This budget thing ain't hard with chard!

THURSDAY'S DINNER:

Wilted Chard with Poached Eggs on Brown Rice (aka Eggs In A Nest) $0.95 

On Monday I stopped by my mother in law's to pick up the kids and visit for a bit. I had a squarefoot garden there for a time, and although I hadn't tended it in over 2 months, the thing was brimming with parsley, chard, and basil! Bee-hue-tee-full organic chard. Made the stuff at the store look wimpy and sad. I prepped it Monday night by washing it thoroughly, chopping it up, washing it again, and putting it through the salad spinner. I also did a rough chop on the stems. I stored the prepped greens in a plastic container with a paper towel to absorb moisture. The chard tasted just as fresh today--as if I had just picked it!

This recipe is not an original. I got it from one of my favorite books, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver. "Eggs In A Nest" is basically sauteed onion, garlic, carrots, tomato, chard...after you add the chard, you make little indents with your spoon and crack an egg in it. Lid gets placed on pan, and the eggs get poached. As you can see by the photo, my eggs got a little overcooked because I was away from the stove, trying to prevent my 2 year old from scaling the bookshelf and stealing his sister's iPod.




I added some red pepper and fresh organic basil (from the aforementioned garden) as well as some Bragg's. Lay it all down on a bed of organic brown rice, and you have one tasty meal that cost LESS than a dollar per person! My husband loves this dish with a good dose of Sriracha (or however it's spelled).