re: What to do with artichokes?

Just boil them, I like to trim the stalks at the bottom first. It just makes the heart nicer in the end. Melt some butter and squeeze in a lemon, use that to dip the leaves in.

Make sure to remove the choke before enjoying the heart, that goes without saying. Boil until the meat on the bottom of the leaves are tender. Pretty hard to explain, but you remove the goodness with your upper teeth.

You've never eaten cooked artichokes?