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Now that the lettuce is finished and I am no longer washing lettuce leaves for every meal the chard is ready.and I can wash chard leaves. At least chard leaves are bigger. If I’m not paying attention, they can get very, very big. I only plant one row, we’ve been eating it for 2 weeks … Continue reading…
This was the last hurrah from the garden. Well, I still have a lot of butternut and spaghetti squashes in the cave, but this was the last (or one of the last) pickings of chard. It is now becoming compost for next year. I hope. Since I used rainbow chard, and this year had more … Continue reading…
I pulled my chard up today. The potager is done for the winter. I had intended to leave it in all winter as it’s considered a winter vegetable here. We had some a few days ago and, frankly, neither of us really liked it. The leaves were thick, a bit tough and more bitter than … Continue reading…
Now that the weather is cool the chard is coming back. Some of the tomatoes are struggling to ripen but the Roma’s are thriving. Also, now that the weather is cool, I’m willing to use my oven again. As I can’t abide having anything go to waste we are eating a lot of tomato – … Continue reading…
I was tempted to leave the chard in the garden for the winter. It’s mild enough here that chard is considered a winter crop by most people, not a summer crop. I prefer it in summer when the leaves are more tender. They tend to get thick and a bit tough as the weather cools … Continue reading…
This is another quiche with a shredded potato crust… Our new favorite and so easy. Thin turkey cutlets cook quickly making the prep fast and easy. Use the same skillet for everything: quickly sauté the turkey, then remove to a plate. Do the onions next, adding the chard at the end just to it wilts … Continue reading…
My chard is going crazy, my tomatoes are ugly but prolific and my summer squashes are, well, behaving like summer squashes. Sometimes, I get tired / bored with stir-frying and grilling and whatever. Sometimes, there just doesn’t seem to be any choice but to toss it all together and see what happens. To make it … Continue reading…