Properly prepared, the cardoon has a subtle but delightful flavor that’s mild and delicious. The centerpiece of Doug Gosling’s fabulous organic garden at the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center in ...

The cardoon or Cynara cardunculus is a close cousin to the globe artichoke or Cynara scolymus. Both are members of the huge Asteraceae (Compositae) family — sometimes called the daisy family — that ...

Cardoon is a big, leafy plant. Cardoon with one of my shovels for a size comparison. Cardoon blossoms are like thistles. Most years I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors n ...

Most years, I start some onion seeds and perhaps a few artichokes indoors in February. This year I will also start some cardoon seeds at the same time. Cardoon, which is a lovely looking plant related ...

Found in the wild along the Mediterranean, from Morocco and Portugal to Libya and Croatia, a cardoon is a thistle that tastes like a bitter version of a giant artichoke with small, prickly flower ...

To prepare the cardoon parmigiana, start by cooking the tomato sauce with meat. So clean and finely chop celery, carrot, and onion with a knife, and sauté all in a pot where you have poured some extra ...

Cardoons (Cynara cardunculus) are also known as artichoke thistles, and they are unique double-whammy additions to any space. Not only do plants offer spectacular architectural beauty, but they are ...

When the vaguely warmer and wetter days of spring arrive, people start jonesing for the best spring produce: artichokes. But when I see an artichoke, I get triggered, remembering hours upon hours of ...

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