Sorry about the bad pun. Charred remains. Get it? Ugh… Sometimes
I hate myself. ~shakes head~ Anyway, we are growing Swiss chard in an EarthBox
and it’s growing gangbusters. The following photo was taken after yesterday’s major harvest.
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Yum! This totally beat tender
young leaves in a boring old salad. And hence I derived the name of this post
as we ate every last morsel last night.
I may skip the cheese next
time because the two tablespoons got lost, taste and texture seeming
inconsequential. Instead, I want to crumble up some crisp cooked bacon (!)
because that just sounds way too good. Sorry I am not likely to become vegan.
I’m an omnivore to the core. I’ll let you know how that turns out, probably
before the start of next week the way these plants are going.
Have you ever eaten chard?
I has some raw chard leaves in a salad just a few days ago. Mixed with some spinach and lettuce I'd grown too, and some other stuff. It was Rainbow chard, but it tastes the same. Pretty growing though. My favorite way with chard is Swiss Chard Enchiladas. Doesn't have to be Swiss, any chard is fine. The filling (I use corn tortillas to hold up, warmed in a pan to make bendable) is just some limp chard, sour cream, enchilada sauce and cheese (cheddar or Monterey jack). In a baking dish with more sauce and cheese.
ReplyDeleteThat chard looks wonderful! You should have no worries about your gardening skills!
Ooh, thanks. Actually, this may be rainbow chard. Hmmmm... Thanks for the recipe and kind word!
DeleteI agree, no cheese and add the bacon. I love chard. Yummy.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day and weekend. ♥
Great minds... ~grin~ I'm glad to have discovered this delicacy. I've been presented with still more recipes, too.
DeleteI have not eaten that....isn't it funny how different parts of the US eat differently. Of course putting BACON on anything is not wrong at all, its like choc, can't go wrong! I am so sorry, I did not mean to make you feel foolish over my fibro post, just trying to get folks to understand that there is a lot out there that folks suffer with and yet, they don't look sick. It sucks...
ReplyDeleteRegional diets are interesting. Boiled peanuts suddenly appeared all over this region when we only ever found them in the south before. Meanwhile, I never ate chard until this year, actually. Funny, huh? And don't apologize over how your post made me feel. ~hugs~ I just got all weepy, silly me. Be well!
DeleteSounds like you had a good meal of it.
ReplyDeleteYesss... ~grin~ Be well, my dear.
DeleteWe love swiss chard, but have not had good luck growing it. Luckily, a friend of ours gives us a lot of it. It is a little too early for a harvest of it in New England though. I boil it ( stems and leaves) then drain it and put a little butter and parmesan too. I like the bacon idea :)
ReplyDeleteSo glad you have a good friend like that. ~grin~ Here in Ohio I'll need to harvest again soon, lucky me. Be well!
DeleteI've got mustard spinach growing all over the place wild, because it got away from me when I grew it to eat. I wonder if chard is as easy to grow as spinach because I've got NO green thumb. I can't recall if I have ever bought chard to eat or not. Probably not.
ReplyDeleteOh no! I can tell you we had little success starting from seed, then the single plant that grew never got harvested because SO liked the look of it too much. ~grin~ I would think you are also too busy to garden. ~hugs~ Best wishes!
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