Monday Garden Club

What the hell do you do with swiss chard?

This:

Flaky crust thanks to some rendered lard from Aliceson:

That was some serious swiss chard, onion, garlic and egg pie!

Too bad for everyone not willing to try it in my house.  I think it's better than spinach in pie.

Froze the leftovers for quick breakfast warm ups.

Monday Garden Club

I've been dying to share my CSA box as part of the Monday Garden Club meme.  Unfortunately, the box comes on Tuesday night.  And I usually forget to photograph what I have to share.  Well, last week, Tuesday, I REMEMBERED!

Napa cabbage I believe, and summer squash, patty pan squash peeking from under the beet greens.

Some multi-colored Swiss chard.  I will chop these up and saute with onion and garlic, to freeze and use in a quiche recipe.

Green and yellow beans.  Very tasty, and so fresh.

Beets, summer and patty pan squash.

Cucumbers, yellow and green zucchini.

So I tried Aliceson's recipe for veggies and pasta, using mild bulk Italian sausage, canned tomatoes, and garlic from the store, but still, it is tasty.

So, enjoy.  If you can't grow your fresh produce, I highly encourage looking into community supported agriculture (CSA).  Someone can grow it for you and you can enjoy the benefits of really fresh and local produce.  We lucked out, because our health insurance rewards us for buying a share.  $100 worth of reward.  That's pretty awesome.  Happy gardening.

Monday Garden Club

See Feet off the Table! for this meme:

My garden is small. We hate store bought tomatoes, tasteless cardboard imitations that they are. We've been saying for at least 4 years we need to get planters and plant our own plants. So, here is our small plot of garden pots with a tomato plant in each.


Yes, those are small green tomatoes you are seeing.


The variety is called Early Girl. I had a plan. I wanted to get juicy tomatoes as early as possible, and I bought the plants, not seeds, so I didn't have to start them either.



I am already salivating at the thought of ripe juicy tomatoes. I hope the bugs don't get to them.