Artichokes with Herbed Butter Sauce
added 03/07/08
Artichokes
with Herbed Butter Sauce
Serves 4
1-1/2 cups dry white table wine
1/3 cups minced shallots
1 Tbs. lemon juice
1 tsp. oregano, crushed
3 Tbs. butter, chilled
1 Tbs. minced parsley
4 medium artichokes, prepared and cooked as
directed for whole artichokes
Heat wine and shallots over medium heat until
mixture is reduced to _ cup. Add lemon juice and oregano. Cool slightly;
return pan to low heat. Slowly add butter in small amounts, stirring
constantly until sauce thickens. Garnish with parsley. Serve with
cooked artichokes.
—California Artichoke Advisory Board
Edgewater Farm
Plainfield, New Hampshire
The temperature is headed into the 90s, and the fruit is gently warm in the hands of the pickers. Before lunch on an average day in strawberry season, the folks at Edgewater Farm will harvest 800 quarts of strawberries, many of them for sale at the Co-op. Pooh and Anne Sprague have been raising strawberries along the shady banks of the Connecticut River since 1974. Over time, the operation grew to include other summer fruits and vegetables, as well as extensive greenhouses and pick-your-own.
Meet Ed Howes, Natural and Specialty Foods Merchandiser
He’s the guy who always has an out-of-the-box idea. He’s the guy who always wants to do something special to celebrate National Rice Month. And he’s the guy who likes to dress up to make kids and customers smile, whether it’s for Halloween or for a food demonstration and tasting event or even for no reason at all. Ed Howes is the Co-op’s Natural and Specialty Foods Merchandiser. He’s been here a long time, serves on the Co-op Board of Directors, and works very hard to help bring in many of the unique and delicious foods that have made us famous over the years. October is a special month for Ed, not only because it gives him the opportunity to dress up again, but also because it’s the month we honor the Fair-Trade movement—something near and dear to his heart. Fair Trade shortens the path from farm to table, reducing the amount of high-priced middlemen in-between and providing a living wage for the farmer. Want to learn more?
