Guest guest Posted November 20, 2005 Report Share Posted November 20, 2005 I made rainbow chard last night. Today I toasted sourdough bread, put vegenaise on it, a slice of onion and tomato and topped with the leftover chard and a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar and ate this open faced. I was thinking of you the whole time since this is your favorite green. It was beyond delicious. Hugs, Donna " Let the sound take you away. " " Magic Carpet Ride " Source: Steppenwolf FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 Oh I know. Don't you love how the two opposite textures compliment each other. The stems and the leaves? I love the crunch of the stems, but it's not too crunch, just perfect. I have a big bunch of green chard that I am making today. I prefer the red but I got the green, better green chard than no chard. have you tried the rainbow chard, it's just mix of the green yellow and red that stores throw together. It looks beautiful in the serving dish. hugs, CHanda - purplepassion GROUP Sunday, November 20, 2005 9:57 PM Rainbow chard Chanda I made rainbow chard last night. Today I toasted sourdough bread, put vegenaise on it, a slice of onion and tomato and topped with the leftover chard and a sprinkle of balsamic vinegar and ate this open faced. I was thinking of you the whole time since this is your favorite green. It was beyond delicious. Hugs, Donna " Let the sound take you away. " " Magic Carpet Ride " Source: Steppenwolf FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 22, 2005 Report Share Posted November 22, 2005 I'm chard happy too. Much better than spinach. The rainbow is awesome. You know how I am giving recipes and foods names. That's Wizard of Oz chard to me. I shall post a good chard recipe soon. I'm experimenting with it right now. I'm still really stuck on the dandelions. (:- ) <- chard smile, Donna <puterwitch wrote: Oh I know. Don't you love how the two opposite textures compliment each other. The stems and the leaves? I love the crunch of the stems, but it's not too crunch, just perfect. I have a big bunch of green chard that I am making today. I prefer the red but I got the green, better green chard than no chard. have you tried the rainbow chard, it's just mix of the green yellow and red that stores throw together. It looks beautiful in the serving dish. hugs, CHanda " Let the sound take you away. " " Magic Carpet Ride " Source: Steppenwolf FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 I like Lucy in the sky with diamonds chard :oD I know! why is it that we grew up with spinach, and not chard? After falling for the greens spinach is boring to me now, LOL. hugs, Chanda - purplepassion Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:46 AM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda I'm chard happy too. Much better than spinach. The rainbow is awesome. You know how I am giving recipes and foods names. That's Wizard of Oz chard to me. I shall post a good chard recipe soon. I'm experimenting with it right now. I'm still really stuck on the dandelions. (:- ) <- chard smile, Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 23, 2005 Report Share Posted November 23, 2005 You got it, this old hippie flower child will post her Luck in the Sky with Diamonds chard recipe soon. I have to make it one more time to make it perfect. Spinach is borning to me now and when you steam it, it disappears to a teeny mound. No texture, no crunch of the stems, just not happening. I'm still addicted to the dandelions, why is that? Has to be Mick singing to me on my Stones CD " Dandelion " Hugs, Donna PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: I like Lucy in the sky with diamonds chard :oD I know! why is it that we grew up with spinach, and not chard? After falling for the greens spinach is boring to me now, LOL. hugs, Chanda - purplepassion Tuesday, November 22, 2005 9:46 AM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda I'm chard happy too. Much better than spinach. The rainbow is awesome. You know how I am giving recipes and foods names. That's Wizard of Oz chard to me. I shall post a good chard recipe soon. I'm experimenting with it right now. I'm still really stuck on the dandelions. (:- ) <- chard smile, Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 HI Chanda: My dad grew chard, I never liked it... He liked greens, he used to make and I still can't stand the thought of boiled, beet greens eweeee... they were just soggy on the plate. They were picked from there garden as my parents grew beets. They had a small garden as it was in the Chicago suburbs. