Comments on: Local Produce Find: Bright Lights Chard http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/13/local-produce-find-bright-lights-chard/ Cook Local, Eat Global Wed, 29 Aug 2012 23:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Julie http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/13/local-produce-find-bright-lights-chard/#comment-8030 Julie Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:56:30 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=478#comment-8030 Your recipe sounds terrific and I will try it.
I loved growing swiss chard because it is so prolific and does not bolt. I made it in many different ways. But, one of my favorites ways was from a side that I had in Toronto at a restaurant named Billy Bob’s. They actually used rapini, but I found it to be good with any greens.
I am not sure how they made it but to me it tasted like bruschetta. So, I made my own version which was to prepare the greens and then toss in at the last minute – fresh tomato, minced garlic, olive oil, a bit of sugar, salt, lots of ground pepper and toasted pine nuts and fresh basil.
Julie

]]> By: Kevin http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/13/local-produce-find-bright-lights-chard/#comment-4355 Kevin Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:50:09 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=478#comment-4355 We have gobs of Fiesta, both old and new. Most of it belongs to Ed who has lots of collector items, colors and the old radioactive red pieces (really a fiery orange). The office, where I am sitting now, is the only room that is not home to at least one piece of Fiesta. Oops, I take that back. There is a coffee mug sitting on my desk. :)

]]> By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/13/local-produce-find-bright-lights-chard/#comment-4334 Barbara Fri, 02 Jun 2006 16:22:30 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=478#comment-4334 Ah, another Fiestaware fan! Welcome, Kevin–I am glad to meet you.

Chard is well worth trying. I want to try out a chard au gratin that I saw in Fine Cooking a couple of months ago, but I have to find the magazine again. I think my daughter carried it off.

Do you collect the old or the new Fiesta, or both? Primarily, I have the new pieces, but I have a few bits of my Gram’s Fiestaware that is vintage–especially that turquoise blue platter that is featured in so many photos for the blog.

]]> By: Kevin http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/13/local-produce-find-bright-lights-chard/#comment-4310 Kevin Thu, 01 Jun 2006 19:16:50 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=478#comment-4310 I too have never tried chard and I will give it a go. I’m a somewhat new blogger and have been perusing your archives. We have a great deal in common — Fiesta ware! I have Fiesta in almost (if not every) room of the house. I’m thinking about doing a posting on it very soon. Love the site.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/2006/05/13/local-produce-find-bright-lights-chard/#comment-3825 Barbara Tue, 16 May 2006 15:11:17 +0000 http://www.tigersandstrawberries.com/?p=478#comment-3825 Laura, stir-fried, they are still pretty vibrant. They dull down a wee bit, but not that much. Not enough to look bad at all, in my opinion.

If you grow it, you can also harvest it when it is young and eat its immature leaves and stems in salad. Then, the colors would be bright and clear.

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