Spinach!

I was always mistified in the university residence cafeteria when students would actually pick up the small side dishes that held a blackish slimey blob that someone identified for me as "spinach". I had heard of spinach, but I'm pretty sure I had never eaten it. And the way that spinach looked I wouldn't even sit near someone who had a bowl. Just in case.

Now that I'm grown, I have eaten a lot of spinach in salads and pasta dishes and even spanakopita. But, I still haven't been able to do plain old sauteed spinach despite my many friends' assurances that it's delicious. "Just sautee it with some garlic", "Squirt a little lemon", etc. Nope.

Until today. No photo this time, just a link to a really simple and delicious (yup, I just said that about spinach!) Spinach Saag. We had it with butter chicken, curried chickpeas, yellow rice, naan, chutney. YUUUUM!

From MyRecipes.com, Spinach Saag

Choking Down Artichoke

I think the title says it all. Of course I have no idea what it is supposed to look like or how it should taste. I quote Joe "It was ok. I wouldn't do it again..." I hate the big pile of leaves left on his plate. I couldn't even try it. Sorry.

EWWW. Don't eat that!

(If you must, here's the recipe. The leftover sauce made a delicious base for pizza on Sunday. I might do that again!)

Don't let the results of this test taint this recipe book for you. It's usually good. I blame artichokes.