Artichokes

Dam the bad luck! :grin:

Fix her a ham sandwich and tell her the seafood you're cooking is for the kids. :wink:

 

She really is a good sport about it, better than I would be if the roles were reversed. Last year she cooked crawfish ettoufe for us. She had to wear plastic gloves. Unfortunately, the steam coming out of the pot gave her trouble and she won't be doing even that anymore. Apparently it is a protein in the seafood that causes the reaction. She even tried a Filet-O-Fish from Mickey D's on the theory that its probably not seafood anyway and still had a reaction

I look on the bright sided, a big old juicy steak hot off the grill together with a nice bottle of red wine isn't so bad !

 

1) I grew up in BR. Left at 22 - heeded the call: "go west, young man"

2) My wife was an excellent cook BEFORE she got all my momma's recipes. :wink:

3) Beer is NOT lo-cal. ESPECIALLY not micro.

4) Because my head would look as big as Barry Bonds' if my body wasn't proportionately big... :hihi:

PS Wanna buy an arty choke?

 

Had an EXCELLENT large steamed 'choke tonight - there a comin' back! - with some AWESOME cabbage rolls as a different spin on St. Pat's day...

 

Thank goodness they are starting to look better here also! They still aren't real "fat" but they are getting there! And they are tasting pretty good!

 

Yummm!!! That sounds great!!Where does she get the hearts from she doesn't steam a whole bunch of artichokes to get the hearts does she? She just buys the hearts at a store? Also what kind does she use? OK I think that is the last of my questions!!

 

Artichokes are MUCH more subversive than any of you REALLY know. :thumb:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_ARTICHOKE

 

Deanies Seafood in Bucktown has fried artichokes as an appetizer. I think they are pickled then fried. My mouth is watering. Thanks.