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Oh Gayle you should try the chard with some heavy garlic, onion, curry and soy sauce...yum! you may like it now? were you forced to eat it as a kid? - glpveg4life Sunday, November 27, 2005 4:52 PM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda HI Chanda: My dad grew chard, I never liked it... He liked greens, he used to make and I still can't stand the thought of boiled, beet greens eweeee... they were just soggy on the plate. They were picked from there garden as my parents grew beets. They had a small garden as it was in the Chicago suburbs. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 Hi Chanda: No they didn't force us to eat it they did want us to try it though. I can still see the soggy greens dripping with water. Maybe next time we are shopping I will see if my husband and daughter are interested in trying them if we see them. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 3, 2005 Report Share Posted December 3, 2005 same exact story here. Drain the water from that overcooked broccoli, throw some margarine on it, and well.... we ate that, but we had no idea what the good stuff tasted like till much later in life, LOL. When she got Green Gian t broccoli and cheese sauce we would fight over it, LOL. Mom was lucky to have two kids that loved veggies so much, and she never cooked anything but the usual mush in broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and potatoes. Oh, and overcooked spinach too. And the only beans were baked beans with that strip of ughhh you know what in it, and lima beans. Just imagine if she would have made greens and squashes and other types of beans and oh well. Thank " God " that my uncle married my Thai Aunt, and by the time I was 8 - 10 I was introduced to a whole new food culture. She saved me, LOL. Blessings, CHanda - glpveg4life Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:26 AM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda Hi Chanda: No they didn't force us to eat it they did want us to try it though. I can still see the soggy greens dripping with water. Maybe next time we are shopping I will see if my husband and daughter are interested in trying them if we see them. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 HI, We ate a salad every night with dinner, my mom used to make Brussel sprouts, not a fan, cabbage wrapped around meatballs, green bean, vegetarian baked beans as we didn't eat pork, beats, broccoli, acorn squash with brown sugar and butter on it, this one I like my husband has never liked squash and I remember the soggy greens from there garden. Then zucchini came in to the picture, and eggplant didn't like eggplant as a kid don't mind it sometimes now. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 HI Chanda: We did have salad just about everynight with dinner. I also remember things like cabbage around meatballs, broccoli, carrots, grean beans but I don't remember my mom making the grean bean casserole, brussel sprounts, beets, acorn squash baked with brown sugar and butter, and then later on I remember having zucchini and my mom trying spaghetti squash still don't like it and eggplant. My parents grew beet and since they didn't want to waste they also cooked the greens. Almost forgot hey also grew kholorabi. Gayle PuterWitch <puterwitch Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:31:40 -0500 Re: Rainbow chard Chanda same exact story here. Drain the water from that overcooked broccoli, throw some margarine on it, and well.... we ate that, but we had no idea what the good stuff tasted like till much later in life, LOL. When she got Green Gian t broccoli and cheese sauce we would fight over it, LOL. Mom was lucky to have two kids that loved veggies so much, and she never cooked anything but the usual mush in broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and potatoes. Oh, and overcooked spinach too. And the only beans were baked beans with that strip of ughhh you know what in it, and lima beans. Just imagine if she would have made greens and squashes and other types of beans and oh well. Thank " God " that my uncle married my Thai Aunt, and by the time I was 8 - 10 I was introduced to a whole new food culture. She saved me, LOL. Blessings, CHanda - glpveg4life Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:26 AM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda Hi Chanda: No they didn't force us to eat it they did want us to try it though. I can still see the soggy greens dripping with water. Maybe next time we are shopping I will see if my husband and daughter are interested in trying them if we see them. