Does anyone else find they planted too much of something? In June I just wanted to get everything in and get it growing. The dirt looked so empty and the seeds looked so small, I just had to squeeze in a few more. Then once things start to grow they fill in all the space and start to crowd each other!
That's what happened with our Swiss Chard. I planted a whole package, 2 rows closely planted, of Rainbow Chard. I think every single seed came up, in every possible colour combination - while, pink, yellow, orange, vibrant magenta, and even red with a dark red leaf. Gorgeous to look at, and delicious to eat, if you don't mind a bit of grit. But through most of August, the more I picked, the more it grew.
After a few days of steamed chard for supper, it was time to get creative. We found this recipe in Laurel's Kitchen:
Chard Cheese Pie
6 cups chard, lightly cooked and well drained
1 onion, chopped and sauteed
2 cups cottage cheese
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup grated cheese
paprika
Preheat the oven to 350F. Beat together cottage cheese, eggs and salt. Stir a cup of this mix into the chard, onion and cheese and press into a well-greased 8x8 pan. Spread the rest of the cottage cheese mix over the top, and sprinkle with paprika.
Bake for 30 minutes or until set. Let stand for several minutes before cutting.
Mmmm... Chard is good, but chard with cheese is even better. Suddenly we were looking forward to the next giant bag of chard again! By the end of August with all the rain the Chard was starting to get powdery mildew, which was disappointing.
This week I was able to find a few new leaves with no mildew again, and I think I got enough for one more chard pie. If the frost holds off and we get a little more warmth I might even be able to get one last picking.
Does anyone else have good chard recipes?
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