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Well, it’s not like I haven’t been cooking all this time…it’s just that I haven’t been blogging about it!! Shame on me…I know! I am happy to report that we are still following our great new healthy eating plan and I have some fabulous recipes to share with you.
One of the evening meals on our 90 day plan calls for artichokes as a side dish. They don’t give you a recipe so I took the liberty to make grilled artichokes – which is our favorite way to eat them. (well there’s a Paula Deen artichoke dip that’s awesome, but healthy it’s not. So let’s not torture ourselves by talking about that right now).
Okay, back to the grilled artichokes: this could not be any easier.
Trim 2 artichokes (go here for a video about that) and cover with cold water and two quartered lemons in a large stockpot. Bring water to a boil and simmer for about 30 mins. Carefully remove the artichokes, let them cool for a while and cut in half.

While the artichokes are simmering, make a basting sauce:
4 Tbsp butter, melted
1/4 cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 Tbsp minced fresh thyme
1/2 lemon, juiced
Salt and Pepper to taste
Pre-heat grill to medium high heat.
Brush both sides of cut artichokes with the basting sauce.

Place on grill with cut side down….grill for about 5 minutes (keep an eye on them so they don’t start to burn!). Turn and grill cut side up for another 5 minutes or so.
Serve on a platter drizzled with the remaining basting sauce.
Enjoy….if you try it, let me know what you think by leaving a comment below!
Artichoke
I haven’t tried it yet but I will. It looks so interesting. If you wont mind I’d love to guide Foodista readers to your post. Just add the foodista widget to the end of this post so it will appear in the Foodista pages and it’s all set, Thanks!