No need to stress about trimming, steaming, and messing with whole artichokes. All of these simple snack and supper ideas start with canned artichoke hearts! If you, too, adore spinach-artichoke dip ...

Spring is peak season for artichokes, the edible prickly bud of a plant that, if left to bloom, would yield fields of stunning purple flowers. Kevin Fisher, executive sous chef at Sea Root at the ...

Whether you want to pull a jar from the pantry or trim and fry tender baby chokes, these recipes offer something for every occasion. While fresh artichokes signal the arrival of spring, many begin ...

Recipes, kitchen tricks and seasonal dishes from the L.A. Times’ Cooking team. Elsewhere, whole steamed artichokes are stuffed with brie, white wine and mustard for a stunningly rich upgrade on a ...

Take a good look at an artichoke. See those sharp, thorny, pointy green and purple-tinged leaves? It certainly doesn’t look like something you would want to eat. I’ve often wondered who the first ...

And just like that, spring is almost here for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Alongside more sunshine and the promise of warmer days comes the anticipation of the season’s harvest. That ...

Bibi Hutchings, a lifelong Southerner, lives along a quiet coastal Alabama bay with her cat, Zulu, and husband, Tom. She writes about the magical way food evokes memories, instantly bringing you back ...

Artichokes look like enormous, round, green pine cones, don’t they? In the kitchen, we most often peel back their tough, prickly outer leaves to enjoy the tender heart atop pizzas and pastas, in ...