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• 3707. I'm having a hard time without spinach, lol. I'm wondering if I can use Swiss Chard in this recipe, [LINK] - Curious1 - 2:41pm on 09/26/06 (22)
1. Yes! Slice the chard first, then blanche briefly in boiling salted water... - Heather_in_SF - 3:02pm on 09/26/06
1. That's the problem, Heather...the spinach goes into the dish raw, I suppose I could cook the chard - Curious1 - 3:10pm on 09/26/06
1. Curious, I agree with Heather. Blanch the chard leaves first. It's tougher than spinach, and - Joe - 4:19pm on 09/26/06
1. Oh, and don't forget "Plate 'o Slugs" for the stems! [NT] - Joe - 8:01pm on 09/26/06
1. Stems carefully washed and saved...I like the slugs! [NT] - Curious1 - 8:35am on 09/27/06
2. Curious, I think you would do OK with the blanched chard, since it is a bit tougher than spinach. [NT] - LisainLA - 4:20pm on 09/26/06
1. Jinx! [NT] - LisainLA - 4:20pm on 09/26/06
1. As always, Lisa, great minds think alike. [NT] - Joe - 4:28pm on 09/26/06
2. Isn't it OK to buy spinach again? [NT] - AngAk - 6:04pm on 09/26/06
1. None in the stores except frozen. I think it's still off limits. [NT] - Michael in Phoenix - 6:36pm on 09/26/06
1. Oh. We have fresh AK grown to purchase. It was declared "safe". [NT] - AngAk - 6:46pm on 09/26/06
1. It should be OK since it is locaaly grown. The contamination was in 3 CA counties. [NT] - LisainLA - 6:49pm on 09/26/06
2. Not yet - the last I read (yesterday) the FDA was trying to determine how to label [LINK] - LisainLA - 6:47pm on 09/26/06
3. My daughter sent me an article from Salon.com that implicated deer running amok through the fields, - Curious1 - 8:37am on 09/27/06
4. Did you know that e-coli naturally occurs in many fields, as a result of using cow manure fertilizer - Heather_in_SF - 5:20pm on 09/27/06
1. I learned in microbiology class way-back-when, that all mammals - DawnNYS - 12:42pm on 09/28/06
5. I've been buying it in bunches and so far, so good. [NT] - Pat-NoCal - 9:18pm on 09/27/06
3. Thanks everyone, I'm glad I didn't try to put it on raw! I went ahead and cooked the chard - Curious1 - 8:34am on 09/27/06
1. Curious, if you can stand one more chard suggestion.... - Joe - 11:10am on 09/27/06
1. Joe, I'm glad to have the suggestions, it's almost time for the local organic - Curious1 - 4:04pm on 09/27/06
1. In that case, here's my (Julia's) favorite REC: Swiss Chard Gratin - Joe - 9:54pm on 09/27/06
1. Looked, Drooled and Printed, thanks Joe. [NT] - Curious1 - 4:31pm on 09/28/06