Thursday, December 17, 2009

It's a Christmas miracle!

One of my biggest backyard gardening fantasies became a reality today! No, not that one you sickos! My fantasy of eating SOMETHING from the garden as a main course!! Because dividing up 12 green beans isn't exactly a main course and chopping up a few radishes and dumping them in a salad isn't either. But making the Swiss Chard quiche of my dreams is!! Okay, okay, I know I made a lot of leek soups already, but this was something substantial. Something that could be cut with a knife. Something that required side dishes.

You know when I was fresh out of college if someone would have told me that I'd be giddy about making and eating a Swiss Chard quiche I'd have laughed in your face. Funny how times change.


But my armyworm-eaten Swiss Chard made a valiant comeback and was looking like it wanted to be eaten by an even bigger carnivore today. I got five eggs from my hard-working hens and a nice handful of Chard and made a most delicious quiche. I added some baby portabella mushrooms, Swiss and Monterey Jack cheeses and whipped that baby up.


Un-freaking-believable. A Christmas miracle indeed. I will now continue this ridiculous gardening gig…just in case something like this happens again.
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9 comments:

  1. StefaneenerDecember 17, 2009 at 9:31 PM

    Maybe it will happen again! That would be great. Sounds like a nice dinner. And the other gardening fantasy. . . save it for summer.

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  2. Jeff VandiverDecember 17, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    "Yes, there is a santa claus, Kate"! I share your enthusiasm, and am glad that you will continue gardening. The quiche looks great!

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  3. Annie*s GrannyDecember 17, 2009 at 10:20 PM

    You've made me giddy with joy. You're like The Little Engine That Could. I still say you're going to have to change your blog's name to Gardening WITH Skills!

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  4. DarlaDecember 18, 2009 at 5:19 AM

    That's exactly how a person gets hooked on gardening!! Very exciting the the quiche looks wonderful!

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  5. RibbitDecember 18, 2009 at 5:20 AM

    That's the spirit, Kate!!!

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  6. Daphne GouldDecember 18, 2009 at 7:07 AM

    Oh I love chard quiche. Yum. Congrats on your victory.

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  7. DaniDecember 18, 2009 at 7:51 AM

    Congrats! It looks soooo yummy!

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  8. KellyDecember 18, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    Mmmm, congrats on the quiche! We had Swiss Chard tarts quite a bit this summer, it's good stuff sin't it??

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  9. ErinDecember 18, 2009 at 7:45 PM

    That looks delicious! Think I may try that over the holidays if my chard survives this storm this weekend!

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