What I Am Really Good At

The Music Thing.

Just turn me loose and watch and play along.

Artichokes

simple:

1. Prep artichokes by slicing off the top, then using scissors to trim the tops of all leaves below the top-cut.  Finish by lopping off the end of the stem so there's a fresh cross-section exposed.
2. Boil water in a pot with 3 cloves of garlic, add steamer basket, place prepped 'chokes, along with a stick of butter in a small pyrex dish with a matching lid.
3. Set timer for 30 minutes, keep fire just hot enough for a boil that doesn't sound too angry.
4. Transfer 'chokes and butter dish to platter, take to table.