{"id":878,"date":"2011-07-11T16:18:05","date_gmt":"2011-07-11T20:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?p=878"},"modified":"2011-07-11T17:07:56","modified_gmt":"2011-07-11T21:07:56","slug":"irrigation-has-begun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/?p=878","title":{"rendered":"Swiss Chard Recipies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mules at Horse Progress Days<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ken and Andy took a bit of a holiday and went to Horse Progress Days in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the month. The Mules caught their eye. Many of the Amish use mules further south because they do better in the heat. \u00a0However \u00a0Ken isn’t ready to switch to mule power yet! \u00a0Gena’s\u00a0Suffolk\u00a0foal has been named “Eli” and he continues to grow well.<\/p>\n

It always seems like the garden is really producing when we have our first zucchini and broccoli and they have started. We have said good-bye to the peas and strawberries and the string beans are about to begin.<\/p>\n

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Working Share CSA members cleaning onions. Jaden, Tea and Sheena<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Our working shares continue to give us a boost with the garden harvest and washing of vegetables. \u00a0It’s a great way to get to know new members and renew our connection with old members.\u00a0Children\u00a0benefit from being part of the work that goes into the produce they take home each week and it helps them realize where the food they eat really originates! We believe it adds to the richness of their CSA experience.<\/p>\n

We have lots of Swiss Chard that we will be putting in our CSA “Extras” each week. \u00a0In the winter I visited our daughter, Ellen, in Portland, Oregon. She was graduating from a Chef’s Studio course taught by Robert Reynolds. Robert gave me a book he wrote inspired by recipes of his French\u00a0friend\u00a0and mentor, Josephine Araldo. \u00a0From a Breton Garden<\/em> <\/strong>by Josephine Araldo and Robert Reynolds\u00a0has lots of recipes for vegetables that Josephine’s grandmother used and we grow. I thought that it would be good to share some of the recipes with the CSA and I am finally getting around to it! (We must be caught up in the garden!)\u00a0They use both parts of the chard like it is two different vegetables. My mother did the same thing when I was growing up.<\/p>\n

CREAMED SWISS CHARD WITH CHEESE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swiss Chard and cream is a combination that allows for limitless possibilities; the cream could be replaced by walnuts, quatre epies, <\/em>or whole grains of mustard. The vegetable can always accompany a roast duck and sauteed potatoes, and a wine such as Cahors or Madiran.<\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/p>\n

2 bunches Swiss Chard<\/p>\n

1 to 2 tablespoons butter<\/p>\n

1 medium onion<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup bechamel (white sauce made with 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 tablespoon flour cooked together over low heat for 3 to 4 minutes and then 1\/2 cup milk added and stirred until it is thick, cook over very low heat for\u00a0several\u00a0minutes).<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup grated cheese<\/p>\n

1 egg<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup cream<\/p>\n

Salt, freshly ground pepper, and nutmeg<\/p>\n

METHOD<\/p>\n

Prepare the chard by removing the center stalks. Reserve for another use. Blanch the green in boiling salted water until limp. The cooking time depends on the tenderness of the greens. If they are young plants, cook only a minute or two; if they are older and more fibrous, they may require more time to blanch. When they are done, remove to a\u00a0colander\u00a0and flush them under cold water to stop their cooking. \u00a0Remove to a cutting board and chop coursely. In a dry skillet, dry saute until the leaves render their water, set aside.<\/p>\n

In the same skillet, melt 1 to 2 tablespoons butter and saute the onion for a minute or two. Add the\u00a0chard, which should be well drained. Stir in the bechamel and cheese; toss well to coat with the sauce. \u00a0Season with salt, pepper, and nutmeg to taste.<\/p>\n

Combine the egg and cream\u00a0and\u00a0stir into the chard mixture. Once the egg is added, do not cook. It can be warmed, but if subjected to too much heat, the eggs will hard cook. \u00a0Adjust the seasonings and serve hot.<\/p>\n

Note:<\/em> The recipe calls for both bechamel and an egg and cream liaison. One or the other can be used alone, or both can be replaced by heavy cream reduced until it coats a spoon.<\/p>\n

An alternative to cream or bechamel is a flavorful oil, such as extra virgin olive oil, walnut oil,hazelnut oil, or colza oil.<\/p>\n

SWISS CHARD GRATIN<\/strong><\/p>\n

This gratin goes well with a roast of\u00a0pork\u00a0accompanied by sauteed apples and a white wine from Savoie, an Apremont or a Crepy.<\/p>\n

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1 or 2 bunches Swiss chard with ribs<\/p>\n

1 cup white sauce ( see recipe below)<\/p>\n

1\/4 cup grated Gruyere cheese<\/p>\n

4 tablespoons melted butter<\/p>\n

Salt and freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n

METHOD<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove the Swiss chard stems from the greens and save the greens for another use. Remove the tough outer fiber of the stalks by slipping a knife under the cut end of the stalk and peeling it away. Cut the stalks into 1\/2 -inch pieces on\u00a0the\u00a0diagonal. Blanch the stalks in boiling salted water until done, about 4 to 6 minutes. Darin in a non-aluminum colander and flush in cold water. The vegetable water from cooking can be saved and used for a flovorful stack.<\/p>\n

In a bowl, season the chard stalks with salt and pepper, and then mix with the white sauce; set in an oven-proof casserole. \u00a0Sprinkle\u00a0the surface with cheese. \u00a0Dribble the melted butter over the top and brown the gratin in a preheated oven. \u00a0The gratin can also be place under the broiler provided the mixture has been warmed before being\u00a0put\u00a0into the gratin dish.<\/p>\n

WHITE SAUCE<\/strong><\/p>\n

INGREDIENTS<\/p>\n

3 tablespoons butter<\/p>\n

3 tablespoons flour<\/p>\n

1 cup hot milk<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup heavy cream<\/p>\n

Salt and freshly ground pepper<\/p>\n

METHOD<\/p>\n

Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Whisk in the flour and allow to cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Slowly whisk in the hot milk and then the heavy cream. Season with salt and pepper. Allow the sauce to simmer (over a very low heat) 20 minutes; reserve and keep warm.<\/p>\n

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Ken and Andy took a bit of a holiday and went to Horse Progress Days in Pennsylvania at the beginning of the month. The Mules caught their eye. Many of the Amish use mules further south because they do better in the heat. \u00a0However \u00a0Ken isn’t ready to switch to mule power yet! \u00a0Gena’s\u00a0Suffolk\u00a0foal has […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[100,58,57,81,78,80,79,66,82,60],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=878"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":880,"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/878\/revisions\/880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=878"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=878"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.orchardhillfarm.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}