The other day, Goldilocks noticed the artichokes at the store and we decided to get one. I had never tried fixing an artichoke at home before, but since I had recently checked out Julia Child's The Art of Mastering French Cooking, I figured why not?
First, we read the instructions and looked at the pictures
Goldilocks helped break off the stem first, and then I tried to cut the end of the cone shaped part off with a knife. Note to self: need sharper knives. Next, we used scissors to trim off the pointy tips of the leaves. This was funny - the tips flew everywhere.
Note to self: move stuff out of the way next time. Leaf tips flew everywhere including into the toaster and my glass of water.
This artichoke was boiled whole for about 35 minutes I think. Goldilocks helped me make a lemon butter sauce for dipping. Wearing a green shimmering cape and flower headband is optional while cooking
Apparently, Julia Child likes butter, and we do too :)
Goldilocks was excited to try out something new that she had helped make. Ready for the first bite...
I totally missed her initial reaction because I was laughing too hard, but I think you can tell if she liked it or not.
I'm definitely getting a cooking cape and headband for the next new recipe I try.
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