On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 03:50:59 GMT, "Julie Bove" >
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>"Alan" > wrote in message
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>> Simple stir fries
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>> They never spike me.
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>> If you omit the aromatics and extras preparation, a simple soy sauce
>> stir-fry lunch takes five minutes from fridge to plate.
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>> Base Per person:
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>> One or two cups of stir-fry mix (see previous post). Extras such as
>> spinach, chard or silver-beet can be added at this stage.
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>I've seen golden beets or red beets. But what is silver-beet?
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Hi Julie

Part of the same family as swiss chard. Similar to Spinach when cooked,
but larger leaves. I grow them in the back-yard and keep harvesting
leaves from the plants for a month or two in season. They don't have a
bulb like sugar-beets.
http://myveggiegarden.freeservers.com/Silver_beet.htm.
or http://home.vtown.com.au/dbellamy/ve...s/silver1.html.

Cheers, Alan, T2 d&e, Australia.
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