Beneath their intimidating-looking exterior, artichokes are hiding tender, flavorful core. Here are the simplest cooking ...

While most vegetables are pretty straightforward to peel, chop, and cook, fresh artichokes can be a little ... prickly. The biggest barrier is probably the prep work, which involves snipping away ...

That's when everything we're serving up comes from this week. But before you get into cooking artichokes, you've got to prepare them. The Advertiser shared a simple way to do that: Wash them.

Below is the way I like to cook artichokes. Once prepared, they work well in everything from scrambled eggs to this artichoke and sheep cheese salad. The recipe calls for Zamorano cheese ...