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What’s going on in your garden (2026)?

Oooohhh, artichokes. One of my favourite vegetables.
You can eat them boiled, chew on the leaves, and then enjoy the heart.
You can use them in pastas, with a touch of bacon or pancetta.
You can cover the hearts in batter and deep-fry them, as they do in Spain, or simply slice the (raw) hearts and deep-fry them.
You can use them for making Spanish croquettes.
You can use them with leeks, bacon and some Sage Derby cheese for a quiche.
You can stuff them.
I only use fresh artichokes, so the process is a little bit fussy, but the difference in flavour is about 1,000 times better than those awful, jarred things.
 
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