THURSDAY, MAY 28
The summer market hours have kicked in and we will be in Bethany for the first time this season on Saturday! We'll be back in Edmond on Wednesdays beginning June 10. We enjoyed meeting some nice folks in Edmond this spring and look forward to this summer there, as well!
We'll bring our first chard of the season to market this Saturday. We planted four heirloom varities of chard this spring: Canary Yellow, Flamingo Pink, Fordhook Giant and Oriole Orange. We picked up these seeds from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds when we were in Missouri for Spring Break. What a fun place to visit! The leafy greens are beautiful to look at individually as well as in our favorite, Bright Lights (coming soon), which is a mixture of all of the great neon colors.
If you're like most, you look at chard and admire its beauty, but wonder what in the world does one do with it in the kitchen. It is, of course, great in salads. It's also a wonderful substitute for spinach in dishes you may already prepare such as omelets, pastas, pizza topping, etc. The mid-rib can be quite sizeable and used as a celery replacement. Because they're also quite colorful, it adds a splash of color to an otherwise bland-looking dish.
Try this recipe from a favorite, farmgirl fare blog, and let us know what you think:
www.inmykitchengarden.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-to-do-with-swiss-chard-hot-swiss.html
Look forward to seeing you soon!
Your Friends @ bbveggies
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