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Gourmet pizza in minutes using a pre-baked crust and fully cooked chicken sausage. Prep to table in less than 20 minutes!

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Click below to listen to this post about steamed artichokes on the Candidly Kendra podcast:

Who do you suppose first looked at an artichoke and thought, "I want to eat that"?

Have you ever eaten an artichoke that didn't come from a can? Steamed artichokes are exactly the kind of vegetable that I never would have tasted except under duress...that is, until I needed to impress a boy.

It was Steve who introduced me to steamed artichokes. He pulled off a leaf and scraped it with his teeth. He said mmm and this is so good and I thought what a weirdo. But he was cute and I wanted him to like me so I followed his lead and tasted my first artichoke.

I liked it! I mean, we dip it in butter and salt, so basically the artichoke is a antioxidant-rich delivery system for butter into my mouth and I'm all about that.

To eat a whole artichoke, you pull off a leaf, dip it in butter, then scrape the inside with your teeth. If you have cooked them well, you will get a bit of the inside and bottom of the leaf. After you reach the papery inside leaves, you pull them off and discard them. Then scrape the fuzzy "choke" away, and now you have reached the prize - the artichoke heart! The bottom of the artichoke (which is called the heart) is so tasty! Slice that heart into bites, dip them in butter, and eat away!

When I cook them for my family, everyone gets their own artichoke, except for Kai, who doesn't properly appreciate vegetables, because he is young and clueless.

What Do I Eat Artichokes With?

I have good news! Artichokes and Mississippi Pot Roast (in an instant pot) and baked potatoes cook for the same amount of time.

See this amazing recipe on Belle of the Kitchen. (Note: I use an instant pot, and cook for 75-90 minutes. Plan ahead!)

Start your roast in the instant pot. Add 1 cup of water. Set it for 75 minutes Manual Pressure Cook if you live at high altitude like I do. When the roast is done, release the pressure using quick pressure release, and then let it rest using the "Keep Warm" function until you're ready to eat.

Next, rinse a few Russet potatoes. Prick them with a fork several times and throw them into a 350 degree oven. Test them by squeezing (with an oven mitt!); if they're soft they're done!

And now you're ready to start your artichokes.

Here's how you prepare and cook a whole artichoke:

Steamed Artichokes Digest

Slice off the top inch of each artichoke with a very sharp chef's knife.

Slice the stems off the artichokes right at the base.

With scissors, cut the sharp tip off of every leaf.

Rinse the artichokes under water to clean them.

Place the artichokes in a large pot. Fill with water about halfway up the sides of the artichokes. Salt them generously.

Cover the pot and bring to a boil over high heat. Then reduce heat to medium high and cook for about 1 hour. The artichokes are done when you can easily pull a leaf out.

Serve the artichokes with salted melted butter. Try other dips if you'd like to. Some people like to use mayonnaise. Others mix lemon juice into their butter. We prefer them with salt and butter.

Enjoy!

Steamed Artichokes

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Steamed Artichokes: They Look Weird But Taste Great!

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Click below to listen to this post about steamed artichokes on the Candidly Kendra podcast: Who do you suppose first looked at an artichoke and thought, "I want to eat that"? Have you ever eaten an artichoke that didn't come from a can?

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Delirious Imbibers Drink Of the Week

The Artichoke Hold Cocktail is this weeks home work for the Delirious Bitter Imbibers cocktail society. Will submitted this one, it's a tiki, however in a really interesting way. We found the Artichoke Hold interesting because it leverages Cynar, an Italian artichoke based Amaro. We typically find Amaro's are not common in tiki cocktails, there are a few, most notably the Jungle Bird, and Mango Bird. Because of the rarity of Italian Amaro's in the style, using a bitter sweet artichoke based Amaro is really fun and unique. In addition, it uses Orgeat, if you don't have any make some, you will find the recipe is here Tiki Potions & Elixirs | Secret of Tiki Cocktails |. Amazon sells some great orgeat too.

Here Are the Basic Cocktail Deets

Cocktail: Artichoke Hold
Source: Beachbum Barry's Total Tiki App
Creator: Jeremy Oertel at Brooklyn's "Donna"

Ingredients: Smith and Cross Rum, Cynar, St Germain Elderflower Liqueur, Lime Juice, Orgeat

Artichoke Hold Tasting Notes and Feedback

Overall we recommend this highly and the best mix was the Denizen Merchant's Reserve 8 Year Rum a blend of Martinique Rhum and Jamaican Rum. We found the Artichoke Hold was a hit. The overall cocktail is slightly bitter from the Cynar, but still lightly sweet. Remarkably the orgeat in the Artichoke hold is not overpowering, it is neatly in the back of the drink. This is a great cocktail.

Will:

"I had a really bad day I'm looking forward to this. Made the first one with Smith & Cross Navy Strength Jamaican rum, I need something strong. Although my pics may look like something out of a magazine you find in the bathroom at a 7-11 my drinks are solid! Very layered cocktail, I'm liking it. Amaro and tiki, great combo. For the second I used Denizen Merchant's Reserve 8 Year Rum. This is fine, fine, love it."

Mike:

"That's a hell of a cocktail, love it. I went with Zaya, which is a great Trinidad rum. I gonna make another of this weekend for sure!"

Rick:

"It is super approachable. For the first one I used Appleton Signature, I wanted that Jamaican hogo, you know some funk. Due to poor planning I could not find the Smith & Cross in time. The overall cocktail is slightly bitter from the Cynar, but still lightly sweet. Remarkably the orgeat in the Artichoke hold is not overpowering, it is neatly in the back of the drink. This is a great cocktail."

"For my second I used Denizen Merchant's Reserve 8 Year Rum. It was, dare I say even better, I really enjoyed this version, much more than the Appleton Signature. For the third, don't judge, I used Clement VSOP Rhum from Martinique. Also outstanding, but Clement is so subtle more of vegetal flavor of the Cynar came through, and over all the cocktail was creamier. I see why the Denizen is so good it has the funk of Jamaica and the softness of the Martinique"

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Artichoke Hold | Awesome Tiki Cocktail |

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The Artichoke Hold Cocktail is this weeks home work for the Delirious Bitter Imbibers cocktail society. Will submitted this one, it's a tiki, however in a really interesting way. We found the Artichoke Hold interesting because it leverages Cynar, an Italian artichoke based Amaro.

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Preparing Artichokes - Martha Stewart's Cooking School

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Peter Ostroskie is helping Stacey, will you?!

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Peter Ostroskie is helping Stacey, will you?!

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Terri Lopez likes this recipe too!

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One of these easiest chafing-dish dips we've seen: Three ingredients--the requisite artichokes, plus Parmesan and mayo--go into the oven for 15 minutes.