May 12, 2008 at 5:00 am by Vanessa Barrington
Seasonal Eating: Baby Artichokes with Potatoes, Fresh Herbs, and Lemon
The first person to figure out that an artichoke was edible was either very hungry, very clever, or both. Certainly they lived somewhere in the Middle East, as that’s where this edible flower originated. From there, the green spheres spread to Italy, France, and the rest of Europe. They were brought to this side of the globe by both French immigrants who settled in Louisiana and Spanish missionaries along the coast of California. Stuffed artichokes are still an important dish in New Orleans.
A perennial from the thistle family, almost all U.S. …
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