If you are harvesting swiss chard from your winter garden, pick the largest leaves from around the outside of the plant first so it can continue producing new growth from the center You can sauté it as a side with a protein and starch incorporate it into quiches or scrambled eggs, or add it to your next salad, soup or stir fry. You don't need to remove the colorful stems since they do soften after cooking, but if you find them too tough for you you definitely can! Do you grow swiss chard? #growy