrow for lunch and reheated in the microwave? It is just me...

[westtexas]

I don't think the leaves would reheat well. I'm pretty sure one artichoke is a single serving, there really isn't that much "meat" to it. Because of you I really wanted some artichokes too, but when I went to the grocery store all they had was pre-packaged ones so you could microwave them. Really? Now even vegetables have to be processed before people will eat them? Sigh.

Also - you should really try making your own mayo. The stuff in the stores has a really scary list of ingredients. Making your own is SO easy too. All you need is olive oil, a lemon, an egg, salt and pepper. Takes about 5 minutes to make, not including the 30 minutes you need to let the egg and lemon juice rest together before starting. And it keeps until the date of expiration on your egg carton. If you want the recipe, let me know.

[Catrin]

I don't think the leaves would reheat well. I'm pretty sure one artichoke is a single serving, there really isn't that much "meat" to it. Because of you I really wanted some artichokes too, but when I went to the grocery store all they had was pre-packaged ones so you could microwave them. Really? Now even vegetables have to be processed before people will eat them? Sigh.

Also - you should really try making your own mayo. The stuff in the stores has a really scary list of ingredients. Making your own is SO easy too. All you need is olive oil, a lemon, an egg, salt and pepper. Takes about 5 minutes to make, not including the 30 minutes you need to let the egg and lemon juice rest together before starting. And it keeps until the date of expiration on your egg carton. If you want the recipe, let me know.

Thanks West Texas, I didn't realize that it was just a single serving. I've access to 3 day old organic free-range eggs and have some extra virgin olive oil...and I just found a recipe. Time to experiment