Artichokes!

I love artichokes! Artichokes were a part of growing up in sunny California. Since I now live in zone 5, artichokes are not something you would normally see grown around here. But when I saw those cute, little spiky plants in Wal-Mart this spring, I couldn't resist getting a couple.

So into the greenhouse they went.

A few months later the first little vegies were ready to pick. Sure, they were small, more like micro-artichokes, but, hey, they're artichokes just the same!

I waited until I had a few to cook together and everyone in the family could have a taste. It was more like a snack or hors d' oeuvre, but still a taste of home. Yum!

I'm not sure how the plants will fair through the winter. But we'll try to pull them through somehow, maybe a straw bale house around them or maybe digging them up and bringing them inside. Whatever we can do so maybe next year we can have an even bigger crop!