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Edible DIY: Marinated Artichoke Hearts
The bay leaves give these artichokes a subtle woodsy, almost piney flavor, and you can really taste the citrus and spice. They would be perfect in salads (naturally), as a pizza topping, or as part of an antipasti platter. The best part is you use frozen artichoke hearts—so easy! No stemming, blanching, or trimming of outer leaves required.In Season: Artichokes
While much of the country won't see artichokes at farmers' markets for awhile, California residents are lucky to have the pine-cone shaped perennials in season now. Artichokes are available all year on the West Coast, but they peak from March to May and again in October. Originating in the Mediterranean, an overwhelming majority of artichokes grown in the United States are from California. The plants are actually the buds of thistles, which are in the sunflower family.How America Ate: Leone's Italian Cookbook
Italian cooking in America in the mid-twentieth century was an arid desert of dried basil flakes, enlivened by the occasional tumbleweed of meatball and oasis of canned red sauce. Americans were eating bastardized versions of Italian classics devoid of all flavor and passion years before The Olive Garden brought them to a mall near you. Except those who were lucky enough to be working with Leone's Italian Cookbook, however. Those folks were years ahead of their time.In Season: Artichokes
Depending on where you live, it may already be artichoke season. While artichokes grow wild in parts of Mediterranean Europe, they're cultivated in many parts of the States; an enormous percentage of the country's supply comes from California. Part of the thistle family, the plants have huge, edible buds that constitute the artichokes we see at the store and in markets.How to Trim an Artichoke
If you approach the task of trimming an artichoke as if you're delicately pulling at rose petals, yes, it will take a while. But instead, I imagine myself as the owl from the old Tootsie Roll Pop commercials: how many licks does it take to get to the center? A one, a two, a three, chomp. This slideshow will explain two artichoke-trimming techniques: one for whole artichokes, the other for the hearts.Blogwatch: Spaghetti With Fresh Artichokes
Photograph courtesy of Herbivoracious Michael Natkin of Herbivoracious was so enamored with his meal at The Pink Door, a classic Seattle Italian restaurant, that he decided to make his own spaghetti with fresh artichokes at home. This looks restaurant-worthy to us....Market Scene: Spring in San Francisco
I live in San Francisco, so let's be honest: it's not like I just survived through a long, hard winter. Not as long and hard as some of you have. Through the shortest days, we still have lettuces and citrus, year-round markets, and quite a variety of fruits and vegetables. But even the heartiest locavores among us get a little weary of butternut squash and stored apples and canned tomatoes. Enter Spring.Serious Sandwiches: Lighthouse Harbor Grill's Fried Artichoke Sandwich
I am firm believer in the that if you fry anything, it's an automatic improvement. Fry something and put it in sandwich form, and you've struck gold. Nowhere is that more apparent than an hour or two south of San Francisco, in Monterrey County, the Artichoke Capital of the World, where hundreds of restaurants serve up their version of the fried artichoke sandwich. I can't imagine there's a bad fried artichoke sandwich to be had in the whole county, but my go-to stop is the Lighthouse Harbor Grill, in Moss Landing, right on Route 1. Their version is served on a ciabatta-like "Francese Roll" from Kelly's French Bakery in Santa Cruz. It's given a nice dose of balsamic vinegar...Artichokes: Not as Scary as You Think
Mary Vuong of the Houston Chronicle says it's time we gave the thorny, meaty artichoke a chance: "An artichoke is a work of art. Home cooks often treat it as art, too. They look but are afraid to touch. But artichokes—fancy enough to star at a dinner party, easy to pop in the microwave when you're eating alone—are worth some effort. With peak season running through May, now is the perfect time to tackle the thistle." If you're up for the challenge, Vuong includes three recipes: one by Gaetano Ascione, chef de cuisine at Houston's Quattro, and two by Lidia Bastianich, both from her latest cookbook Lidia's Italy which was just published this month....Hot Topics: Technique of the Week | The Food Lab
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