Saturday, December 3, 2011

Winter Greens

Stopped by the Matthews Farmers Market this morning and came home with some beautiful winter greens: two bunches of collards, a bunch of regular spinach, two bunches of Bordeaux spinach (red stems), a giant head of Romaine lettuce and a head of red leaf lettuce. The temp was in the mid-30's this morning (lower overnight), and our local organic growers are still producing this beautiful produce:

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I've been fortunate to have an abundant supply of Swiss chard growing in my own front bed. These chard plants are all from seeds from a plant that went to seed last year. I picked a leaf 21" long the other day (the leaf only, not counting the stem) and 10" wide to make a wrap for lunch.

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3 comments:

  1. Killer chard!
    Daniel

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  2. ....i gonna have to do this next season! Is the chard like collards and best after the frost?

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  3. Not sure my palate is sophisticated enough to tell the difference between pre- and post-frost chard! But they say the cold nights help all these fall greens. These plants have been abundant and delicious when eaten raw in salads or as wraps.

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