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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There are many ways to enjoy artichokes, but the simplest way also happens to be Martha’s favorite. In this video, Martha Stewart ...

Ivana Cecez/Getty Images Artichokes are beautiful vegetables, and are even more delicious to enjoy when they are steamed, grilled, braised, or fried. But let's be honest, most of us walk right past ...

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 ...

IN A POT BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD THE ARTICHOKES (YOU CAN ADD 2 MORE ARTICHOKES WITH THIS RECIPE) ADD EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE ARTICHOKES, LEMONS, AND BUTTER. BRING TO A SIMMER OR SLOW BOIL. AFTER YOU RINSE ...

Enjoy artichokes anytime you want without all of the prep.

In a large pot, fill 1/4 of the pot with water. Salt the water generously. Place steamer basket on top. Fill the basket with lemon slices. Heat water to boiling. Rinse artichokes. Snip off the pointy ...

Chorba beida (chicken and chickpea soup): This mildly spiced North African soup gains its plush texture from whisking an egg ...

A coddled Maran egg served in its dark-chocolate-colored shell, a sunny-side-up duck egg nestled into a salad, a slowly, slowly cooked egg -- with its yolk bright and creamy and the white barely ...

Use your microwave to cook artichokes. It's a simple method without a big pot of boiling water. Get the full recipe - <a ...