Spinach Salad with Dates and Almonds

Time to try another recipe from Yotam Ottalenghi’s Jerusalem.  I thinned the spinach in my garden so I ended up with some nice baby spinach leaves.  When I combined them with spinach Arielle picked at Farmer Kim’s I had enough for a good salad! There are many stars in this salad, but I have to…

Asparagus Quiche in a Spinach Crust

Farmer Kim brought some asparagus with the eggs yesterday, enough for me to make 2 asparagus dishes this week – yay!  So I grabbed a few today to chop up, steam and put in a quiche. Spinach crust?  Yes, the crust is simply spinach, flour and wheat germ and it is a great crust for…

Happy Earth Day, Pulled Tendon and Spinach Seedling Pasta Sauce

Happy Earth Day!  To celebrate Earth Weekend, Arielle and I spent the weekend with my friend Kelly in Harrisburg, PA.  It was to be a weekend of hiking and enjoying nature.  My leg started hurting after our Saturday hike, so yesterday we decided to go for an easy walk at the Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve…

Spinach, Potato & Feta Latkes

I was not going to blog about these since I was only making them for the first time, but something told me to take pictures just in case.  This is an adaptation of the recipe for “spanolatkes” from the restaurant Estia in Philadelphia.  I found it in Food Network magazine and could not resist adding…

Butternut Squash Lasagna

Shout out to Kristin and her blog Iowa Girl Eats for this recipe!  It is fabulous! I made it when Arielle & Emily were home (for the hurricane) and the word “delicious” was heard several times during dinner.  I make a several different vegetarian lasagnas, but had never made one with butternut squash before.  The flavor…

Spinach and Corn Enchilada Casserole – in the Crock Pot

We often think of the crock pot as a winter tool for stews and other heavy dishes.  But thanks to the cookbook “Make It Fast, Cook It Slow” by Stephanie O’Dea, I have discovered a whole new world of uses.  When you think about it, it is perfect for the summer – add ingredients in…