Cauliflower, Spinach and Turkey Meatballs
Delicious in a Submarine Sandwich. Suggestion for the day: Add cauliflower to meatballs next time you make them! It’s fantastic! Adding fresh vegetables to ground meat is an excellent way to use less meat yet have more servings. It is also a great way to get more veggies into your diet. Wednesday was one of my marathon cooking days. While I was cooking up a few dishes using ground turkey to stash in the freezer, I decided to...
Salmon and spinach lasagna
Salmon and spinach lasagna recipe This special recipe comes from Belgian chef, Dirk De Cuyper. Now a resident of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dirk was formerly a sought-after chef creating delicious meals aboard luxury yachts. This recipe features homemade lasagna (you’ll find the recipe here) but of course,you can use a fresh, high quality, commercial brand if you wish. The chef recommends this as a main course for lunch,...
Indian Cauliflower Rice with Spinach
Fresh, vegetarian, and healthy! When I first saw a recipe on Food and Wine for Indian Cumin Rice, I knew I had to try with riced cauliflower instead. Cauliflower, either run thru a blender or grated into rice size bites with a grater, make an excellent substitute for regular rice. It’s lighter, healthier, and very adaptable in so many dishes. It works wonderfully in Fried Rice and in Spanish Rice, so why not with an Indian flair....
Garlic Shrimp and Spinach Sautéed in Coconut Oil
Garlic Shrimp and Spinach Sautéed in Coconut Oil. Large fresh shrimp sautéed two ways, one in butter, one in coconut oil. Both scrumptious. Since I had a pound of fresh, uncooked shrimp, it seemed a perfect time to experiment. I am happy to report it was a huge success! It seems over the years I had gotten into the habit of buying cooked shrimp, mostly to save the time and effort, but also to have it on hand in the freezer for a...
Spinach Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms
Spinach Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms Whether an appetizer, a main course, or a side dish, stuffed mushrooms are a popular dish to serve at a meal. They look special, taste wonderful, and can be stuffed with your favorites, like cheese, olives, or other veggies. Or, if you love spinach as much as I do, you can stuff them with spinach. Any mushroom is delicious when stuffed, but the Portobello mushroom is large enough to be a meal. With...
Spinach Quesadillas
Spinach Quesadillas In another one of those “why didn’t I think of that” moments, I happened to see a recipe for a quesadilla that included spinach. Spinach on a quesadilla sounds perfect, and I had never tried it. As soon as it was lunch time, I remedied that. After all I am never one to pass up a spinach recipe. You can browse some of my other spinach recipes here on Jacquo. In the recipe I liked that they included spinach, of...
Quick and Easy Recipes: Spinach for Breakfast
Quick and Easy Recipes: Spinach for Breakfast Today in the continuing series of spinach recipes come two of my favorite breakfasts. Both are fast and easy. So easy that you really don’t even need a recipe. Add as much as you like of the spinach and the eggs. You can feed a bunch. The first recipe especially is perfect for taking to a brunch. Because it is fast and easy yet still colorful and filling, I will often take it to morning...
The Inspiration of Popeye the Sailor Man and A Spinach Sandwich
The Inspiration of Popeye the Sailor Man and A Spinach Sandwich. In 1929 on January 17th, the comic strip of Popeye first debuted in King Features. Apparently it appeared on the comic strip Thimble Theater, but before long became its most popular cartoon. Orginally created by Elzie Crisler Segar, since his death in 1938 several other writers continued the comic strip. It appeared daily until 1994, when it was went to Sunday only...
Spinach and Mushroom Layered Casserole
Spinach, mushrooms and cheese seem to belong together. They taste fantastic! This recipe is no exception. When I first ran across this tasty casserole it was made quite differently than it would be today. It called for 6 tablespoons of butter and a teaspoon of salt. That seemed too much to me, so I’ve changed it up, making it healthier and lighter. First, I used coconut oil to sauté the mushrooms. That is healthier and lighter....
Hot Spinach Dip
Every spinach lover must have their favorite spinach dip. This is mine. The first rule for me is that it must be hot. Leftover it is very tasty cold, but it is cheesy delight served warm from the oven, with crackers, chips or sliced fresh vegetables. It’s easy to make, yet tastes like you went to a lot of trouble. Guests love it. So does family actually. I prefer to make it without artichoke hearts, but they are a popular...
Spinach and Mushroom Calzones
Using a bread machine makes it so easy to have fresh bread any day. Lately I’ve been making dinner and sandwich sized rolls with it so I can use the fresh bread for hamburger buns. This time I cut off a piece to try my hand at calzones. A calzone is another recipe that is surprisingly adaptable. Not only can you use your favorite ingredients and cheese, you can also leave the veggies uncooked when you make the calzone and allow...
Spinach Dumplings with Dipping Sauce
Spinach Dumplings with Dipping Sauce The Chinese New Year celebration is beginning! While searching for a menu of what is usually served, dumplings caught my eye. Aren’t they a favorite to most of us? You can fill them with vegetables, meat, or even something sweet for dessert. And the sauces for dipping often make the dumplings twice as good. The idea for using spinach and tofu came from a recipe I saw in Food and Wine...
