Okie Dokie Artichokie

I've wanted to try to cook an artichoke for a while. I kept looking recipes up online and finally decided to just do it!

I decided to steam it and use the leaves this time and try to cook the heart another time. So I washed it up, trimmed it up and steamed it up!

Here it is all trimmed. Some recipes said to trim the tips off of all the leaves but mine didn't have sharp points so I just left them. I pulled off the smaller leaves around the stem and then chopped the stem off. I steamed it in salted water for about thirty minutes.

It doesn't really look much different, just a little darker.
And the final verdict? Eh. I dipped the leaves in melted butter and scraped away. Now, maybe I was doing it wrong, but it didn't do much for me. There's not much "meat" on each leaf, more on the outside ones, and I think it's kind of an acquired taste. Franklyn really liked them but me, not so much.
I think it could have maybe steamed a bit longer but I don't think that would have made much difference. Next time, the heart!