My Mom is my all time food hero. She has this amazing ability to look at what is available and design an entire meal around it. Me? I am a planner. Big time. I like to use recipes and make lists and stick to them. However, this weekend we packed up everything and we drive out a week from today so buying groceries seems pointless and I have all these ingredients that need to be used. So this week I will be attempting to channel my Mother's amazing skills- last night went pretty well, sauteed swiss chard over polenta (swiss chard recipe below, another great recipe from my friend Heather). Time will only tell what the rest of the week will bring. Beyond challenging my cooking skills this is a great lesson for me- I tend to try to plan every element of life and our upcoming moving and travel doesn't allow for planning so I am learning to let go a bit and trust the universe to bring what it will.
Sauteed Swiss Chard (Thank you Heather)- serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 bunch Swiss Chard (Rainbow Chard is best if you can get it)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- a handful of raisins
- 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
- a splash of Sherry
- olive oil
- salt and pepper
Directions:
- wash the chard, tear off the leaves and chop the stems into small pieces
- heat oil in large pan and add onions, garlic and chard stems, saute until soft
- add the raisins and the sherry, cook until the raisins are plumped and some of the alcohol cooks off
- add the chard leaves, cover the pan and cook until the leaves are wilted
- remove from heat and add the pine nuts
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