No need to stress about trimming, steaming, and messing with whole artichokes. All of these simple snack and supper ideas start with canned artichoke hearts! If you, too, adore spinach-artichoke dip ...

If you've ever wanted to make a meal out of warm spinach and artichoke dip, this creamy pasta is for you. And here's what's almost as good as the flavor of this comforting dish: the fact that this ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

And just like that, spring is almost here for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. Alongside more sunshine and the promise of warmer days comes the anticipation of the season’s harvest. That ...

Artichokes look like enormous, round, green pine cones, don’t they? In the kitchen, we most often peel back their tough, prickly outer leaves to enjoy the tender heart atop pizzas and pastas, in ...

Risotto may seem like one of those dishes that only professionals could attempt to make. But as long as you’re patient and take your time, it’s not all that complicated. Giada De Laurentiis‘ Artichoke ...

My artichokes took a beating in the December storms, which they liked. By last week the wide dusky green leaves and stalks, swollen fat from all the water, produced bouquets of tight, cone-shaped ...

The perfect marriage of chicken and artichokes and a handful of ingredients for a speedy and savory weeknight dinner. This classic Italian dish of tender bite-size chicken sauteed with white wine, ...