153 hearth recipes

Slow cooker chicken casserole with mushrooms, artichoke hearts, dry sherry, and tarragon. A set-it-and-forget-it crockpot dinner that cooks 8 hours on low and finishes with a quick thickened pan sauce.

Chilled prawn salad with melon balls, strawberries, avocado, and celery in a fresh strawberry-orange dressing. A light, elegant appetizer that's naturally low in fat and ready in 30 minutes with no cooking.

Artichoke bruschetta with marinated artichoke hearts, Romano cheese, red onion and mayo on baguette slices. Easy broiled appetizer ready in 12 minutes.

One-skillet Mediterranean tuna simmered in a white wine and tomato sauce with artichoke hearts, oregano, and olive paste for a bright, briny weeknight dinner.

No-bake butter pecan ice cream dessert with a Lorna Doone cookie crust, vanilla pudding filling, whipped topping, and crushed Heath bars on top. Refrigerate, don't freeze!

Frozen Heath bar ice cream cake with ladyfingers, coffee, vanilla ice cream, and creme de cacao whipped cream. A no-bake freezer dessert cut into elegant wedges.

Pasta salad with marinated artichoke hearts, alfalfa sprouts, black olives, and red wine vinegar dressing. A fresh, oil-free Italian-style cold pasta salad with vegetables.

Cold eggplant Provencale slow-baked for 5 hours with tomatoes, onions, capers, currants, and olive oil. A French-style make-ahead appetizer served chilled with lemon.

Flour-dredged chicken breast simmered with artichoke hearts, garlic, oregano, and fresh lemon juice. A bright, rustic Italian skillet dinner ready in 40 minutes.

California vegetable pizza on whole wheat crust topped with broccoli, artichoke hearts, olives, tomatoes, and green peppers. A cheeseless vegetarian pizza that's all about the veggies.

Crunchy twice-baked biscotti loaded with chopped Heath bars, pecans, and butterscotch extract. Makes 36 to 48 cookies that are built for dunking in coffee, tea, or hot cocoa.

Pizza Carciofi with marinated artichoke hearts, sun-dried tomatoes, and fontina cheese over a homemade tomato sauce on crispy pizza dough.

Pesto pasta with marinated artichoke hearts, black olives, and sauteed bell peppers tossed with bowtie or angel hair. A 40-minute vegetarian-friendly dinner.

Penne with artichoke hearts, ricotta, spinach, and white wine in a light lemon sauce. No cream, no oil, and packed with vegetables. A fresh 15-minute pasta dinner.

Mediterranean stir-fry with angel hair pasta tosses eggplant, zucchini, red pepper, and artichoke hearts in a basil-tomato sauce, served over crisped sesame-oil angel hair. A healthy, fast vegetarian dinner.

Creamy hearts of palm and leek soup blended silky smooth with whipping cream, topped with a fresh garnish of diced tomato, scallion, and hearts of palm.