Loaded with not three, not four, but five cheeses, this positively cheesy spinach and artichoke dip is the ultimate crowd-pleasing party appetizer.

This lemony artichoke crostini recipe is full of flavor and simple to make. It's also completely vegan, making it a great ...

Simply boiling artichokes whole in very salty water makes them soft enough to open like a blooming flower and accentuates their delicate grassy taste. Dousing the still-warm petals with a simple ...

When weight loss is the goal, dinner can feel like the hardest meal to keep both healthy and satisfying. Between long ingredient lists, complicated prep, and bland “diet food,” it’s easy to fall back ...

Recipes, kitchen tricks and seasonal dishes from the L.A. Times’ Cooking team. Elsewhere, whole steamed artichokes are stuffed with brie, white wine and mustard for a stunningly rich upgrade on a ...

Spring is peak season for artichokes, the edible prickly bud of a plant that, if left to bloom, would yield fields of stunning purple flowers. Kevin Fisher, executive sous chef at Sea Root at the ...

A perennial plant that grows year round in a suitable climate and is native to the Mediterranean region, the artichoke has a distinguished and lengthy past, first noted in the third century BC in ...