Roasted Artichoke Hearts -Recipe by Ina Garten. This is the first time I tried my hand at making artichokes at home. What I loved about this easy recipe was that there was no need to deal with fresh artichokes – no headache of cutting those artichokes. February is the month of birthdays at my place and the celebrations seem to go on without end. For me it’s a great time to experiment with different recipes. I served this as a salad to go with a baked shrimp scampi (again one of Ina’s recipe’s), store bought garlic bread and linguine. The salad was enough for 6 people and was a hit! The basil in the vinaigrette gives it so much flavor, . . . CLICK TO READ MORE