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Miriam Carl, Clinical Aromatherapist

Summer Recipes: Artichokes

6/27/2016

16 Comments

 
I'm excited to introduce you to Myrthe Noordegraaf, our newest guest blogger!
Born Dutch, living French, Myrthe is living a simple life at the beautiful French countryside.

​I hope you enjoy her musings and photography (pictured below ) . . .
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For the first time in my own garden !
Artichokes are beautiful, healthy, easy to cook and a pleasure to eat.
No need to say that it's one of my favorite vegetables.

How to cook​ :
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Cook or steam them until the outer leaves can easily be pulled off.
Cooking : +/- 45 minutes in a large pot of boiling water
Steaming : +/- 15 minutes

How to eat :

​Take one leave at the time, dip it in a vinaigrette (mixture of vinegar, oil, mustard) and eat the little fleshy part. 
Keep on doing this until the leaves become thinner. You can eat them or pull them of.

To reach the heart remove the hairy part (inedible). 
​Put some vinaigrette on the heart and enjoy !

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Bon appétit,

​Myrthe
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"L'Art de vivre is to take time to enjoy small simple things." More than 15 years ago, Myrthe chose France as her home. Today she shares flashes out of her daily life and inspiration with you at www.myrthe.fr
16 Comments
Roberta Perry link
6/27/2016 01:43:20 pm

Yum! One of my favorite veggies!

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Myrthe
6/28/2016 01:20:22 pm

Thank you Roberta :)

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Miriam
6/27/2016 01:47:49 pm

Thanks for stopping by, Roberta!

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Kristen M. Fusaro-Pizzo link
6/27/2016 01:48:07 pm

This sounds amazing!

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Myrthe
6/28/2016 01:21:18 pm

Thank you Kristen !

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Miriam
6/27/2016 01:50:10 pm

Thanks Kristen!

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Donna link
6/27/2016 05:35:49 pm

I never knew how to eat artichokes. Thanks for the info.

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Miriam
6/27/2016 10:32:53 pm

Any time, Donna! Thanks for stopping by.

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Myrthe
6/28/2016 01:22:39 pm

You're welcome ! Thank you Donna

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Joan Morais link
6/27/2016 06:24:31 pm

Such a stunning and beautiful photo of the artichoke plant in the garden! Artichoke has been a favorite of mine since a child and it is so fun to watch it grown in the garden. Next time I cook an artichoke, I am going to try dipping it in a homemade vinaigrette.

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Myrthe
6/28/2016 01:24:32 pm

Thank you so much for the compliment Joan ! Enjoy your artichoke next time.

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Miriam
6/27/2016 10:32:27 pm

Thanks Joan!

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Eve link
6/28/2016 06:35:09 am

Super photo! Love the king of the green vegetables, it's the best, we have some in our garden in France as well. Merci for the recipe.
Eve

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Myrthe
6/28/2016 01:31:22 pm

You're welcome and Merci beaucoup Eve !

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Cynthia link
6/28/2016 06:43:07 am

Myrthe's photos are always a delight! Now pardon me, while I go practice saying "artichaut" - everything sounds so much more romantic in French ;)

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Myrthe
6/28/2016 01:33:13 pm

Thank you Cynthia ! and I can hear you say "Artichaut" ;)

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