Chicken Florentine Pasta
Ah…Pasta! Seems I can never have noodles often enough. Sometimes I’ll mix zucchini noodles in with it. Sometimes long skinny angel hair sounds best, other times ziti or rigatoni. Anyway you serve it, it’s a favorite choice. That being the case, it is a continual challenge finding ways to lighten up the topping I serve with it. As you see in this recipe. Spinach is a must, along with chopped onion. This time I...
Beef & Barley Soup: Comfort in a Crockpot
BEEF BARLEY SOUP: COMFORT IN A CROCK POT Who says chicken soup is the best food to eat when you aren’t feeling your best? Now I now it does have some magical ingredient that apparently does help recover from a cold, but still. When we want something soothing, mild and comforting, I’ll pick this soup instead. Beef Barley soup is one of the favorites in my family. A slow cooker is an ideal way to make soup, especially this...
Spinach Fettuccine with Gorgonzola Sauce
A Tasty Gorgonzola Treat Looking for a change from the traditional fettuccine alfredo? Then try this! Recently when my friends and I took our annual road trip to Iowa, we tried this recipe. Gwynn’s brand new kitchen was ideal for shared cooking so we all pitched in. We had a blast, sipping a Cabernet Franc wine, a recent find from friend Michele. A tasty, rich pasta dish, served with a crisp veggie-filled salad, was a perfect...
Spinach, Spinach, and more Spinach!
Spinach, Spinach, and more Spinach! Since spinach is simply delicious any day of the year, it is a regular ingredient in my personal test kitchen. I’ve experimented with a bunch (no pun intended—really) of recipes only to find that it is excellent in most everything. Even those who aren’t fans of this super food will find it hard to resist most of the recipes. Here at Jaquo, we have so many spinach recipes they have their own...
Spinach Pesto
Spinach Pesto recipe While exploring recipes using coconut oil I ran across a recipe similar to this on the Lucy Bee Coconut Oil site. Since it had apple cider vinegar as an ingredient too, I had to give it a try. Both coconut oil and apple cider vinegar are such healthy foods. Recently I read an article that showed it may have excellent results for Alzheimer’s disease. While it wasn’t an official study, it still...
Cauliflower, Spinach and Turkey Meatballs
Cauliflower, Spinach and Turkey Meatballs One of my favorite ways to play in the kitchen is finding ways to include vegetables like spinach and cauliflower in recipes. It still surprises me how easy it is to do. These meatballs are one of the most popular options. Perhaps the easiest method is to include both in ground meat of any kind. Since I rarely use beef, my choice for this recipe was ground turkey. Whether a meat loaf,...
Healthy Snacks: Vegetarian Spinach Balls
Healthy Snacks: Vegetarian Spinach Balls Instead of chips or sweets after school, why not have a dish of these ready for your children after school. Little bites of goodness, ready to dip in spicy mustard, as pictured here, or perhaps with ranch dip or salsa. Kids enjoy bite sized snacks, much more than they might like spinach on its own. I love to sneak in more vegetables in snacks like this. They won’t even taste the vegetables....
Vegetarian Soft Tacos – Spinach and White Beans
Vegetarian Soft Tacos – Spinach and White Beans These quick and easy vegetarian tacos are one of my most popular recipes. They are also very versatile. I love them with white beans, but any beans would work. While all beans are nutritious, good for brain and heart health, and a good source of protein, black beans are considered one of the best. It tastes great with either. I left the cheese off this batch so it is strictly...
Spinach and White Bean Soup
Spinach and White Bean Soup If you are looking for a meatless comfort soup, this recipe is for you. A favorite recipe of mine from my Spinach Collection, this is a delicious, mild soup that you can prepare in minutes. While I use chicken broth, if you want to make the soup vegetarian, use vegetable broth as a substitute. The combination of broth, beans and spinach is delicious on a cold night. You know they say chicken soup is good...
A Delicious Spinach Salad for a Healthy Brain
A Delicious Spinach Salad for a Healthy Brain If you are going to get back to healthy eating with the new year, here is a salad that will work in more ways than one. Most salads are good for you, as long as you control the dressing and some of the ingredients. But many salad veggies can be eaten in big quantities to fill you up without high calorie or fat content. This particular salad was first created for brain health. It contains...
Three Easy Spinach Sautes
Three Easy Spinach Sautes You may have seen my recipe for Spinach Pita Pizzas and my other favorite, Spinach Mushroom Pasta. Like I said, I am crazy about spinach. It adds to anything, so I have found, though I still haven’t tried it in a dessert. Sometimes I am just hungry for the spinach itself. In winter especially, something hot tastes good for lunch and dinner. I tend to eat less salads then because I’m craving warmth. That’s...
Spinach Mushroom Pasta
Spinach Mushroom Pasta You can’t go wrong with this dish or these ingredients. Three of my favorites tastes, combined in with garlic, onion and olive oil for a tasty and filling dish. Spinach has become a passion of mine. I enjoy seeing how many ways I can prepare it or add it to various meals I cook. Happily, it goes in nearly anything from pasta, to burgers. This recipe makes a low calories meal considering the pasta. An entire...
Spinach Plus Pita for a Gourmet Pizza
SPINACH plus PITA for a gourmet PIZZA Quick and easy have become the two key words I use when making dinner lately. With so many things on the to do lists, cooking has become a lower priority. Still, the goal is to eat healthier. That’s how this recipe came about. Spinach is considered on of the top foods to eat for a healthy brain. It’s packed with vitamins and nutrients that are good for the entire body. This leafy green vegetable...