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Produce Review: Cardoons
Feb. 17th, 2008 10:26 am(Pause for a moment to enjoy the unresolved ambiguity of the subject line syntax.)
( A bit of a nattering introduction on everyday stuff. )
And, of course, the other thing I did yesterday was the weekly grocery shopping. I regularly brag on doing my produce shopping at Berkeley Bowl, which has one of the most stupendous selections of produce -- both standard and ... unusual -- of anything presenting itself as a full-service supermarket. But the fact is, although I have very broad tastes in produce, I don't tend to be truly adventurous on an everyday basis. So it occurred to me that I ought to take more advantage of my opportunities by buying one item every week or so that I've never tried before. It might be an entirely new experience (like this week's) or simply an untried variety of an old standard (like some of the odd caulobroccofloretty-thingies). So yesterday I picked up a bunch of cardoons to kick off the resolution.
( About Cardoons )
Would I cook them again? Maybe for a special purpose. The long cooking time makes them a bit awkward unless I do the simmering part in advance and then just finish them off during the dinner prep. (Or unless I'm slaving over a hot stove all day anyway for some reason.) Still and all, I think so far they get my vote for Most Surprisingly Delicious Weed-Like-Object.
( A bit of a nattering introduction on everyday stuff. )
And, of course, the other thing I did yesterday was the weekly grocery shopping. I regularly brag on doing my produce shopping at Berkeley Bowl, which has one of the most stupendous selections of produce -- both standard and ... unusual -- of anything presenting itself as a full-service supermarket. But the fact is, although I have very broad tastes in produce, I don't tend to be truly adventurous on an everyday basis. So it occurred to me that I ought to take more advantage of my opportunities by buying one item every week or so that I've never tried before. It might be an entirely new experience (like this week's) or simply an untried variety of an old standard (like some of the odd caulobroccofloretty-thingies). So yesterday I picked up a bunch of cardoons to kick off the resolution.
( About Cardoons )
Would I cook them again? Maybe for a special purpose. The long cooking time makes them a bit awkward unless I do the simmering part in advance and then just finish them off during the dinner prep. (Or unless I'm slaving over a hot stove all day anyway for some reason.) Still and all, I think so far they get my vote for Most Surprisingly Delicious Weed-Like-Object.
