Strangely, artichokes are one of my all-time favorite foods. This goes way back. I can remember coming home from high school soccer practice, famished, and patiently waiting the 45 minutes it took to boil an artichoke because to me it was the best possible snack in the world. So you can imagine how proud I was when 2-1/2 year-old Ollie took to artichoke eating like it was nothing! With just a quick demonstration from mom, he figured out how to dip the leaf in hollandaise sauce, scrape the "meat" off with his teeth, and discard the leaf in the compost bowl. No problem!
We shouldn't have been too surprised, after all, Oliver is a pretty great eater in general. He ate lentil soup, yogurt, and beet juice with his artichoke.
Wow. That's amazing. Henry still won't try ice cream.
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