Swiss Chard!

Hey Everyone!

So this past week, I was looking at the blog here, and I realized that I kind of eat the same things over and over. So because of that, I am going to talk about certain items that we make. This week's featured side is Swiss Chard.

Chard is a leafy green vegetable often used in Mediterranean cooking. We have been using it with all kinds of meals. To cook it, we start by chopping it up into some pretty good sized strips and tossing it into a slightly oiled fry pan. 

After Chopping it up, Toss it in the frying pan.

Cooking it on medium heat until it reduces down.

Once its cooked down, you can turn the heat off, and just let it cool down until you're ready to eat. Once in a while, we add some different spices and flavorings, the best so far is to add some lemon. 

Short this week, but there you have it! Swiss Chard. Get Cookin!

-Josh Franz

Snacks!

Last week I talked about snacking a little bit, and this week I wanna expound on that subject. So since we are doing the Gluten Free/Sugar Free thing, Snacking is a little harder. Cookies are just about 100% out, there are gluten free/sugar free cookies, but they are just about as good as eating nothing at all. GF Crackers aren't usually that good, and they certainly have their share of salt. So that leads us to what we have been snacking on. POPCORN!  And I don't mean the butter smothered stuff you get at the movies. We have been trying to break it down to the bare minimum on toppings, we cool it all in some olive oil, and then once its cooked, we coat it again in a smidgen of olive oil, and then add a touch of salt, or some different seasonings we found that are pretty good, the key to being able to eat a fair amount of Popcorn is to slightly coat it in something tasty, so you get JUST enough flavor to keep you going, but not enough to be overdo it. Popcorn is virtually nothing, just tasty puffed air. 

We are still looking for some tasty other snacks, but so far this one hasn't failed us. we can pretty much always make some up, and its very quick and easy. Go make some Popcorn! 

Have an Awesome Week!

-Josh Franz