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Fresh Spinach Leaves"Spinach is the broom of the stomach."  French Proverb

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Appetizers:

Spinach Cheese Squares
This is a very easy-to-make appetizer. I first tasted these at a wine tasting. This would also make a good brunch dish.
 

Main and Side Dishes:

German Creamed Spinach
This dish is absolutely wonderful! It's a family favorite at our house for all holidays and special occasions. Even children like this spinach dish!

Spinach Rockefeller
This makes a very elegant side dish to serve with your favorite entree. Especially great when using vine-ripened tomatoes from your garden.

Spinach and Ricotta-Stuffed Chicken Breasts
This is my version of a recipe posted on the Food Network by Scott McGowan and Kim Keegan.

Spinach Torta with Potato Crust

 

Pasta & Rice Dishes:

Creamy Spinach and Tortellini
An easy-to-make family favorite.

Linguine with Smoked Oysters and Spinach
This recipe has been adapted from the cookbook Vintner's Table Cookbook.

Spaghetti Risotto with Baby Spinach and Mushrooms
This is an unusual method for spaghetti, like making risotto, and so very flavorful.

Spinach and Garlic Penna Pasta
My husband loves this pasta dish. The spinach and bacon seem to compliment each other.
 

Salads:

Favorite Spinach Salad
This is one of those salads you can serve as a main course with a bottle of your favorite wine and a fresh-baked loaf of bread.

Orange and Radish Salad with Cinnamon Vinaigrette
This is my adaptation of a salad recipe I found on an Egyptian tourist site. A complexity of flavors, freshness from the oranges, and a bit of heat from the warm spices and radish, made this a wonderful compliment to the grilled halibut."

Spinach Salad with Pickled Eggs and Blue Cheese
This delightful salad uses Karen's beautiful Pickled Beets and Eggs recipe.

Spinach Salad with Strawberries

During strawberry season, this is one of my "must make" strawberry recipes, especially using the local strawberries.

Wilted Balsamic Spinach Salad with Asparagus

Wilted Spinach Salad with Bacon and Balsamic Vinaigrette
Adapted from a recipe from Cook's Illustrated Magazine.

Wilted Spinach Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette

Fresh spinach becomes meltingly tender and palatable when wilted by brief contact with hot ingredients. The best spinach leaves to use for this salad are the smallest, and, of course, the freshest.