Sauteed Chard

My whole family likes spinach, which is great, but greens tend to be high in pesticides, and organic spinach can be expensive, and I've been a complete failure at growing spinach.  I've heard that Chard is easier to grow, so I decided to see what we think of chard.  I combined 2 or 3 recipes, and came up with a winner! But in typical LaRee fashion, it's not a real exact recipe . . . 

2-4 Tbsp butter

1 onion, chopped

1 bunch chard

2-3 cloves garlic, minced

juice from 1/2 lemon

salt to taste

Melt 2-4 Tbsp butter in large cast iron skillet.  Add onion, and cook till soft. While onion cooks, cut the stems out of the chard, and chop. Add to skillet. Saute until soft. Meanwhile, chop chard leaves. Once stems & onions are cooked, add chard and cook till wilted (if needed add a little water). Remove from heat, add garlic, lemon juice, and salt.

Squash Casserole

This started out as a stuffed onion recipe I found years ago, we tried it for Thanksgiving that year & decided we liked the "filling" but stuffing it into onions was more trouble than it was worth, so we turned it into a squash casserole instead. Here's our final version:

6 c 3/4" chunks peeled pumpkin or butternut squash
chopped onion (original recipe used the "flesh" from 6 of the onions for stuffing, so maybe 3 good sized onions?)
3 T butter
1/4 tsp salt
3 T finely chopped fresh sage leaves (about 12 lg) or 2 tsp dried
6 oz (1 1/2 c) shredded cheese (swiss, mozarella or a mix, or really whatever you have, the original recipe called for Gruyere but I'm too cheap to buy it for something where the flavors all blend together anyway.
Garnish: fresh sage leaves
Put squash cubes in med saucepan; add water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover & simmer 15-20 min. till tender. Drain well, then mash. Meanwhile, melt butter in lg skillet over med heat. Add chopped onions, salt. Sauté 9-10 min. stirring often, till browned & tender. Stir in sage. Stir onion mixture, 1/4 c cheese into squash. Spoon mixture into casserole. Bake uncovered 20 min. at 375. Top w/ remaining 1/4 c cheese & bake 5 min. or till cheese melts. Garnish w/
sage leaves.