tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post1188905934162282067..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Swiss Chard & A Little Self PromotionFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46937790041287850012007-07-01T20:44:00.000-05:002007-07-01T20:44:00.000-05:00mmmm.... what a tasty tuna salad! So glad to have ...mmmm.... what a tasty tuna salad! So glad to have more recipes for the mountains of swiss chard in my kitchen. Many many thanks!jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13750575000897663576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57395184953360460772007-05-07T11:57:00.000-05:002007-05-07T11:57:00.000-05:00Swiss chard is my all-time favorite green - and mo...Swiss chard is my all-time favorite green - and most people have never heard of it!! Living in northern New England, I need to find as many garden crops that can withstand quickly changing seasons. Swiss chard lasts through several frosts, and sprouts quickly from the cool spring soil. I always plant Johnny's Select Seeds Bright Lights mix; beautiful colors in the garden and on the plate. One of my favorite ways to prepare Swiss chard is parboiling the leaves, spreading them with ricotta cheese filling and then rolling them like stuffed grape leaves. I can't wait for summer!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-4898755177572728382007-04-27T10:32:00.000-05:002007-04-27T10:32:00.000-05:00I have totally used Swiss Chard in place of spinac...I have totally used Swiss Chard in place of spinach in artichoke dip, so delicious!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your great blog, I really enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>What kind of chicks did you end up ordering?frugalmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08473115787361465055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-79308576198943213172007-04-27T03:57:00.000-05:002007-04-27T03:57:00.000-05:00Yes, too many folk still have not discovered what ...Yes, too many folk still have not discovered what a great vegetable Swiss chard can be. We grow lots, right here in our front yard garden in the District of Columbia. As we get closer to summer, I will be taking it to the tiny produce stand we operate in front of my daughter's charter school to raise funds for seeds. Hardly anyone buys the Swiss chard, even though it is one of the most beautiful things from the garden. They just don't know.<BR/><BR/>I'm still mystified why people fixate on the green parts. The stems are so much tastier. My favorite cooking method is to braise the leaves and stems, cut into pieces, with red onions, then season with red wine vinegar and pomegranate molasses.<BR/><BR/>http://www.theslowcook.blogspot.com/Ed Bruskehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12217850970833353800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-38886627902771101502007-04-27T00:40:00.001-05:002007-04-27T00:40:00.001-05:00Hey, when did you have time to visit my garden? E...Hey, when did you have time to visit my garden? Especially with NPR knocking on your door. I have colorful chard seedlings along with those beets. So now I'm really looking forward to my first every chard crop. What a fun and helpful article too. Congratulations!Petunia's Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294826235747207917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-76113678302421256662007-04-27T00:40:00.000-05:002007-04-27T00:40:00.000-05:00Hey, when did you have time to visit my garden? E...Hey, when did you have time to visit my garden? Especially with NPR knocking on your door. I have colorful chard seedlings along with those beets. So now I'm really looking forward to my first every chard crop. What a fun and helpful article too. Congratulations!Petunia's Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02294826235747207917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-26982366159890999082007-04-26T10:24:00.000-05:002007-04-26T10:24:00.000-05:00Congratulations on your new writing thing! I am pl...Congratulations on your new writing thing! I am pleased with the instructions for sowing swiss chard because I have a pack of seeds just ready to go in. I'll get them in as soon as I am back from vacation :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-26879209302825667952007-04-26T09:49:00.000-05:002007-04-26T09:49:00.000-05:00Thanks for doing what you do... reminding us of th...Thanks for doing what you do... reminding us of the good things that we should never take for granted. Chard rules!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-35723591339550433322007-04-26T09:33:00.000-05:002007-04-26T09:33:00.000-05:00congrats on the NPR piece. I planted Swiss chard ...congrats on the NPR piece. I planted Swiss chard for the first time this past year and will never, EVER, be without it again. I'm planting Bright LIghts, Ruby, and a yellow variety. Beauty and flavor! This will be my first year for planting Toscana Kale, and I'm hoping I love it as much.meresy_ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01586109095715179608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46086397037745203522007-04-25T21:50:00.000-05:002007-04-25T21:50:00.000-05:00OH MY GOSH!!! That was YOUR article I devoured on ...OH MY GOSH!!! That was YOUR article I devoured on NPR.org this afternoon?!? HOLY COW!!!!! I started reading your newest post, thinking, "Heyyyyy...didn't I see this exact same article earlier today?" Then I scrolled down and saw it WAS yours! <BR/><BR/>That is SO FREAKING AWESOME, Farmgirl! And now I'm going to hit the farmer's market and look for Swiss chard.Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-6629292958058509382007-04-25T21:41:00.000-05:002007-04-25T21:41:00.000-05:00Congratulations!Wow, I love chard like crazy, but ...Congratulations!<BR/>Wow, I love chard like crazy, but if forced to make the choice, I think I'd have to go with the Tuscan kale. Oooh, but the pretty stems. . . now I just don't know.the chocolate doctor מרת שאקאלאדhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844956689807749316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-25495233249836364102007-04-25T20:33:00.000-05:002007-04-25T20:33:00.000-05:00Hey Susan...congratulations on the NPR gig! That's...Hey Susan...congratulations on the NPR gig! That's fabulous...it even moved me to use a word that I almost never use! (fabulous)<BR/><BR/>And thanks for bringing swiss chard to the fore...the folks at my CSA farm (Wolf Pine Farm in Alfred, Maine) must have studied with the same guru you consulted, because they produce TONS of s.chard...and I can't wait...! <BR/><BR/>best, StephenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com