baby artichokes.

hi beauties!

my sweet neighbor anna taught me 

how to pan-sear these babies

a few years ago when we collaborated in a 

'tuscan wood fired oven pizza' miracle

(that was not the original name)

it's a very simple recipe that requires 

some intuitive inner wisdom ;)

pan-seared baby artichokes

*gather*

artichokes

olive oil

salt

saute pan

fire

*work it*

first you want to clean them up 

(as you can see in pic # 2)

take off some of the leaves

with a softer core of the artichoke

turn the dial to medium/medium high

add some olive oil

wait a few minutes depending on your stove

place them face down

*this was an important part*

do not mess with them for a few minutes

let the heat do it's magic

then after a few good minutes

you can move them a bit

not too much.. not like a saute

where we like to do the wrist dance....

you can add salt

(here is the intuitive part again)

you can try one and see if they are ready

some parts are still hard and not edible

but the edible parts are really good!

what i love about this? 

it naturally, gently coerces us

to connect with our food 

and how it's relating with fire

we decide (together) 

when it's ready

*also*

no leaving the pan with this love fest

it's about 10 minutes in all 

enjoy beauties

xxxx