Welp, it happened. One of my biggest nightmares.
I lost an SD card that had 2 food blog photo shoots and video shoots on it! The worst!
I have turned my house upside down looking for it with no luck, and it whereabouts is now the biggest mystery of my life. I don’t know where on earth it could be. Our house is less than 900 square feet, there are only so many places it can be hiding.
The good news is, only the “prep” portion of the photo’s and video were on that SD card. All of the “during” and “after” photo’s and videos were on a different SD card. Thankfully, these steamed artichokes with lemon garlic aioli are fairly self explanatory, so it’s not the end of the world that I lost half the video footage.
The other recipe is a little more involved, so looks like I’ll be making that recipe again this weekend so I can salvage the video.
Do you all love artichokes as much as I do? I get so happy when they are in season, one of the best parts of summer. Oh, I could just eat them every day.
This is a far cry from when I was a kid, and the first time I tried them I hated them. I think that has a lot to do with the fact that the dipping sauce I ate them with was mayonnaise. Just plain, room temperature mayo. Ick!
Artichokes are all about the dipping sauce, and this lemon garlic aioli is the BEST artichoke dipping sauce. It’s base is mayonnaise, but it’s made infinitely better by adding in some grated garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, and a pinch of cayenne pepper. It’s flavorful, and the perfect pairing for meaty artichokes.
- 2 medium to large size artichokes
- ¾ cup mayonnaise, or vegan mayo, or try my homemade paleo mayo
- 1 garlic clove, grated or very finely minced
- zest and juice of 1 lemon, save lemon halves for the poaching liquid
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup chicken or veggie stock*
- splash of white wine, about ¼ cup*
- 2 lemon halves left over from lemon garlic aioli
- In a small mixing bowl, make the lemon garlic aioli by combining all ingredients and stirring to combine. Set aside in the refrigerator. Will keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 1 week.
- Prep the artichokes by cutting off the top 1" of the artichoke, bottom ¼" of the stem, then snipping off the pointy part of each leaf to get rid of the thorns.
- In a medium size pot with a lid, heat up all ingredients of the poaching liquid over medium high heat. Add in the artichokes, base side down so the top of the artichokes face up. Cover with a lid, and simmer the artichokes over medium heat for 45-50 minutes. After the artichokes are fully steamed, remove them with tongs, turn them upside down to drain off excess liquid, then put them upside down in a strainer and allow to cool for 3 minutes.
- Serve warm with the lemon garlic aioli.
This totally takes me back to Paris where we had a dish very similiar. It looks so beautiful!!
Oh noooo!!! I’m always petrified that I’m going to lose something super important. Glad to hear *everything* from the two shoots weren’t on the lost card. And I loooove artichokes, too. Plus I think I’d like for this aioli to grace every sandwich, dip tray, piece of grilled bread that I eat. Simple, but it sounds SO good!
I absolutely love artichokes with garlic aioli. Kurt and I have them at least every other week. Just like you I add wine to the poaching liquid, I also add crushed garlic and fresh parsley. Great recipe Natalie. I know how delicious this is. I’m so sorry about the SD card I can only imagine how frustrating that must be.
I have never tried making artichokes myself… I know! Truth is, I’ve always been way to intimidated to deal with it, but sine I love all things summer and since you love ’em so much, I have got to get on it ;). Keeping my fingers crossed that you’ll find that SD card!!
wow! this is great! we have always avoided buying fresh artichokes! thanks!
I love garlic and artichokes. Looks scrumptious!
Pinning.
Hope you’re having an awesome week Natalie!
Yikes, oh no, I hope you find the SD card eventually – it’s got to show up one of these days! Love artichokes but have never tried making them myself. I definitely need to try and can’t wait to start with your recipe – it sounds perfect with the lemon garlic aioli :)
I am so glad you posted this!! A coworker just brought me a bag of veggies and it had like 6 artichokes in it, but I had no idea what to do with them! These look great! I love the lemon garlic aioli, it sounds amazing!
Ugh, that’s the worst! I have had a few problems with my SD card this year, I don’t know if I ejected it improperly or what, but I lost 2 photoshoots and was so confused as to what happened {I could see the photos in lightroom but it said ‘photos not found’}…anyway, I feel your pain.
