Oh, wow! Alison thanks so much for this serious, hard-core tutorial... I've never had anyone explain how to eat artichokes this beautifully, this passionately, & you've helped me see how lovely & rewarding the little guys can be. (I enjoy artichokes but only eat them when they're already prepared, so... the loser way, really). But also..…
Oh, wow! Alison thanks so much for this serious, hard-core tutorial... I've never had anyone explain how to eat artichokes this beautifully, this passionately, & you've helped me see how lovely & rewarding the little guys can be. (I enjoy artichokes but only eat them when they're already prepared, so... the loser way, really). But also.... "tastes like pencil-shavings"? I had no idea this was a thing in wines...I'm trying to kind of picture what you mean... is there any other descriptor you sometimes hear/use when describing the particular taste you're describing? (i.e., is it metallic.. is that the pencil part?...or somehow...woody, like other types of shavings of wood?...). Dude, this was a really interesting, unusual, educational episode & essay. Thanks so much honey. And I"m so sorry you were having a rough day back there in upstate NY. Glad Walmart & a yummy 'choke turned it around. We're rooting for you my dear. x. - M.
Oh, wow! Alison thanks so much for this serious, hard-core tutorial... I've never had anyone explain how to eat artichokes this beautifully, this passionately, & you've helped me see how lovely & rewarding the little guys can be. (I enjoy artichokes but only eat them when they're already prepared, so... the loser way, really). But also.... "tastes like pencil-shavings"? I had no idea this was a thing in wines...I'm trying to kind of picture what you mean... is there any other descriptor you sometimes hear/use when describing the particular taste you're describing? (i.e., is it metallic.. is that the pencil part?...or somehow...woody, like other types of shavings of wood?...). Dude, this was a really interesting, unusual, educational episode & essay. Thanks so much honey. And I"m so sorry you were having a rough day back there in upstate NY. Glad Walmart & a yummy 'choke turned it around. We're rooting for you my dear. x. - M.