Anyone afraid of the artichoke??

I love artichokes. They are delicious!!! I have never had grilled artichokes, but I love artichoke dip. Normally when I buy them, I steam them in the microwave. Then I melt some butter and garlic and eat them that way. The hearts are the absolute best!! I think a lotof people don't buy them because of the price of them. Good luck with your party

I like artichokes, but they're expensive for no more food than you get from them. I cook them in water until they're tender. To eat, just pull the leaves off and eat the bottom, tender portion. Artichoke hearts are the best part, but such a small amount for the money means I only have them on special occasion or when there's a good sale.

Artichokes are great. You have to boil them then just pluck the leaves one at a time and take the bottom part of the leave between your teeth and grate it off. That is the only edible of the leaf. Then you can dig until you find the heart. First take off all the hairy like parts and under it all is the heart. The heart is so yummy. I don't buy them much because they are too expensive for me.

Hi ilyzium, when artichokes are in season they are piled up on market stalls, and in the villages old ladies sit at a table by the sea deftly peeling them into bowls of water. They are so cheap that I determined to try cooking them, and an old lady on the market stall deftly showed me how to peel one in about ten seconds. Of course when I got my bagful home it was not nearly as easy as she made it look and I had to arm myself in rubber gloves and even then they still hurt. After all my efforts the hearts which I put to soak in olive oil as per my recipe went mouldy in a few days. Now I only have them when someone else has cooked them, but the do make a lovely artichoke soup round here.

I put artichokes in my spinach dip. yum!

I cook them about 2-3 times a month, mostly for my husband who loves artichokes. I eat them occasionally but it takes too long to eat them. My husband though takes all the time in the world to eat artichokes. I usually boil them for about half an hour or less, depending on the size of the artichokes. Last week, my husband complained that the artichokes were overcooked (they were quite small, baby artichokes and I guess I forgot the time). I serve these artichokes with vinaigrette (salt, pepper, olive oil, mustard, garlic and onions).

Oh Man I havent had artichokes in a long long time. I love them though. My mom used to make them. She would boil them whole untill the leaves are tender. Then you dip them in melted butter. YUM YUM!!!! Im going to have to get one now and make it tonight! LOL! ~May The Kisses Of An Angel Cover And Protect You Always!~ Copper

I honestly have never cooked them. I have eaten them but only in artichoke dip which as absalutely awesome. TGI Fridays had the most awesome artichoke dip. A friend of mine also made some artichoke dip that was really amazing. I am sure artichokes could be cooked many different ways, but so far I have only had them in dips mixed with lots of cheese.

I just love artichokes and in my country they are fairly unexpensive. The easy way is to just cook them until you can pull a leaf and it´s easy to take out. I add a little vinegar or a lemon peel to the pot and some salt. After they are cooked, leave the to cool until warm upside down so the excess of water goes away. Then I just put them in a plate and either dip each leaf in mayo or a vinegardressing and take out the eatable part with your teeth. While I post this I thought that maybe you don´t know that the only parts that can be eated in the center (take away the thisles) and what you can scrape out of each leaf either with your teeth or with a spoon. For any kind of dish you make with artichokes they have to be cooked as I told you and you must understand that the edible part is not a lot. I love to make a quiche or pie with them. I scrape the leaves an cut the centers (you need about 4 artichokes) and put over a pie dough. Then beat 3 or 4 eggs, salt and pepper them and pour over them. You can put a pie crust over it if you want before puytting in the oven. I hope this helps. Take care!

I was first introduced to artichokes about a year ago when a friend made them for me. I had never had them before then. I loved them and have been eating them ever since. She boiled them and the melted butter in them. They were so good.

I can't say I have ever ate them, but now I will definately try them at the Cheesecake factory.

I grow artichokes and they are weird plants, but lovely. Their flowers, if you let them open, are amazing. Besides, I essentially have three recipes for them, one is my mother's recipe, where artichokes should be cleaned and the hardest leaves/parts removed, filled with ground ham and cheese and vapor-cooked until done. My recipes instead are, one for raw artichokes, just clean them and remove the hard part, then cut them thin, *very thin* and dip them in water with some lemon so they'll not go dark. They can be eaten raw this way as a salad, but expect to munch...otherwise, just cut them the same way then heat up some oil and sautee them until they are crunchy, I love them this way but you should eat them hot.