This fabulous green has been overshadowed by kale and spinach for far too long. Chard is the underdog when up against kale and spinach, but it deserves its moment in the spotlight, too! For some ...

Packed with vitamins A and C, calcium, iron, fiber, and folic acid, these dark leafy greens have gained popularity in recent years due to their high nutritional values. But before the health craze, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... No one is quite sure why the leafy green is called “Swiss” chard, mainly by speakers of English only. Other languages and peoples call it merely “chard” or ...

I met my friend Alan almost 20 years ago, when we were both working at Gourmet magazine. He is whimsical, funny, snarky, slightly obnoxious and at his core, I think, very sincere. Once, he told me ...

Farmers are just as interested in growing something new as we are in trying out a delicious new vegetable. Linda Scharko of Scharko Farms says she waited two months to get her hands on the seeds for ...

Also called rainbow chard or Swiss chard, chard is a relative of the beet and the greens of chard look really similar to beet greens. Unlike beets, you won't find the root of chard for sale at the ...

Here on The Cutting Board, if you're unfamiliar with it, we find simple, delicious ways to prepare food, mostly vegetables. And I like to think I know my way around the kitchen. I mean, my boss even ...

Chard is never sweeter, more succulent or more robust in texture than right now, when cold weather has set in. Although we find chard in our markets throughout the year, this leafy vegetable is never ...

Chard is a leafy green vegetable that's part of the Chenopodiaceae family (a subfamily of the Amaranthaceae plant family, but in layman's terms, the beet family). Its large and crinkly leaves are ...