Mmmm... artichokes are one of my favorite foods... You've already gotten my favorite way to eat them covers (boiled and dipped in buttter or lemon butter, heaven)... but here is 1 more and a few asparagus recipes, and a couple other OH! recipes:
- Roman artichokes (these are the TINY purple-ish ones, not the giants)
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/mario-batali/artichoke...
- Broiled Asparagus (soy sauce can be omitted, but goes fabu with them)
Asparagus
1-2 cloves Garlic (chopped or sliced)
Olive Oil
Soy Sauce
Salt & Pepper
Snap the tough part off the bottom of the A's. Rinse. Place in baking dish. Drizzel over olive oil (several table spoons), soy sauce (ditto), and garlic. Swish it about to coat. Sprinkle on salt and pepper. Place under the broiler. Done when bright green and or a little charred/crispy. Takes 2-5 minutes. Alternatively, do the same on the grill either in tinfoil or directly on the grill after marinating for a little while. TRY not to snitch too many ;)
Sauteed Asparagus
Olive Oil
Asparagus (Chop the asparagus into 2" long pieces)
Mushrooms (quartered or sliced)
Yellow summer squash (sliced)
Lemon (about 1/2)
Salt and Pepper
Heat up the olive oil, dump in A's and M's & S. Sautee until mushrooms are tender. Pour over lemon juice. Sprinkle salt and pepper. Typically about 10-15 minutes.
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Fresh Peas
Shell, rinse, sprinkle with sea salt or kosher salt. You'll be amazed. ((the rinsing is to give the salt something to stick to... obviously, coming out of the pods the peas are already clean. You can us olive oil instead, but I prefer them straight))