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The curse of Costco. Anyone who has shopped there knows what I am talking about. Simply put, you can't help but buy WAY too much. I know, I know, you save money purchasing larger quantities, that's the whole point of shopping at Costco. But when there are only two people in your household, you have to question the logic in buying 2.5 pounds of spinach in one go.
Being able to purchase fresh spinach that's pre-washed is the real draw. In addition to the fact that it's FRESH SPINACH. So much better than frozen and truth be told I even like frozen spinach. Spinach salad is very good, the spinach acts as a neutral "base" that lends itself to all sorts of fruits, cheeses and other toppings (did someone say bacon?) I can barely think of a fruit that doesn't compliment spinach in a salad; apples, oranges, figs, rapberries, strawberries, cranberries, o.k., maybe bananas don't work. Search for spinach salad recipes sometime and you'll see what I mean about it being so versatile. Epicurious has 96 recipes for spinach salad alone. But with 2.5 pounds you've got to do more than eat it raw.
Great things to do with spinach: make soup of out it, cook it with pasta, puree it, serve it as a side dish with fish, bake it in a casserole, cream it, make dip out of it, fill a tart with it, stuff a chicken with it, well, you get the idea. Though the bag looks huge, spinach cooks down to nothing once it hits hot water. I may just need to buy another sack at this rate...
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When I was growing up there was a good, inexpensive restaurant my family ate at frequently. They had a very simple menu, mostly fresh fish and burgers, nothing fancy. But every meal started with a salad or their famous Leek and Spinach soup. It was so...
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- A Second Helping Of Indian Home Cooking
Tonight I prepared two dishes from Suvir Saran's Indian Home Cooking: Ground Beef with Spinach and Fresh Mint (Hara Keema) and Cucumber Raita (Kheere Ka Raita). I especially enjoyed the Raita and found that it was quite easy to prepare. I used nonfat...
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Cooking
What to do with Spinach
The curse of Costco. Anyone who has shopped there knows what I am talking about. Simply put, you can't help but buy WAY too much. I know, I know, you save money purchasing larger quantities, that's the whole point of shopping at Costco. But when there are only two people in your household, you have to question the logic in buying 2.5 pounds of spinach in one go.
Being able to purchase fresh spinach that's pre-washed is the real draw. In addition to the fact that it's FRESH SPINACH. So much better than frozen and truth be told I even like frozen spinach. Spinach salad is very good, the spinach acts as a neutral "base" that lends itself to all sorts of fruits, cheeses and other toppings (did someone say bacon?) I can barely think of a fruit that doesn't compliment spinach in a salad; apples, oranges, figs, rapberries, strawberries, cranberries, o.k., maybe bananas don't work. Search for spinach salad recipes sometime and you'll see what I mean about it being so versatile. Epicurious has 96 recipes for spinach salad alone. But with 2.5 pounds you've got to do more than eat it raw.
Great things to do with spinach: make soup of out it, cook it with pasta, puree it, serve it as a side dish with fish, bake it in a casserole, cream it, make dip out of it, fill a tart with it, stuff a chicken with it, well, you get the idea. Though the bag looks huge, spinach cooks down to nothing once it hits hot water. I may just need to buy another sack at this rate...
- Sautéed Mixed Greens Recipe
...
- Spinach & Yogurt Soup Recipe
When I was growing up there was a good, inexpensive restaurant my family ate at frequently. They had a very simple menu, mostly fresh fish and burgers, nothing fancy. But every meal started with a salad or their famous Leek and Spinach soup. It was so...
- Bacon, Bacon, Bacon
Let us now sing the praises of bacon. Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love, love, love bacon. It's got just about every taste sensation I crave--sweet, salty, and smoky. And then the texture, crisp, crunchy, and chewy all at the same time....
- A Second Helping Of Indian Home Cooking
Tonight I prepared two dishes from Suvir Saran's Indian Home Cooking: Ground Beef with Spinach and Fresh Mint (Hara Keema) and Cucumber Raita (Kheere Ka Raita). I especially enjoyed the Raita and found that it was quite easy to prepare. I used nonfat...
- Spinach And Anchovy Tart From The Art Of The Tart
I had to go ahead and try one of the recipes in my newly acquired books - why else buy them?? This one I had my eye on already when ordering the book - it was mentioned in one of the reviews at Amazon and I couldn't stop thinking about what it...