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Yes, I have turned into one of those weird bloggers who photographs her meals. But really, there's a reason. This is today's recipe on Recipes from the Garden, the sister blog of Seven Oaks. If your garden is overflowing with Swiss chard and you'd  like a nice vegan, vegetarian meal, this one is terrific. It cooks up in about 10 minutes and is very filling.

I grew Swiss Chard "Bright Lights" again this year. The incredible rains we have had and the nice long, mild spring has done wonders for the vegetable garden. It's literally bursting with vegetables and fruit right now. I pick a quart a day of strawberries and am actually wondering how to make strawberry pie, I have so many berries!  The chard, various greens and even the herbs are all growing wonderfully now.  The tomatoes? They are shooting up like Jack in the Beanstalk, and seem to grow inches a day. I knocked some potato beetles off the potatoes today and I hope it's not a harbinger of things to come. So far my squash is outgrowing any beetles, but in a few weeks I know I'm going to be complaining about the squash bugs and everything...I just hope I am growing enough for all, bugs and people included.

Here are some pictures of the organic vegetable garden here at Seven Oaks.  Enjoy!  Do check out and follow Recipes from the Garden, too, if you enjoy cooking. And eating. Don't forget eating!

Swiss chard in the garden

Vegetable garden, with the herb beds blooming (sage, left and chives, right)