"Dee Dee" > wrote in message
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> For me, it's the price -- same as artichokes -- not enough value for the
> money. The first time I had purchased leeks was at the farmers' market a
> few weeks ago because they looked good and were a fair price IMO.

I cooked an artichoke once. For my husband. I knew how to do it because it
was something we made in Jr. High Home Ec class. Husband is the hoity toity
type who thinks anything expensive must be good. He is also one of those
food wolvers. As you can imagine, his plucking off the leaves and dipping
them in melted butter didn't last long. That was the last artichoke I
bought. Although I will sometimes buy the jarred ones.

I made a creamy potato and leek soup last year. Amazingly it contained no
dairy of any kind but it had a buttery taste. I liked it, but felt I could
have gotten the same taste by using a mild onion and it would have been a
lot quicker to make. Husband and daughter were less thrilled with it so I
haven't made it again.