
Globe and baby artichokes
I have to thank my husband, David, for this entry. He’s the one who discovered this cooking method for artichokes.
I came to love artichokes when I lived in Northern California. Artichokes can’t be grown just anywhere. They need a certain soil and the right growing conditions. Those conditions exist in Southern Europe and, fortunately, in Castroville, California, just south of San Francisco. They grow year round, but the peak growing season is spring. There is a second abundant season in the fall. Artichokes from California are now beginning to show up in my local markets and I couldn’t be happier. Continue reading →