Artichoke

Eastside Road, May 3, 2012—

I'M SORRY I DIDN'T think of taking a photograph; they're such beautiful things, and this was the first one of the year. A big beautiful globe artichoke. I peeled the stem a bit, and cut the top off, and trimmed the leaves, and split it in half lengthwise, and then simply boiled it until tender in not too much water, with a weight on it to keep it under.

Meantime I cooked a green garlic pulled from another part of the garden — chopped it up and sautéed it in butter and a little olive oil. That got drizzled over the cooked artichoke. Lindsey had baked a couple of potatoes. With a green salad, that was a fine welcome to our spring garden…

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