Artichoke Season

Yesterday we went down to Monterey for a day trip to visit the Monterey Aquarium. It was a gorgeous day. We left home around 8 AM and drove down Highway 1 along the coast. We passed numerous beach parks, hills, mountains, farms and ranches. It was an absolutely pleasant drive.

This is the artichoke season, and I was excited to see artichokes growing on their plants. They look so green and healthy, just like the ones I planted in Farmville - the Facebook game which I abandoned months ago - when they are ready to be harvested. There was a roadside farmer's market advertising $1 for 7 artichokes. I took a mental note to stop by there on the way back to check out the fresh produce. It's not the strawberry season yet, but I already saw red and green strawberries on the field.

On the way home, we passed another farmer's market, which advertised to sell artichokes $1 per dozen (O.K. these are the small ones, which we didn't know how to cook). We managed to miss all the farmer's stands yesterday. So we ended up getting jumble artichokes back home at Pardini's market - 3 for $5.

You know what we'll have for dinner tomorrow.