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Please pass the butter…

I’m in love with this vegetable…just look at it!  Isn’t it beautiful?

To think that something high in potassium, calcium and iron can also be this beautiful!

My husband learned a great trick for cooking these pretties on his fishing trip.  The Canadian chef they met cuts them in half before cooking.

It cuts the cooking time to about 20 minutes and the end result is a beautiful vegetable ready for the table…

Yummm, please pass the butter (or do you prefer mayonnaise?)

Another little trick the chef used was to pan fry the artichokes (cut side down) in a bit of olive oil before serving.

My husband loves them this way but I prefer dipping the leaves in a ramekin of melted butter.

Bitsy LOVES a bite or two of artichoke heart dipped in butter. Chelsea doesn’t care for them.   Mooch sides with Chelsea on this one.

Hugs,

Anne

28 Comments

  • Deborah Hays

    I didn’t know that there were so many of us that love this yummy veggie! I love them with Veganaise. It tastes exactly like mayo. My husband is a mayo lover, (Best Foods) but I want to keep him around a lot longer so I have been trying different alternatives of mayo for him. Nothing seemed to work until I found this little jewel! Voila! He can’t tell the difference… so I am happy… and he is as well! And yes, these beautiful veggies also grow into beautiful, purple flowers… that is unless you cut them before they bloom so that you can eat them! Your tip has made me hungry Anne! Have a great day gals!

  • Jean C.

    Your making me hungry!!! Mayo please!!! I learned to eat these from my gramma! And my mom! Just steamed and eat. Seems lately around here they are all dried up lookiing…. not impressive at all!
    Love the pictures your son took of the Eagles. We see them as we go up the canyon a lot of times.

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