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Nov 18, 2022
2 min

Easy Thanksgiving Side Dish: Baked/Roasted Butternut Squash and Spinach

This is one of my family's favorite Thanksgiving (and Christmas) side dishes. The recipe is easy, and the mixture is colorful and incredibly tasty. You simply bake/roast butternut squash with some herbs, pull the hot pan from the oven, and mix into the hot squash some fresh spinach, dried cranberries, and, if you like, pumpkin seeds or walnuts. The dish is low fuss, nutritionally fantastic, and full of the flavors of the season. The squash can bake alongside a turkey or o

Jun 16, 2022
2 min

What to Make for a Father's Day Brunch? Try a Spinach Egg Roll

In search of something different yet not too weird for a special breakfast/brunch, I came up with this spinach egg roll after a thorough search through many internet sites and a lot of tinkering and adjusting in the kitchen. The egg roll is really just a baked omelet with stuff in it--easy and quick to do. Nonetheless, the egg roll looks good dressed up on a fancy plate for brunch, and it slices nicely to serve multiple people. With a little onion powder and grainy Dijon m

Mar 16, 2022
2 min

How to Make a 30 Minute Dinner With Salmon? Bake it With a Spinach Parmesan Topping

I'm constantly in search of ways to dress up healthy fish so my husband, who isn't much of a fish eater, will enjoy it. Salmon with Spinach Parmesan Topping got a high rating and disappeared quickly from my husband's plate. The fish bakes up moist and flavorful under a thick topping of what is, in essence, a spinach casserole. Onions and Parmesan cheese flavor the spinach, and a layer of bread crumbs and more Parmesan provide a crunchy topping. This is an easy weeknight m

Jan 6, 2022
2 min

30-Minute Cheap and Simple Supper: Chicken in Spinach Pesto Sauce

For a quick, easy supper that is better for you and more economical than take-out pizza, how about Chicken in Spinach Pesto Sauce? It's a simple skillet dish that cooks in about 20 minutes and includes plenty of good-for-you vegetables as well as low-fat chicken breasts (you can also use thighs). You probably have most of the ingredients for the dish on hand, or you can find them easily at the market. Pesto sauce keeps the chicken tender and moist and provides incredible f

Jan 5, 2022
2 min

How to Make a Cheap and Good Spinach and Polenta Soup

Well, I just came back from the grocery stores today, and I'm shocked at how much meat prices have risen just since the last time I was there--last week! So, today's offering is a meatless but hearty and inexpensive (and nutritious!) Spinach and Polenta Soup. Traditionally, soups are a peasant meal, probably because they're cheap, filling, and make use of whatever foods are available. Whether you're short of money or well off, I think Spinach and Polenta Soup would be a we

Dec 28, 2021
2 min

Tired of Cooking? Make a Simple Chicken in Spinach Pesto Sauce Supper

If you are "cooked out" for now, try a simple chicken skillet dish--Chicken in Spinach Pesto Sauce--that cooks in about 20 minutes and includes plenty of good-for-you vegetables as well as low-fat chicken breasts. You probably have most of the ingredients for the dish on hand, or you can find them easily at the market. Ready-made pesto sauce keeps the chicken tender and moist and provides incredible flavor to the accompanying sauce. That sauce is rich in diced tomatoes and

Dec 24, 2021
2 min

What to Make for a Simple Christmas Eve or Christmas Supper: Italian Wedding Soup

I usually make Italian Wedding Soup for our Christmas Eve supper and am posting the recipe again for those interested in a low-fuss, filling meal. The soup is incredibly easy, economical, and people really like it. They'll want seconds, or thirds, or .... The soup also is a nutritious "meal in one pot." Italian Wedding Soup is loaded with lots of carrots, spinach, and tender little meatballs. Dried basil and Parmesan cheese in the meatballs give them wonderful flavor, an

Sep 29, 2021
2 min

Have Delicata Squash? Bake it With Spinach and Onions

This is a favorite delicata squash recipe that I'm reposting now that delicata squash are showing up in the markets. It's a simple vegetable dish and easy to bake alongside the meat (or other dish) of your choice. Mellow, nutty delicata squash combines with onions and spices and turns into an incredibly tasty sweet, savory side dish. You don't need to peel the delicata. It's one of the few winter squashes that has easily edible skin. Nonetheless, I generally pre-cook the

May 17, 2021
2 min

Spring Spinach Salad With Grapes and Apples

So, I thought I had some lettuce in the refrigerator. I did, I just didn't have much--maybe a handful. What I did have was fresh spinach--but not the baby kind usually found in salads. That was fine. After washing the spinach well, I removed the tough stems and combined the spinach with the little bit of lettuce I had left. Because the spinach wasn't the most tender in creation, I decided a sweet vinaigrette might help soften it. It did. Then, to continue the sweet/tar

Sep 19, 2020
2 min

What to Make for Sunday Breakfast? How About a Cheesy-Spinach Bake?

This is a favorite breakfast bake and will keep you and your household fueled with no meat needed. The dish has a significant amount of protein in it from eggs, cottage cheese, and milk! Nonetheless, it isn't heavy or greasy, just good! The easy to make bake (besides rhyming) puffs up nicely as it cooks to golden brown goodness and powers you through the hours in a way that oatmeal just cannot do. Feel free to vary the cheese, if you'd like. Sharp cheddar and Swiss (Gruy

Jul 30, 2019
2 min

Cheesy Spinach Muffins--Air Fryer or Oven?

