Artichokes - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 to 4 fresh artichokes
1 to 2 small cloves garlic
1 to 2 ribs celery, cut in large pieces
coarsely ground black pepper
olive oil

Preparation

Wash artichokes.
Cut off approximately one inch of top of each artichoke, cutting straight across.
Cut off stem, leaving about 1/4 to 1/2 inch.
Pull off any loose leaves around bottom and clip off thorny tip of each leaf.