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 wow! and I thought my mom made a lot serving more than corn peas and green beans, LOL. it wasn't her fault totally, my dad forbade a lot of stuff in the house.he wasn't exactly your father knows best type. More like Mussolini. We were not even permitted to order a pizza because of the horrible garlic smell. Imagine his surprise when my uncle bob and his lovely wife from Thailand, Aunt jan-ya came to stay with us! tee hee (Dee, they have got to go, I can't stand the smell of her cooking. " but we didn't hear him, we were too busy eating ) - glpveg4life Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:50 PM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda HI Chanda: We did have salad just about everynight with dinner. I also remember things like cabbage around meatballs, broccoli, carrots, grean beans but I don't remember my mom making the grean bean casserole, brussel sprounts, beets, acorn squash baked with brown sugar and butter, and then later on I remember having zucchini and my mom trying spaghetti squash still don't like it and eggplant. My parents grew beet and since they didn't want to waste they also cooked the greens. Almost forgot hey also grew kholorabi. Gayle PuterWitch <puterwitch Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:31:40 -0500 Re: Rainbow chard Chanda same exact story here. Drain the water from that overcooked broccoli, throw some margarine on it, and well.... we ate that, but we had no idea what the good stuff tasted like till much later in life, LOL. When she got Green Gian t broccoli and cheese sauce we would fight over it, LOL. Mom was lucky to have two kids that loved veggies so much, and she never cooked anything but the usual mush in broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, and potatoes. Oh, and overcooked spinach too. And the only beans were baked beans with that strip of ughhh you know what in it, and lima beans. Just imagine if she would have made greens and squashes and other types of beans and oh well. Thank " God " that my uncle married my Thai Aunt, and by the time I was 8 - 10 I was introduced to a whole new food culture. She saved me, LOL. Blessings, CHanda - glpveg4life Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:26 AM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda Hi Chanda: No they didn't force us to eat it they did want us to try it though. I can still see the soggy greens dripping with water. Maybe next time we are shopping I will see if my husband and daughter are interested in trying them if we see them. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 8, 2005 Report Share Posted December 8, 2005 chanda my dad is the exact same way! But he tortures me with his evil dead pig...(cooks bacon EVERY morning almost *shudder*) I didn't try Spinach until I was in high school, we only ate canned veggies, and all the " weird " veggies i bring home now are too much for my dad. He flipps out when I come home cause I fill the fridge with greens, legumes, ect...says my food stinks up his! Sure... BTW - I LOVE the rainbow chard recipe! That was yours right? ~Mel --- PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: > wow! and I thought my mom made a lot serving more > than corn peas and green beans, LOL. > it wasn't her fault totally, my dad forbade a lot of > stuff in the house.he wasn't exactly your father > knows best type. More like Mussolini. We were not > even permitted to order a pizza because of the > horrible garlic smell. > Imagine his surprise when my uncle bob and his > lovely wife from Thailand, Aunt jan-ya came to stay > with us! tee hee (Dee, they have got to go, I can't > stand the smell of her cooking. " but we didn't hear > him, we were too busy eating ) > - > glpveg4life > > Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:50 PM > Re: Rainbow chard > Chanda > > > HI Chanda: > > We did have salad just about everynight with > dinner. I also remember things like cabbage around > meatballs, broccoli, carrots, grean beans but I > don't remember my mom making the grean bean > casserole, brussel sprounts, beets, acorn squash > baked with brown sugar and butter, and then later on > I remember having zucchini and my mom trying > spaghetti squash still don't like it and eggplant. > My parents grew beet and since they didn't want to > waste they also cooked the greens. Almost forgot hey > also grew kholorabi. > > Gayle > > > PuterWitch <puterwitch > > Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:31:40 -0500 > Re: Rainbow chard > Chanda > > > same exact story here. > Drain the water from that overcooked broccoli, > throw some margarine on it, and > well.... we ate that, but we had no idea what the > good stuff tasted like till > much later in life, LOL. When she got Green Gian t > broccoli and cheese sauce we > would fight over it, LOL. Mom was lucky to have > two kids that loved veggies so > much, and she never cooked anything but the usual > mush in broccoli, cauliflower, > carrots, and potatoes. Oh, and overcooked spinach > too. And the only beans were > baked beans with that strip of ughhh you