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By: Veggie Tales: troubleshooting « Rural Aspirations

Veggie Tales: troubleshooting « Rural Aspirations — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:35:42 +0000

[...] Posted by ruralaspirations under gardening, know your food I’ve been enjoying fresh salads and chard for a while now, as well as adding fresh green onions and herbs to my cooking. I recently planted [...]

By: One Local Summer « Rural Aspirations

One Local Summer « Rural Aspirations — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:23:49 +0000

[...] June 1). I’m shopping at the farmer’s market every weekend, I’m learning all sorts of new recipes and new ways to prepare this local, seasonal fare I’m bringing home or harvesting from the [...]

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 28 May 2008 02:54:57 +0000

Here’s a link to a recipe I use all the time. Although it calls for kale, I use it with any type of green, chard included. It’s SO good, that even my kids can’t get enough of it:
http://www.grouprecipes.com/37185/garlicky-braised-kale-with-sun-dried-tomatoes.html

By: Green Bean

Green Bean — Tue, 27 May 2008 04:55:04 +0000

Beautiful chard. I planted some last fall (we’re very temperate here) and, honest to God, it is still alive. At this point, I’m charded out and am begging it to die. It clearly loves our climate, unlike other things I have planted.

In any event, I too am trying to lose weight and, in theory, it should work to eat local, unprocessed food. My problem is that the food is so damn good, I end up eating more of it than I should. And homemade desserts? Beat the pants off of Weight Watcher bars and Skinny Cow ice cream any day of the week. Guess that lets you know how my pants are fitting.

By: ruralaspirations

ruralaspirations — Mon, 26 May 2008 14:49:54 +0000

I got the chard as seedlings from a local, organic grower at the farmer’s market.

I prepared my chard by simply sauteeing in olive oil and then added a splash of lemon juice before serving. There was no bitterness with mine!

The store-bought chard I generally saute with olive oil and garlic and add some red pepper flakes. Good, but still a tang of bitterness. P~ I will try your suggestion next time I have store bought chard (will I ever?? lol).

By: Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:48:33 +0000

Gorgeous chard! Mine is still only about a centimeter high! I steam it and add a bit of butter and some nutmeg…mmmm…

By: P~

P~ — Mon, 26 May 2008 04:31:04 +0000

The chard looks great. Mine are barely sprouted, are those re-sprouts from last year, or did you just get a very early start? I have a suggestion for any lingering bitterness with your chard. right at the end of steaming, or frying your chard add just a splash of vinegar of your liking, I find rice wine or apple cider workd nicely. It’s amazing, but it washes that bitterness right away. Lemmie know how you like it.
P~

By: spughy

spughy — Sun, 25 May 2008 05:06:19 +0000

Hi, I’ve been reading your blog for a little while and I love it. I don’t know how I came across it but I suspect MDC?

You may want to have a look at my blog, it’s all about food, lots of recipes and lots of THOSE for veg. I am pretty much a locavore so most of the recipes I’ve posted in the last year are predominantly local ingredients. (I’m in Victoria which is close enough to local to you I think?)

thanks for the good reads! Oh, and the best way to do chard is lightly steamed with a dressing of melted butter and balsamic vinegar with about half a garlic clove grated in on a microplane grater. Toss all that together and serve. Yum!

By: Heather @ SGF

Heather @ SGF — Sat, 24 May 2008 19:38:34 +0000

Your chard is just gorgeous! I tried chard for the first time this past winter and love it in stir fry. I’m not much of a cook either (stir fry, steam, or soup is basically my repertoire). But it works for me.

My hubby eats his corn flakes and sometimes I’ll nibble on some flakes in the morning, but mostly, I’m all local or homemade (breads and stuff). It just tastes so darn good, how can we ever go back? Good luck with Pollan-ian non-diet I’m with you!