TUESDAY Pan~Seared Sea Scallops  |  Lemon Risotto  |  Buttery Pan~Seared Artichokes  Ode to the Artichoke The soft~hearted artichoke put on its warrior suit and, straight-backed, built a little dome. Underneath its scales, it was impenetrable.  Right next to it crazed vegetables bristled and twisted themselves into creepers, cattails, or histrionic bulbs. Beneath the earth slumbered