Spinach Frittata You will need: 2 teaspoons of olive oil 1 red bell pepper, diced 5 oz spinach 4 eggs, beaten Pinch of salt Parmesan cheese (optional) In a medium skillet, heat the oil on medium heat. Add the pepper when the oil is warm and let cook for 5 minutes. Add the spinach and …
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Spinach
Spinach was Popeye’s favorite food, and it can be yours too! Spinach came from the Middle East and traveled to the United States in the 1800s. Today, the US is one of the biggest spinach growers. Spinach is great because you can eat it raw or cooked. At the store, you can buy spinach that …
Swiss chard part 2
I love, love, love seeing dark leafy greens in my box! It gives me that warm, fuzzy feeling inside because I know they are loaded with vitamins which may not be found in other vegetables. This week I was getting tired of how I usually prepare my swiss chard, and so I decided to look …
Have your Creamed Spinach and eat it too!
Even though we know creamed spinach tends to be loaded with cholesterol and saturated fat, we still tend to indulge in this necessary evil every now and then. Well, you can still indulge and feel better about eating your dark leafy greens while skipping out on most of those fats your heart doesn’t like. You’ll …
Greens Galore in your CSA!
This week my box included spinach and swiss chard, and I love them both! If you’ve never had swiss chard (aka green chard) before, it is a large dark leafy green vegetable with ribbed leaves. It can have a white, red, or yellow stem too. These vegetables are very low in Calories yet packed with …