How to Prepare Artichokes, + Recipes for a 'Cacio e Pepe' Pasta and a Frittata

Tips and secrets behind the trickiest, if not stupidest, non-vegetable of all

This post contains cooking tips and a full description of how to clean, prepare and cook artichokes. To get straight to the recipes, skip to the bottom of the post - there is a downloadable version as well!
Please note that this article is about elongated varieties of artichokes, not the globe ones, which need a different technique of cleaning and trimmi…