what's everyone's favorite veggie? (re: artichokes)

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the tip about steaming artichokes longer! The one and only time I

remember eating a FRESH artichoke, I HAD steamed it and followed (so I thought)

the intricate directions for preparing and eating it properly. I was not

impressed. I'd rather peel, steam and eat the tough " woody " lower stems of

asparagus spears than to mess around with all the trouble that the fresh

artichokes were then.

 

On the other hand, I shop at a place called ALDI, which almost all the time

has, in its limited stock of " gourmet " goodies, a couple different kinds of

" jarred " artichoke hearts. Some come marinated in an oil-vinegar-herb sort of

liquid; I don't like the " pickled " ones, as they tend seem too salty and/or too

vinegar-y. The ones I LOVE are in just a plain, lightly salty liquid and cut

into quarters. The jars are about 8 or 10 oz. in volume, and I eat them all

myself, as DH isn't thrilled with them. They are good in almost anything--mixed

into pasta sauce, chopped onto salads (my favorite), stirred into cheese sauce

to top almost any cooked veggie or potato or cooked pasta or rice. I keep a

couple of jars of those all the time and always have one in the fridge to grab

out a few for something!

 

One " chain " Italian restaurant that we have been to (the one in our town left,

so we have to drive much farther now) has on it's " appetizer " list, not only

that yummy " artichoke-cheese dip " stuff, but also they offer " deep fried

artichoke hearts " . THAT is my pet " indulgence " of indulgences--the deep-fried

ones! They remind me of fried green tomatoes, which I adore, and, in our part

of the country, that's as close as I can get (in a restaurant, I mean) to the

taste and texture of F.G.T's I HIGHLY recommend it!

 

--Laura B., BIG fan of fried green tomatoes (and eggplant, mushrooms,

zucchint, cauliflower, onion rings...) even though I can't eat many of them with

out a lot of heartburn!

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

We don't see fresh artichokes often in east Texax....did all

of the time in Irving, in the DFW metroplex, I like both marinated

and canned plain artichoke hearts, but, Laura...

you mentioned one of my ALL time favorite vegetables, ok,

fruits...books and movies.....Fried Green Tomatoes.....oh, I could eat my

weight

in fried green tomatoes......thanks for the wonderful thought!! Only a few

more months and they will be here again.....yipee!

Nancy C.

 

 

Thanks for the tip about steaming artichokes longer! The one and only time I

remember eating a FRESH artichoke, I HAD steamed it and followed (so I thought)

the intricate directions for preparing and eating it properly. I was not

impressed. I'd rather peel, steam and eat the tough " woody " lower stems of

asparagus spears than to mess around with all the trouble that the fresh

artichokes were then.

 

 

 

--Laura B., BIG fan of fried green tomatoes (and eggplant, mushrooms,

zucchint, cauliflower, onion rings...) even though I can't eat many of them with

out a lot of heartburn!

 

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