Spinach Recipes
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- Spinach with Cream
2 cups boiled spinach (see Boiled Spinach recipe), minced 2 Tbsp butter 1 Tbsp flour 1 tsp salt 1/2 tsp pepper 1 cup cream, scalded - French Spinach
2 quarts spinach, finely chopped 2 Tbsps butter 1 tsp flour 1 1/2 cups meat gravy - Spinach Croquettes
cooked spinach egg seasonings - Georgia Style Spinach
2 pounds Spinach 6 slices bacon salt and pepper 2 hard-cooked eggs - Boiled Spinach
Spinach Salts Butter Pepper Salt Cream sauce Hard boiled egg - Spinach Soup | 4 cups White Stock II or III
4 cups White Stock II or III 2 quarts spinach 3 cups boiling water 2 cups milk 1/4 cup butter 1/3 cup flour Salt Pepper - Cream of Spinach | 1 pint spinach, boiled
1 pint spinach, boiled 4 ounces butter Nutmeg, grated 1 tsp salt 2 quarts stock (see Stock recipe) 1 Tbsp butter 1 tsp granulated sugar - Spinach Salad
1 cup spinach, drained and chopped very fine 1 hard boiled egg, put through meat chopper 1/2 teaspoon butter 1/2 of salt 1/2 teaspoon of cayenne 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 cup liquid from the sp - Spinach | Spinach
Spinach 1 heaping Tbsp butter Pepper Salt 3 hard boiled eggs, chopped Poached eggs Butter - Spinach | Sal
Sal Butter Pepper Spinach
About Spinach
- Spinach is extremely healthy for our bones because it contains magnesium, manganese, and silicon
- Fresh spinach (not in bag) should be washed in a basin of cold water, left to sit for a few minutes, then drained
- Most bagged spinach has been washed (and labeled accordingly) and experts advise against washing at home
- One lb of fresh spinach will reduce to approximately one cup after being cooked
- Spinach is healthy for the heart because it contains a rare enzyme (Co-enzyme Q10) that strengthens muscle tissue
- Spinach is helpful in preventing age-related loss of memory
- Spinach is packed with vitamin A and vitamin K and has more of these vitamins than almost all vegetables
- Spinach is high in protein having 12% of the recommended daily intake in one cup
- Raw spinach has a very high vitamin C content
- Spinach is high in lutein which helps to prevent macular degeneration
- Spinach is more filling than most greens because it has about twice the fiber
- Raw spinach should be consumed in moderate amounts by people with rheumatoid arthritis, gout, or thyroid disease
- Raw spinach is high in oxalates which can cause kidney stones in people who are prone to the condition
- The scientific name for spinach is "Spinacia Oleracea"
- Spinach was not a part of European cooking until the 14th century but was used in China long before that
- Having origins in Persia, spinach was once known as "The Persian Vegetable"
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