Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Artichokes and Strawberries

Saturday May 31

No, not together; that would be awful. But these were the fruits of Spring we got at Findlay Market, so we had them in courses.

We started with some brie and crackers, and a glass of wine. We needed our protein.

Then, whole (giant, meaty!) artichokes, cooked as here.
Dipping sauce was melted butter with lemon and garlic; believe it or not, the garlic turns a beautiful turquoise blue.

Finally, a basketful of local strawberries, fresh from the farm. We just plunked it into the middle of the table and nibbled the berries off the hulls, dipping them occasionally in a bowl of white chocolate ganache that Holt made some time ago, we forget for what. Doesn't matter - it tastes AMAZING on fresh strawberries.

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