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[klwilliams]

I'm not sure if it's because of the constant rainy weather, or not having my own car, or having a lingering cold, or just not having Chaz around, but for the last ten days or so I've burrowed into my shell and not done anything beyond go to work, watch TV/play WoW, or otherwise goof off. My cold seems to be gone now, though, and I have my car back. I actually went to the grocery store today, to buy some meat to go with the new CSA vegetables. I'm ready for the constant chard to stop coming, but Chaz figured out how to make the salad dressing I like from DishDash, so I'll start eating salads again. (I don't like standard salads that are just a pile of vegetables with goop dropped on it. The DishDash salads are tossed, with an interesting set of tastes that I can now mostly make.) I have a story I need to finish this weekend, that I made some progress on this week and this morning, so that's the major part of my agenda. Dymphna is running around keeping me company, and I bought cookies and chips at the store (yes, I'm ignoring WW too right now). And tomorrow it's supposed to be sunny. I hope that doesn't mean it will snow in Newcastle.

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[galeni.livejournal.com]

What do you put in? My recipes call for chard or possibly spinach but that's less sharp a taste than chard.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Baby spinach is what I've tended to use: as you say, less sharp than chard. I am now wondering about sharpness, and whether that's a good thing in a minestrone.

[(Anonymous)]

The beans are slightly sweet so having astringent greens works for me. Using spinach would change the flavour to emphasize the other spices/ingredients more, I think. But I think I'll try it next time.