Sunday with Marlena Spieler

There are days when I just don’t want to cook, don’t want to go out, but yet eat something fresh and delicious. I am sure you all go through that every once in a while. This weekend was just that.  After my cooking class, I like to browse through the aisles at Sacramento Co-op, they have incredibly fresh produce .  The first that that I eyed was baby artichokes, they looked simply cute.

All I wanted was a snack for lunch and this baby came in handy. Marlena in her recipe uses onions as well, like I said I did not want to do any of that , it is beautiful  outside J.

Baby Artichoke – 1

Water – to cook the artichoke

Lemon juice – 1 T

Extra Virgin olive oil – 1 tsp

Garlic – 1 pod, thinly sliced

White wine – 2 T

Parsley – 1 tsp, chopped

Salt & pepper to taste

• Prepare the artichoke, by snapping off the tough leaves.
• Cut the artichoke in to 4 pieces
• Heat water in a saucepan with lemon juice and salt.
• Cook the artichokes until tender and drain.
• Heat a sauté with olive oil, and when the oil is hot, sauté the garlic for 10 seconds.
• Add white wine and artichokes and cook until the wine is absorbed
• Season with salt and pepper, garnish with parsley and serve
• PS: I drizzled a  little bit of meyer lemon olive  on the top.

Check Eileen and Mel’s blog, they have cooked up some delicious food.