Uncle Bill’s Simple Jerusalem Artichokes My Uncle Bill, a man who could coax life from even the rockiest soil, always had a patch of Jerusalem artichokes thriving in his garden. As a child, I remember his digging them up in late fall, the earth clinging to their knobbly forms. He’d always have a twinkle in … Read more
Jerusalem Artichoke Patties: A Savory Delight There’s a certain magic to transforming humble vegetables into something truly special. I remember the first time I encountered Jerusalem artichokes; I was initially intimidated by their knobby appearance. But after roasting them with herbs and garlic, I was hooked. Their subtly sweet, nutty flavor opened up a whole … Read more
Roasted Sunchokes with Toasted Seeds and Rosemary I’ll never forget the first time I tasted a sunchoke, or Jerusalem artichoke. I was visiting a small organic farm in the late fall, the air crisp and smelling of turned earth. The farmer, a woman with dirt perpetually under her fingernails, pulled one of these knobby tubers … Read more
Sunchoke Gratin: A Culinary Ode to Earthy Delights The first time I tasted a sunchoke, I was utterly perplexed. It was at a small, family-run farm-to-table restaurant nestled in the hills of Sonoma. The chef, a wonderfully eccentric woman named Agnes, presented me with a tiny, unassuming dish of creamy, earthy goodness. “Jerusalem artichokes, darling,” … Read more
Jerusalem Artichoke Gratin: An Earthy Delight The first time I encountered Jerusalem artichokes, or sunchokes as some call them, I was hiking in the foothills of the Rockies. A fellow hiker, a wizened woman with dirt under her fingernails and a twinkle in her eye, dug one up and offered it to me. I was … Read more
Oven-Baked Sunchoke Chips With Garlic and Smoked Paprika There’s a distinct smell I always associate with fall: woodsmoke, damp leaves, and the slightly earthy fragrance of sunchokes roasting in the oven. My grandmother, a formidable gardener, always had a patch of these knobby tubers thriving in her backyard. Every year, we’d dig them up together, … Read more