I know, I know…we’ve left you guessing. In my office I have a bulletin board with little pieces of paper push-pinned into place: a fortune cookie message, receipts that I will need to find later, and one in particular that I’ve been ignoring lately–”Have you written a blog post this week?
I’m not even going to say I’ll try better, I’m starting a new chapter of blogging…because who knows! But here’s one now…
One thing I wanted to share is a recipe that we talked about on a recent installment of our radio show The Local Gourmet. Holly and I have been radio personalities for just over a year and enjoy being able to talk about our Dickson community and all things food!
At the beginning of the Memorial Day holiday just a few weekends back we were all ready for some outdoor grilling. The kids were happy to be out of school and for it to officially be summertime (said in a high-pitched penny-can voice!). We had all the right elements…sweaty kids on the trampoline…meat and peppers on the grill…cold drinks in hand…but little did we know that the item that was going to make the night so memorable was not the celebration to the beginning of summer or the time with family and friends, it was…the artichoke!
I had seen an episode of the Everyday Italian with Giada De Laurentiis over a year ago in which she made baked artichokes with gorgonzola cheese, and I wanted to try it! As you may be aware, artichokes are not necessarily native to Tennessee, so they aren’t quite as easy to come by as if you lived in say, California! But we had some in our fridge and it was time to try the recipe!
Here is Giada’s recipe:
We basically followed Giada’s (yes, I believe we are on a first-name basis) recipe except we didn’t have quite as many fresh herbs available. We had some rosemary so we used that. However, fresh herbs make everything better, so I suggest you include whatever you can find or have growing on your window sill!
Here is our finished product:
And here’s another one:
The creaminess of the gorgonzola in the middle of those artichokes was sooo good. This is one of those things that will wow you guests. Imagine this beautiful artichoke sitting on the plate…this is special stuff!
And here’s what it looks like at the end of the night!
This recipe does have several steps to it, but it really is easy and extremely delicious. I encourage you to find a hot summer night, because we know they’ll be no shortage of those, and bake up some California cuisine, you won’t be disappointed!
YYYYYYYYYUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMM! The artichoke dish sounds wonderful. Love all that Giada does. Wish she wasn’t so darn gorgeous. Thanks for sharing.