Boil the artichokes for the most traditional method of cooking them. 1  Put a large pot of water on the stove to boil and add salt. 2  Drop the artichokes carefully into the pot once the water begins to boil and leave them to cook for 30 to 45 minutes.3  Drain artichokes with the stem up before serving.oil the artichokes for the most traditional method of cooking them. 1  Put a large pot of water on the stove to boil and add salt. 2  Drop the artichokes carefully into the pot once the water begins to boil and leave them to cook for 30 to 45 minutes.
Depending on the size and complexity of your home, you may want to choose two, three, or as many as six colors. In addition to color for your siding, select accent colors for shutters, moldings, doors, window sashes, brackets, columns, and porch decks. But beware: too many colors will overwhelm your house.
1 Paint the wall a complementary color or a darker shade of the main color in the room. 2  Add white to a room to make patterns and colors appear lighter. 3  If you add a dark color, such as black, the darkness of the pattern comes out. 4  Paint your walls in two bold colors to tie in with a pattern on a rug or chair.or example, mix one part blue with two parts red to make red-violet. Other Color Terms. 1  The hue of a color is the basic color. 2  For example, blue is the hue in light blue and dark blue. 3  Tone is the result of adding white and black (gray) to a color.