Artichokes are one of my favorite snacks or side dishes. Peeling back the leaves dunking them in really good mayonnaise or melted butter and scraping the leaf against your teeth is such a delicious activity. Then when you finish peeling off all of the leaves you get to the spiky choke which has to be scooped out to reveal the sweet and tender heart. The heart of the artichoke is your reward for all of the work it takes to get there. Last week I was enjoying an artichoke as a little afternoon…
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