These artichokes look so appetizing, I’ve never eaten steamed artichokes before. And with the lemon garlic aioli, I bet they’re just amazing :)
I am so glad that you posted this, as I have never had any luck with cooking artichokes, so I am going to give this a go.
I have also lost a SD card with loads of recipe photos on it a few months ago. I was gutted.
NOOoooo say it isn’t so! Sounds awful to have lost that SD card dear! Just remember, it could always be worse ;) At least you have the time this weekend to redo the other recipe. This is a unique way to artichokes – steaming! Sounds like a healthy appetizer, snack or side to me! I don’t eat enough artichokes! I’m intimidated by them? I have no clue why lol and ISH, room temperature mayo. :P I’m cringing! Haha this aioli sounds lovely though…sometimes I do eat aioli ;) Thanks, Natalie!!
This looks so cool! I bet it tastes amazing. Pinned!
Oh no, that’s too bad that you lost SD card! I definitely feel your pain!
What a great recipe, Natalie! I absolutely love your presentation. It makes the artichokes look so beautiful. And that sauce looks delicious, too. Pinning!
Oh, no! I hate the feeling when I don’t know where I placed an SD card. I hope that you find it soon. The lemon garlic aioli is calling my name and those artichokes are gorgeous!
This is the worst feeling ever when we try to find something and can’t find it. So annoying!
Do you believe I’ve never tried artichokes in my life? Weird, right?! What type of food blogger I am. But I will try it! Looks great ;-)
Yum, this looks absolutely delicious! I could have this and a glass of wine and be one happy girl.
Hope you find your card. That kind of stuff drives me crazy. I’m obsessive like that :D
Oh no! I hope you find your card, I hate when things like that happen.
I recently found a love for artichokes, but the thought of steaming them intimidates me. I love this!
Oh, yes! I love artichokes and my husband loves them even more! I have tried various dippers to save calories, like lemon juice, yogurt and fat-free dressings but there just isn’t anything that goes quite as well as mayonnaise for the base of the dipping sauce. Your aioli with the garlic sounds wonderful! Thanks….:)
Love artichokes, great way to prepare them. Too bad about your sd card, sounds like you made the best of it.
I will have to try artichokes this way…I am normally not a fan! Your pretty pictures are making me reconsider! :)
Oh my gosh, that’s so frustrating! I went to Hawaii a few years ago and my SD card just conked out when I got back. Can’t retrieve anything from it. So mad! You know I have never ever ever cooked fresh artichokes. I’m somehow afraid of them with all the snipping off of thorns. Really silly. I think I’m going to have to conquer it though. This looks like such a yummy snack!
Oh dear. That would be totally nightmarish. I hope you locate them!
I’ve never made artichokes in my life! I did notice them at the market the other day and was a little bit intimidated. Perhaps your expert recipe will help. They do LOOK amazing! That dipping sauce. Those photos. Yum! I bet they’re perfect with a nice crisp glass of wine -one of the best parts of summahtime.
Oh, Natalie, how frustrating that you can’t find the card! I’ve ‘lost’ mine before but always found it plugged into my computer … duh! Hope you find it!
As for the artichokes, well, they sound wonderful. I fell in love with these lovely veggies while living in Greece, where they serve them with a sort of eggy lemon sauce (which is much nicer than it sounds!) So I can definitely see how lemon mayo would go just perfectly!
Oh, NO! I am ALWAYS afraid that I am gonna end up doing that. Hope you find your card soon! And these artichokes! Oh, gosh I have SO gotta hop on the artichoke bandwagon. If it meant that I got to dip into something as gorgeous as that aioli um YES. Sign me up! Gorgeous photos, Nat. I LOVE the soft lighting! :) Pinned.
Oh no, that’s terrible! :( I hope you find your sd card soon! These look amazing anyway, and that dipping sauce is calling my name! SO GOOD <3
I’m always so scared of that happening that I make sure I empty off my card to my computer as soon as I am finished shooting. The other day I couldn’t find my card anywhere and when I asked my husband, he said that he thought he had vacuumed it up! Thank goodness that wasn’t the case! That must have been such a relief that you still had your main pics! I’ve never cooked whole artichokes before, but I think I need to give it a try because they sound amazing!
REALLY GOOD IF YOU ADD BACON
Ooooh, love that idea Megan! Adding it to the aioli? I’m going to need to try that next time!