I never get tired of my chard bouquets. I really like the orange and pink stems of this one. It was Arielle’s birthday dinner, so I wanted to do a twist on a traditional lasagna. This is lighter than the other pesto based lasagnas I have made, and I was very happy with the outcome….
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Lentil Salad with Swiss Chard
This morning I picked the second-to-last large bunch of swiss chard. There are still more bunches, but they are small second-growings of bunches we have already eaten. I am in a bit of a hurry to finish the chard so that my okra plants (which are interplanted with the chard) can get the full light…
Swiss Chard – White Bean – Tomato Ragout
Still harvesting swiss chard, but what new to do with it? I wanted something really flavorful, and different from the dishes I have already made this season. Last year I had tried a few white bean/tomato dishes that were very tasty. So when I saw a dish in Martha Rose Shulman’s Mediterranean Harvest cookbook for…
Mediterranean Swiss Chard Pilaf
I stopped at Filasky’s Produce to pick up some fill-ins that I don’t have in my garden – local spring onions, local tomatoes (mine are just flowering) and their own snow peas and strawberries. While I was there I couldn’t resist getting a cup of Woodside Farm Creamery ice cream – it is heavenly. The…
Rainbow Chard Gratin
I love greens and this is the first year I have planted any type of chard. I chose rainbow chard, a colorful form of swiss chard. I guess the weather and my soil have been perfect for it, it is coming in really strong. We have been eating it in one form or another twice…
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