The poet Joseph Hutchison describes the magic of artichokes perfectly in his one-line poem: “O heart weighed down by so many ...

First, a raw artichoke must be rinsed and trimmed before it can be cooked. From there, I select one of two main slow cooking methods: steaming or roasting. After that, I keep things simple and ...

Juice lemons in a bowl filled with water; add rinds to bowl. Working one at a time, trim bottom of artichoke so it sits flat. Trim off top 1/3. Peel off outside leaves until only tender leaves remain.

A long serrated knife. A soup spoon or teaspoon. This technique is used in the Stuffed Artichokes recipe. Trim bottom of an artichoke so it sits flat. Use a serrated knife to remove the top 1/3 of the ...

Discard the tops of the artichokes. Remove and discard the stem and pull off the tough outer leaves at the base. Trim around the base of the artichoke to remove what remains of the tough outer ...