Preparing artichokes for cooking requires just a bit of cutting and peeling. Artichokes can be steamed, boiled, or roasted in the oven. You must remove the hairy choke inside the artichoke before ...

Artichokes are a food many of us rave about eating, but most do not know how to prepare or shop for them. To be honest, until I was doing a little research for this article, I wasn't even exactly sure ...

More than 25 years ago, when I was living with my young family in the suburbs of Houston, a lovely young French neighbor invited me to lunch. Our children were in school together and she was cracking ...

This roasted artichoke dish from America’s Test Kitchen’s “The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook” comes together in a flash at any time of year — yes, really. That’s because it relies on frozen artichokes ...

Artichokes are a delicious vegetable as well as a beautiful and interesting plant to have in your garden. The artichoke’s overall appearance of spiky leaves, purple flowers and edible buds is truly a ...

There's something mysterious about artichokes. Many people are puzzled by the giant, oddly-shaped, green vegetable (technically the flowering bud of a thistle plant), wondering which parts are even ...

Though we often stir artichokes into dips laden with sour cream and cheese, they deserve a healthier treatment that pays respect to their unique flavor and strong nutrient makeup, including fiber, ...

Spring picnics in Italy often mean baskets full of homemade treats, and artichoke ricotta pie tends to be the star of the ...

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 ...