spinach

Pasta with Fresh Spinach, Tomatoes and Roasted Garlic

It’s hard to believe, but it’s already been a month since my last Secret Recipe Club post and I won’t deny; getting this assignment completed on time was difficult. Just a very long, emotional week for many of us who know or know of Jennifer Perillo. If you aren’t aware of the tragedy that befell [...]

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Spinach Salad with Mozzarella, Pears, Pine Nuts and a Warm Honey, Mustard and Bacon Dressing

I get a box of organic produce delivered to my doorstep once every two weeks from Door to Door Organics. Not quite a CSA but close and I really enjoy making dishes with what arrives in that box. This week it included spinach and pears and I love spinach with fruit and cheese components so [...]

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Crispy Sesame Chicken Salad

Sometime last year Tyler Florence started using Twitter on Fridays for a mini cooking class. It was unique but sort of a pain. Following the #twitlish hashtag resulted in having to read a LOT of questions from novice cooks that quickly made following that stream difficult and yes, boring. However, I still decided to make [...]

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Roasted Chicken on Spinach with Strawberries, Caramelized Pecans and Balsamic Dressing

I remember as a young girl the adventure of picking strawberries from a patch the neighbors had growing in their yard; it was small, so was I and the haul was miniscule too but it was one of the highlights of spring for me.

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Warm Spinach Mascarpone Dip

I only discovered Mascarpone Cheese in the past couple of years but love the creamy element that adds something special to so many recipes when used in place of cream cheese, sour cream or even mayonnaise. I saw this post from Steamy Kitchen right before the New Years holiday and just had to serve it [...]

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Spinach Cheese Pinwheels

These appetizers are amazingly simple yet really delicious; double the batch, they will disappear. Perfect for a backyard barbecue or picnic and using prepared Crescent rolls make preparation easy. Ingredients: 1 tube (8 ounces) refrigerated crescent rolls 1/3 cup spreadable garlic and herb cream cheese 4 slices thinly sliced deli ham 1/2 cup packed fresh [...]

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