Even though they seem fiddly to prepare, there is nothing like the taste of fresh artichokes. Here they are filled with juicy tomatoes and garlic, topped with a bread cubes and roasted until golden.
These delicious baked mussels evolved from my time in Spain. The wine-poached mussels are kept on the half shell, nestled in sherry vinegar-spiked fresh tomato and topped with a crunchy almond crumb.