Grandmother's artichokes

This is pretty simple but something I grew up on and just love.

Find an appropriate pot that you can fit multiple artichokes in where they all stand up together. Clean up your 'chokes by snipping all the thorny ends off. Chop off the bottom. Spread the leaves out, especially in the center.

Next, get a bunch of garlic cloves and stuff, randomly, all over. I prefer a lot of garlic, so I like 5-6 cloves per 'choke. (You probably want to have some Listerine handy later on.)

Salt and pepper generously. Try your best to get some down into all of the leaves. It seems like an obscene amount of salt but you need it.

Next, grab a nice sized chunk of parsley. Ball it up tight and stick it down in the center of the artichoke.

Finally, drizzle olive oil everywhere. Again, you want to be pretty generous. Pour water in the bottom of the pot. Maybe about an inch, inch and a half.

Place your pot on the stove and cover. Fire up the heat and watch until the water begins to boil. When that happens, cut the fire down to low. Let simmer. Check periodically so that water level does not get too low. You may have to add more. It is also a good idea to ladle some of the oil/water mixture over the artichokes every now and then.

When you can easily pull the leaves out, they are done and ready to enjoy!