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Mountain Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
806 Posts
JoAnn
Colville
Washington
USA
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 Posted - May 31 2011 : 4:27:40 PM
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - May 31 2011 : 5:12:54 PM
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I shred up leaves in salads all the time with no irritation at all. Have done it for years. I adore swiss chard..it just goes on and on forever..just cut it off and let it grow more leaves..don't harvest the whole head..it will go on until even after a couple of frosts. I love to stir fry it with a little olive oil and bacon for one thing..it is great in soups too.
Jenny in Utah
Proud Farmgirl sister #24
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 5:46:35 PM
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I have chard growing in my garden that made it all the way through the winter and is still going!! I love chard - raw and cooked. It is really good stuffed too...
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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paulas party flowers
True Blue Farmgirl
191 Posts
paula
golden valley
az
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 9:57:52 PM
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oh boy..i have rainbow chard. Yellow,red and orange stems..pretty...when I have way to much I cook it like collards and freeze for later. And give it away.......paula
the best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched.they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller |
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Jessi Lynn
True Blue Farmgirl
144 Posts
New York
USA
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Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 10:05:28 PM
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We love it in omlets
chopped onions cooked in butter until translucent, add chopped swiss chard till softened, whisk up some eggs, add to veggies, when the eggs are almost done add feta cheese cover for a minute or two, uncover, fold over let it rest on a plate till the toast pops. |
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Turtlemoon
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
378 Posts
Tanya
Port Orchard
Washington
USA
378 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 10:15:49 PM
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i so need to plant this! planted it last year along with kale but it was a horrible garden year here last year. thanks for the reminder!
Raggedy Ann stuck in a Barbie Doll World
FarmGirl#1737
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KD Earthwork
True Blue Farmgirl
210 Posts
Katie
Gualala
Calif.
USA
210 Posts |
Posted - Jun 01 2011 : 10:36:06 PM
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I make a bean soup with it. Cooked white beans (I like cannelli) a cup or two of chicken stock ,sausage, a quart jar of canned tomato sauce bay leaves, cook a little while, add what ever herbs and seasonings you like, thyme, rosemary, basil is really good in season(but not w/ rosemary), lot's of freshly ground pepper, kosher salt. Add near the end, huge bunches of carefully washed and finely chopped swiss chard. Put a lid on it simmer slowly about 5-10 minutes till chard is well cooked but still green.
Serve with hearth bread
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FieldsofThyme
Farmgirl Guide & Schoolmarm / Chapter Leader
4928 Posts
USA
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quiltin_kate
True Blue Farmgirl
244 Posts
Kate
Marlboro
NY
USA
244 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2011 : 5:22:11 PM
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I just found out that I can eat Kale Raw, now Swiss Chard this is a wonderful thing! The folks that I bought my Kale from at the farm market told me how to make a massaged salad. If you google it, there are lots of recipes.
Kate
Farmgirl Sister #862
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Heartbroken farmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
604 Posts
Annette
rio vista
Ca
USA
604 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2011 : 6:24:57 PM
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It's great raw, but my favorite is to fry it a bit with butter, Bacon, garlic, and then cover it with grated parmesan when served. So good!!
The tears I shed then, watered the flowers I harvest now.
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MEWolf
True Blue Farmgirl
358 Posts
Margaret
Byers
Colorado
USA
358 Posts |
Posted - Jun 04 2011 : 7:00:22 PM
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I make a Vegetarian Times recipe for Swiss Chard and Caramelized Onion Lasagna that is just wonderful! If you do not have it, or cannot find it online, email me and I will send it to you. You can use any type of Chard in this recipe.
Margaret
If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours.
Henry David Thoreau
Farmgirl #3020
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