know what > in it, and lima beans. > Just imagine if she would have made greens and > squashes and other types of beans > and oh well. Thank " God " that my uncle married my > Thai Aunt, and by the time I > was 8 - 10 I was introduced to a whole new food > culture. She saved me, LOL. > Blessings, > CHanda > - > glpveg4life > > Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:26 AM > Re: Rainbow chard > Chanda > > > Hi Chanda: > > No they didn't force us to eat it they did want > us to try it though. I can > still see the soggy greens dripping with water. > > > Maybe next time we are shopping I will see if my > husband and daughter are > interested in trying them if we see them. > > Gayle > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 9, 2005 Report Share Posted December 9, 2005 yeah my family does that with me, " mmm chicken " etc and pick up the piece and put it in my face. - Melissa Hill Thursday, December 08, 2005 3:36 PM Re: Rainbow chard Chanda chanda my dad is the exact same way! But he tortures me with his evil dead pig...(cooks bacon EVERY morning almost *shudder*) I didn't try Spinach until I was in high school, we only ate canned veggies, and all the " weird " veggies i bring home now are too much for my dad. He flipps out when I come home cause I fill the fridge with greens, legumes, ect...says my food stinks up his! Sure... BTW - I LOVE the rainbow chard recipe! That was yours right? ~Mel --- PuterWitch <puterwitch wrote: > wow! and I thought my mom made a lot serving more > than corn peas and green beans, LOL. > it wasn't her fault totally, my dad forbade a lot of > stuff in the house.he wasn't exactly your father > knows best type. More like Mussolini. We were not > even permitted to order a pizza because of the > horrible garlic smell. > Imagine his surprise when my uncle bob and his > lovely wife from Thailand, Aunt jan-ya came to stay > with us! tee hee (Dee, they have got to go, I can't > stand the smell of her cooking. " but we didn't hear > him, we were too busy eating ) > - > glpveg4life > > Thursday, December 08, 2005 1:50 PM > Re: Rainbow chard > Chanda > > > HI Chanda: > > We did have salad just about everynight with > dinner. I also remember things like cabbage around > meatballs, broccoli, carrots, grean beans but I > don't remember my mom making the grean bean > casserole, brussel sprounts, beets, acorn squash > baked with brown sugar and butter, and then later on > I remember having zucchini and my mom trying > spaghetti squash still don't like it and eggplant. > My parents grew beet and since they didn't want to > waste they also cooked the greens. Almost forgot hey > also grew kholorabi. > > Gayle > > > PuterWitch <puterwitch > > Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:31:40 -0500 > Re: Rainbow chard > Chanda > > > same exact story here. > Drain the water from that overcooked broccoli, > throw some margarine on it, and > well.... we ate that, but we had no idea what the > good stuff tasted like till > much later in life, LOL. When she got Green Gian t > broccoli and cheese sauce we > would fight over it, LOL. Mom was lucky to have > two kids that loved veggies so > much, and she never cooked anything but the usual > mush in broccoli, cauliflower, > carrots, and potatoes. Oh, and overcooked spinach > too. And the only beans were > baked beans with that strip of ughhh you know what > in it, and lima beans. > Just imagine if she would have made greens and > squashes and other types of beans > and oh well. Thank " God " that my uncle married my > Thai Aunt, and by the time I > was 8 - 10 I was introduced to a whole new food > culture. She saved me, LOL. > Blessings, > CHanda > - > glpveg4life > > Saturday, December 03, 2005 11:26 AM > Re: Rainbow chard > Chanda > > > Hi Chanda: > > No they didn't force us to eat it they did want > us to try it though. I can > still see the soggy greens dripping with water. > > > Maybe next time we are shopping I will see if my > husband and daughter are > interested in trying them if we see them. > > Gayle > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 We always had veggies, when I went veg my grandmother and aunt on my fathers side said your one of the family as they were vegetarian until they came to this country. I think a part of that was the difficulty in getting kosher meats. Although they were no longer vegetarian they never questioned it. My parents didn't always get it but they said ok.. Of course I was already married and had both my kids before I made the change. gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 13, 2005 Report Share Posted December 13, 2005 Oh yah I forgot my dad grew swis chard which I never liked. Gayle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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