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Spicy kitchen recipe for chard ready in ten minutes: vegetarian recipe with some HEAT. Recipe on Bean and Bantam.

Spicy Kitchen: Chard Greens with Garlic and Hot Pepper

On By Daphne Cybele Van SchaickIn Home & Garden6 Comments

We’ve been eating chard recently, and I like to cook it so it’s spicy and hot (we use red pepper flakes for heat and minced garlic for flavor).  I thought I should write it down and share it, so here is the recipe, with a photo tutorial of step-by-step instructions for our spicy chard greens.

INGREDIENTS FOR

BEAN AND BANTAM GARLICKY HOT CHARD GREENS

  1. We use red or white chard (rainbow chard is fine too).
  2. 2-3 cloves garlic
  3. olive oil (1 TB)
  4. salt (1 tsp)
  5. red pepper flakes
  6. lemon
  7. pepper

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Messy Kid Fun: Plant Amaryllis

On By Daphne Cybele Van SchaickIn Home & Garden4 Comments
Amaryllis © tuelekza - Fotolia.com
Amaryllis © tuelekza – Fotolia.com
Amaryllis before planting in its dormant stage
Amaryllis before planting in its dormant stage

Messy kid fun can be had gardening when snow is still on the ground by planting amaryllis bulbs.  Amaryllis bulbs grow fairly quickly and they generally flower less than a month from planting so it’s a great gardening experience for children.

Amaryllis one week after planting
Amaryllis one week after planting

INGREDIENTS

  1. boxed amaryllis bulbs which come complete with plastic pot and compressed planting medium (if you have loose amaryllis bulbs, then you will need potting mix and 4-6″ diameter planting pot and a saucer to catch water).  Amaryllis bulbs are seasonally available in the fall and can be found deeply discounted once Christmas has passed.  I found boxed kits for about $1.00 in the clearance aisle of a local retailer after the holidays.
  2. newspaper to cover table for easy clean up
  3. large kid-friendly spoon or sand tool for moving mix from bowl to pot
  4. water (I use the sink sprayer) to water the planted bulbs right after planting

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