Showing posts with label Artichokes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Artichokes. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Spinach Artichoke Dip!

A request was made to add a recipe or two, so I thought I would post one of my favorite and most requested dishes! Hope you enjoy!

READY IN: 30-60 minutes

SERVES/MAKES:  6

INGREDIENTS:

• 2 bags (1 pound size) fresh spinach • 1/8 pound butter • 1 teaspoon minced garlic

• 2 tablespoons minced onions • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour • 1 pint heavy cream

• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice • 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce -- to taste • 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 2/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese • 1/3 cup sour cream • 1/2 cup grated Monterey jack cheese

• artichoke hearts -- coarsely diced

DIRECTIONS:

~ Steam spinach; strain and squeeze through cheesecloth. Must be very dry. Chop finely and set aside.

~ In heavy saucepan, melt butter. Add garlic and onions and sauté about 3-5 minutes. Add flour to make a roux. Stir and cook about 1 minute. Slowly add heavy cream, stirring with a whisk to prevent lumping. Mixture will thicken at the boiling point. When it thickens, add lemon juice, Tabasco, salt and Parmesan cheese.

~ Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes. Stir in sour cream. Fold in dry, chopped spinach, coarse diced artichoke hearts. Sprinkle pepper jack on top and microwave to order. Serve with tortilla chips for dipping.

Saturday, July 25, 2009

An inspiration to my new blog!

1 :: Bellaseradesigns ~ Botanical artichoke card 
2 :: Bluestitchbooks ~ Artichoke 8 flat notecards 
3 :: Pacokeco ~ Rustic Veggies - Set of 8 Prestrung Circle Tags 
4 :: HeatherJohnston ~ Artichoke Canvas 
5 :: Drenculture ~ Green Artichoke Letterpressed Flat Panel Card Set 
6 :: Futurowoman ~ Polaroid Print 5x7 Purple Artichoke

A New Blog!

I wanted to start a blog.... I wanted to collect, curate and present things that inspire me. But "inspire" was too common. I wanted something more fun and creative, and I wasn't feeling inspired! I thought about this for weeks, months even! I wanted something fun and different but creative. And maybe it is because I was hungry for lunch.... but my brainstorm arrived at the artichoke. "What do I like? ~ No what do I love?" And I thought... "I love artichokes!" "Artichokes?" "That's silly" ".... but is it?" "Why do I love artichokes?" "Besides their yummy taste?" "I love their beautiful design, the depth created by their layers... their gorgeous coloring with shades from deep reds and purples to soft yellowy greens." "A work of art I think?!" " It can be the little things that inspire creativity in design style and everyday life." "So, why not?" "Enjoy the purple artichoke....""