You can make these savory muffins in the air fryer or oven--you choose! The muffins are full of cheese--cheddar and Parmesan--and a little spinach adds interest as well as flavor that complements the sharp cheddar and nutty-salty Parmesan. The addition of Italian herbs makes the muffins smell wonderful as they cook. The muffins are great with any meal of the day or for a simple snack, perhaps with a piece of cheese alongside. I use white whole-wheat flour in the muffins f

Jun 27, 2019
3 min

Cheap Gourmet: Tuna and Spinach Crepes

There is something about crepes that makes them seem "gourmet," although, quite frankly, they're simple to do. When you combine the crepes with canned tuna, frozen spinach, onions, and a mornay--also know as "cheese"--sauce, you've got a simple gourmet dinner. In this case, it's also cheap. Nonetheless, "cheap" doesn't mean poor. The tuna and spinach crepes are full of flavor as well as nutrition. After filling the crepes, you bake them briefly in the oven, which gives t

Jun 5, 2019
3 min

Cheap and Good: Spinach-Stuffed Meatloaf with Mushroom Sauce

Sometimes coming up with dinner options that don’t take too long, aren’t too expensive, and that appeal to multiple people with different tastes isn’t that easy. Over the years, I’ve found that ground beef or turkey are my go-to meats, particularly because both are readily available at most markets and either can be turned into something good relatively quickly. But what to cook that might be a little different from “hamburger helper”? My husband, who is a meatloaf lover,

Jan 29, 2019
2 min

Air Fryer Pear, Spinach, and Goat Cheese Salad

The air fryer is quite handy for roasting vegetables and fruits, like pears for this Pear, Spinach, and Goat Cheese Salad. The pears caramelize on the edges during their stint in the air fryer and come out soft, warm, and sweet. A scattering of earthy, nutty goat cheese provides contrast and toasts up to warm creaminess on top of the pears. The pears nestle in a bed of fresh baby spinach scattered with bright carrots and sliced green onions. While the pears "air fry," you

Dec 24, 2018
6 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- December 24

Spinach-Pomegranate Salad Italian Wedding Soup Sweet Potato Scones Amaretti Cake with Raspberry Sherbet Many of you probably have foods that you “must have” on Christmas Eve. Making Italian wedding soup is a tradition in my house, but it isn’t a family practice. My mom always fixed oyster stew for Christmas Eve. I hated it. The stew featured strange-looking alien things (the oysters) submerged in milk with butter blobs and crumbled saltines on top (apparently to hide the

Dec 20, 2018
4 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- December 19

Butternut Soup Sweet Potato-Chickpea Patties Cauliflower Mash Spinach Orange-Almond Cake Tonight is a good evening for a meatless supper. A simple butternut soup will warm you up and not plump you out. The soup is made with frozen squash puree and can be ready in less than 20 minutes. After the soup, try sweet potato-chickpea patties. The ingredients mix quickly in a food processor, and the patties—rich with fiber and protein and nicely warmed with spices—cook in less tha

Dec 18, 2018
4 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- December 18

Fresh Carrots with Red Pepper Hummus Chicken and Chickpea Skillet Supper Fresh Fruit or Greek Yogurt Cake with Honey-Apple-Nut Sauce Tonight we have a one-dish supper—simple, quick, nutritious, and delicious! The chicken and chickpea dish includes warm spices, spinach, and feta, with a bit of lemon to freshen it. It would go well with some little carrots to dip in creamy red pepper hummus. Fresh fruit—perhaps some oranges—would be an easy and healthy dessert. Nonetheless,

Dec 16, 2018
6 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- Third Sunday

Caprese Salad Parmesan Popovers Meatballs in Florentine Sauce Fettuccine Steamed Green Beans Tiramisu or Minty Brownies Celebrate the third Sunday of Advent with a dinner that incorporates the colors of the season. Start with a caprese salad, bursting with cherry tomatoes, mozzarella, and fresh basil. Some Parmesan popovers would go nicely with the salad as well as the main dish, meatballs in Florentine sauce. The low-fat meatballs simmer in a simple tomato sauce, and you

Dec 9, 2018
4 min

In the Advent Kitchen -- December 9

Spinach-Avocado Salad Garlic Baked Tilapia Orzo with Tomatoes and Feta Peanut Butter and Dark Chocolate Truffles It’s time to look after your body with a healthy heart dinner! To start, a spinach salad with avocado, onion, orange slices, and chopped walnuts gives you a great dose of important vitamins and heart-aiding fats. The baked tilapia doesn’t taste too “fishy” and instead sends out a wonderful garlicky aroma as it bakes with crispy, cheesy whole-wheat breadcrumbs on

Dec 5, 2018
2 min

One-Pan Vegetable Dish: Delicata Squash and Spinach

Today's offering is a simple vegetable dish that bakes in the oven alongside the meat (or other dish) of your choice. Mellow, nutty delicata squash combines with onions and spices and turns into an incredibly tasty sweet, savory side dish. You don't need to peel the delicata. It's one of the few winter squashes that has easily edible skin. Nonetheless, I generally pre-cook the squash in the microwave to give it a head start and to make it easier to cut and seed. The pre-

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