{"id":45,"date":"2013-07-19T18:18:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-19T18:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.allinadaiswork.com\/?p=45"},"modified":"2013-07-19T18:18:00","modified_gmt":"2013-07-19T18:18:00","slug":"simple-rainbow-chard-and-the-sage-words-of-julia-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.allinadaiswork.com\/dev\/?p=45","title":{"rendered":"Simple Rainbow Chard and the sage words of Julia Child."},"content":{"rendered":"

I love learning about cooking and food in any form, I do not discriminate. I watch an abnormal amount of cooking shows. I read an inordinate amount of cooking blogs and am subscribed to three cooking magazines. I visit libraries to read the out of print cookbooks and memoirs of chefs and critics. I even fall asleep listening to food podcasts.<\/p>\n

I just can’t get enough.<\/p>\n

After picking up My Life in France by Julia Child at a thrift store last year I finally actually got around to reading it last week and I am genuinely glad I did. Julia has a vibrant voice and a fun style that kept me turning the pages. I thoroughly enjoyed the book but one sentence stuck out more than any of the rest.<\/p>\n

“I came to understand that learning how to fix one’s mistakes, or live with them was important part of becoming a cook.”<\/p>\n

That is the beautiful thing about cooking, most mistakes are repairable. The one’s that aren’t – aren’t and you get over it. That is what keeps me cooking.<\/p>\n

Yesterday at the farmers market I got the most beautiful rainbow chard. Before last month I had never had rainbow chard and since it has come into season\u00a0I have picked up a bunch every week. It is my new favorite vegetable and I look forward to cooking and eating it every week. I even made it for my rice and bean loving, vegetable hesitant father and he gobbled it up. This week however, I must have seen something shiny, lost focus and burned the hell out it.<\/p>\n

Oops.<\/p>\n

Julia Child’s words came to mind as I threw out my once gorgeous now inedible green. I thought ‘There’s always next time’ and made a salad instead.<\/p>\n

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Taken at the Clinton, NY farmers market. Common Thread<\/a> are my go to veggie people.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

This is how I made it the first few delicious times. – Adapted from Simply Recipes.<\/p>\n

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Simple Swiss Chard:<\/p>\n

a side that serves 2<\/p>\n

1 bunch of Swiss chard. If you can find rainbow chard, try it! There is something more exciting about it.
1-2 cloves of garlic – minced
1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Butter
1\/8 tsp of ground sea salt
Ground pepper to taste<\/p>\n

1. Cut and discard the stems of the chard.
2. Cut into strips about 1 inch wide and no longer than 5 inches.
3. Wash chard in cold water and set aside.
4. In a heavy bottomed frying pan on medium heat add olive oil and garlic.
5. Let garlic cook for 2 minutes and add the chard to the pan. Toss around with tongs until the chard is coated with oil.
6. Reduce to low heat, cover with a lid and cook for 7 minutes. The water from washing the chard and the oil should be enough to cook the chard through.
7. Add butter, salt and pepper and serve immediately.<\/p>\n

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