Two mad gnomes and a big garden.
The Veggie Gnome does the edible stuff, the Berry Gnome the berries and taties.
Saturday, 6 September 2008
Artichokes
This is always a stunning patch in spring. Great colour, great foliage. Soon flower buds will be developing and artichoke madness will descend upon us. Yeah!
Artichokes really are a magnificent plant and great to eat. We usually end up cleaning, cooking and then eating them straight away in the kitchen with lemon. No need for fancy hollandaise sauce. What a great Spring day we are having. We have seeds bursting from the soil everywhere today, tomatoes, rocket, all the joys of summer!
We don't fuss much with artichokes either. Prepare a dressing with extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, salt & pepper (and freshly chopped herbs of your choice, if you like). Cook artichoke hearts and throw straight into this dressing. Eat with crusty, freshly baked bread. :)
Yeah, spring is here and everything is eager to germinate, grow and look its best!
3 comments:
Artichokes really are a magnificent plant and great to eat.
We usually end up cleaning, cooking and then eating them straight away in the kitchen with lemon. No need for fancy hollandaise sauce.
What a great Spring day we are having.
We have seeds bursting from the soil everywhere today, tomatoes, rocket, all the joys of summer!
We don't fuss much with artichokes either. Prepare a dressing with extra-virgin olive oil, lemon, salt & pepper (and freshly chopped herbs of your choice, if you like). Cook artichoke hearts and throw straight into this dressing. Eat with crusty, freshly baked bread. :)
Yeah, spring is here and everything is eager to germinate, grow and look its best!
I will be away! I hope there are still some in my garden in November.
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