I swear on everything about cooking...I really do know how to operate in a kitchen. But I am really starting to piss myself off and am about ready to slap myself upside the head.
Not too long ago, some of you may remember that I was trying to start a love affair with an artichoke. All hell broke loose. I am happy to report that you would never be able to tell that I was brutalized by an artichoke.
And said incident did not keep me from stalking all artichokes at the grocery store. Just waiting to pounce on my next victim. What was keeping me from all sorts of vegetable maceration was the prefect dipping sauce to accompany my next perfect artichoke.
I even hit up one of my favorite cooking blogs Cinnamon & Spice to ask avid culinary artist Reeni if she could help me figure something out.
Not too long ago, some of you may remember that I was trying to start a love affair with an artichoke. All hell broke loose. I am happy to report that you would never be able to tell that I was brutalized by an artichoke.
And said incident did not keep me from stalking all artichokes at the grocery store. Just waiting to pounce on my next victim. What was keeping me from all sorts of vegetable maceration was the prefect dipping sauce to accompany my next perfect artichoke.
I even hit up one of my favorite cooking blogs Cinnamon & Spice to ask avid culinary artist Reeni if she could help me figure something out.
Well, what really happened is I was thinking about asking her and then she hit me up in comments and I thought "Oh the irony!" and begged for her help, to which she also said "Oh the irony!" and she had been wanting to make something with chipotle peppers for that week. And she totally rocks because she came up with a recipe. I felt like she created it just for me! Basically because she said she did do it for me. Aweomse all the way around!
Anyway, all of that brings me to yesterday. When I was prepared and ready to get down to business with my new artichoke and my new recipe. Until this bullshit happened...
Anyway, all of that brings me to yesterday. When I was prepared and ready to get down to business with my new artichoke and my new recipe. Until this bullshit happened...
Seriously...W. T. F. I started boiling it and forgot about it. How did I forget? Because I'm packing and doing all sorts of other crap! Then I smelled. And I knew it was going to be the end to my artichoke craving for the day. I boiled over half of the water out, ruined the artichoke and the water looks disgusting. And I get to scrub the pot.
Can't a girl just get to eat a damn artichoke around here!!!
23 comments:
My philosophy has always been to never cook or eat foods that require a lot of work relative to the return. I found artichokes fall in that category. I did taste one once and honestly to me it was sorta like trying to eat a woody shrub stem dipped in butter...the butter being the only thing good about it. So I say skip the work and mess and just go straight to the butter....
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Such a shame! Spinach artichoke dip is so heavenly~
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Damn Multitasking always gets in the way of a good snack!!! I light things on fire everytime I try to cook, not a pretty sight!
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Seriously next time you're at the store looking at those things some one should tell you to slowly back away from the artichokes with your hands in the air!! ;)
Sorry about the artichoke, but look on the bright side, you get to see your little guy again tomorrow!!
I love Reeni! She's so sweet!
Aww!! I'm sorry that happened! You were probably thinking of your little munchkin and how much you missed him. Don't feel too bad - I once boiled all the water out of hard-boiled eggs. The rotten-egg smell wasn't pleasant. Thanks for the shout-out!
You are braver than me I would not even try.
I give you an A+ for effort. I love atrichokes and am deathly afraid to try to cook them, Emeril makes it looks very easy but he also prepared a made from scratch Banana Cream Pie with literally NO effort...something that would take me 14 hours to do I'm sure.
that is why I always go for canned.
Keep trying until you succeed, the reward will be sweet!
Smooches,
Sassy Chica
I think that it's fabulous you share your trials with your readers!!
P.S-LOVE YOUR BLOG!!
Smooches,
Sassy Chica
I have never understood the artichoke! They just look mean to me! Hope the next one works out better for you!
See, it looks horrible. I'm leaving it to a professional to boil artichokes or any other strange looking vegetables.
PS - you totally sound pregnant :)
My mom LOVED making artichokes. I have never attempted it. But I once posted about my 3 attempts to boil eggs to make Deviled Eggs, and I finally bought pre-hard boiled ones in the store. I am a failure.
LOL, I love to cook, but have no idea how to cook an artichoke! you must post the recipe you were trying to make!
I'm sorry, I think you may be permanantly artichoke impaired.
Seriously girl, I would totally get a can of artichoke HEARTS and dry them out on a paper towel, then dip those suckers in that special dip of yours.
Artichoke heaven!
Blessings!
I love artichokes! If it makes you feel better, I am awesome at boiling ALL the water out and blackening the pot as well as completely ruining the artichoke. I do this almost regularly. My kids and hubby curse me when I do.
I have never had artichokes before. I have always wondered how to eat them. Maybe your next attempt at making artichokes will be much better. Good luck. Thanks for visiting my blog.
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Is it wrong that now I'm laughing?
And that is why my husband always cooks! I either forget about it and ruin it or try to "hurry it along" and ruin it...either way, the kids groan if they see me near the stove.
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Lately I have been forgetting all kinds of things on the stove. My husband would be so upset! So I have to cleverly convince my boys that "we really don't need to tell daddy about this little thing today" and then I hope they just forget! By the way the last 2 times...I was reading blogs when I forgot!
I hate to admit I've killed many a foodstuff by walking away and getting distracted. Multitasking while cooking just doesn't work :)
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