?> {"id":282,"date":"2009-06-01T22:30:22","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T02:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2009-07-20T22:49:25","modified_gmt":"2009-07-21T02:49:25","slug":"stuffed-artichokes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2009\/06\/stuffed-artichokes\/","title":{"rendered":"Stuffed Artichokes"},"content":{"rendered":"
While we were at Whole Foods in Paramus picking up a few last minute supplies for the Memorial Day BBQ, I saw a beautiful display of large, bright green artichokes and couldn’t resist picking up two. I’ve never cooked artichokes before, but I’ve been craving the deliciously garlicky version of stuffed artichokes from Carmine’s. I didn’t have a recipe handy though, so I just looked up a few on the internet and improvised, playing up the flavors I like best (garlic, parmesan, lemon).<\/p>\n
I had no idea how to clean the artichoke, so I ended up cutting off about an inch from the top to remove most of the spiky tips, cut off the stem so that the artichoke would sit up by itself, and used a spoon to get out as much of the stringy choke from the middle. That was the hardest part, and I know I left a lot of it, but in the end it didn’t make much of a difference.<\/p>\n
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