Sauted Jerusalem Artichokes

I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving!!!  I want to share this new and random veggie I found a few weeks ago...

Have you ever heard of, or tried Jerusalem Artichokes?  I hadn't until about two weeks ago, when we saw them at the Farmers' Market.  It turns out North Carolina is about the perfect place to grow these little jewels.  And even though they look a lot like ginger (to me and Rocket Scientist at least) it's not anything like it.  In fact, they aren't even anything like regular artichokes.  They are more like potatoes.  Yummy though.  Here's a great way to fix um! :)

What you'll need:
Jerusalem Artichokes, washed
Onion diced
Olive Oil
Salt/Pepper to taste

 Looks a lot like ginger, right?  But it's not, these are Jerusalem Artichokes.  Yum.

 Slice them up.

 Gentley saute about 1 T. Olive Oil with some diced onion and sliced Jerusalem artichoke.

 Keep stirring until it starts to brown and the pieces of Jerusalem Artichoke are tender in the middle. (About 10 minutes on Med.)

Enjoy!  :) Afternoon snack, side for dinner...whatever floats your boat! 

Baby Artichokes with Lemon Butter

Well, I mentioned that I just got some of the cutest little veggies last night!  Well, you're right, they were these little cuties....baby artichokes!  :)  I was at Kroger and you could either get one regular size artichoke for $3 OR this little box of a bunch of baby ones for the same price!  So....of course I ended up with these.  :)  I had a hankering for something French and out of Julia's book, so I did her artichokes with lemon butter.  And they did sure please!  It was my first time eat an artichoke like that.  Before I'd only ever had them on pizza or in dips.  So this was a first.  But as for my sweet hubby, it wasn't his first.  In fact, I just found out tonight that he loves artichokes.  So, this was a major hit with him!  :)  You can find these two recipes in Mastering the Art of French Cooking on pages 425 (Artichokes) and 98 (Lemon Butter Sauce).  And I'll post  my adventure below....  :)

Baby Artichokes in package.

So adorable right?

Washed them off, peeled some leaves, cut off the tips and stem.

The beginning of a very beautiful (and tasty) thing!  :)  Lemon Butter.

Did I mention I just love her cookbook, and the whole layout?

My finished product.   Yum!

Thanks Julia! ;)