Honeyed Cardoons with Pine Nuts and Thyme

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
I love growing cardoons, but always had a hard time telling folks that the only way to eat them was to either bake them in cream, fry them in oil or dip in a mix of butter, olive oil and anchovies.  So it was refreshing when I stumbled upon cooking blog with a post lamenting … Continue reading »

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Cardoon Potato Gratin

Thursday, October 4th, 2012
A gratin is a (the?) classic way to prepare this cousin of the artichoke.  Any recipe for potato gratin would work – just add some prepared cardoons to the mix – but short of improvising, here is a recipe for a simple gratin of potatoes and cardoons.  This recipe was adapted from one of the … Continue reading »

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