I love how furry #artichokes are when they are about to flower.

#TextureTuesday #BloomScrolling

Bees enjoying an artichoke flower. Pasadena, California, April 23, 2026.
#NaturePhotography #bees #artichokes #bloomscrolling

I inherited some interesting kitchen tools from my parents’ place. They used these tongs to pull cooked artichokes out of the steamer. So do I.

Turns out it’s a tool to take canning jars out of boiling water.

Whatever. It works great to lift artichokes without having them fall apart.

#artichokes #cookinghacks #cooking

Finally, a day of sun after what feels like a month of rain. Virginia Cat is playing in the broccoli patch. #caturday #catsofmastodon #broccoli #artichokes #catinthegarden

Artichokes and Hollandaise

When I was around 3 or 4, my pappy---mom's dad, who was a flying ace in WWI, started the peruvian air force, and taught us how to mislead mom---died. Well meaning neighbors from all over our East Tennessee suburban neighborhood of Colonial Heights brought endless cassaroles and other dining monstrosities. At three, I found this insanely not good. So after a few too many days of grean beans soaked in campbell's mushroom soup topped with dehydrated onions, I went crying to mom and asked her […]

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