So yeah, I had a successful crop of #RainbowChard that started out as teeny tiny seedlings from a local farm. I decided to start a second crop in late August, and the plants are getting pretty big! Since the enclosed porch isn't insulated, at some point, I'll have to harvest them (I have enough indoor plants to deal with). But thanks to @keira_reckons and @MaQuest I know what to do with the stems once I harvest them -- pickle them!

Pickled Rainbow Chard

"Pickling adds pop to fresh foods, especially Swiss chard stems. In this easy fridge method, sweet meets tart and it all balances out overnight. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin"

Read more (includes recipe):
https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/pickled-rainbow-chard/

#SolarPunkSunday #GardeningThoughts #HarvestTime #Pickling #RefrigeratorPickles #Recipes

As I was making a sandwich for lunch, I remembered the pickled onions I forgot to bring to the party a couple of weeks ago. I'd never made them before, and they are sooo good. I may have acquired a new staple condiment.

Like when a friend put preserved lemons in a potluck dish some years ago. Ten minutes of work for that much flavor to keep on hand? Yeah, I'm in.

#food #RefrigeratorPickles