Spinach!

The last day of my challenge. I've learned some things. I like to cook! Most of the time anyway. And I like to blog. I don't know why...it's just satisfying in some way. This week has shown me that I can! I always whined about how I never had any time to blog (or do anything else I wanted to do), but hey, I really can!

Anyway, spinach. I buy a bag of it every now and then, mostly out of guilt because I know we need to eat more leafy greens. But then I'm usually the only one who will eat it and we end up with half a slimy bagful. Eew. So the other day I happened upon a families favorite recipe here. I made it last night, with a little alteration, and I didn't mind eating it all by myself - not one bit.

You will need:

4 T. butter (or more)
2 cloves garlic, minced
lemon juice ("a slosh", I juiced a whole lemon and it was fine)
handful of pine nuts (this would be yummy, but they were too expensive for me. I chopped up some walnuts and it was still fantastic)
handful of raisins (I'm loving this combo!)
1 lb spinach (baby or otherwise, just remove any tough stems)

In a large fry pan melt butter over medium heat, add garlic and saute for a little bit. Throw in the nuts, raisins and lemon juice. When the raisins begin to plump add the spinach and make sure it gets coated really well. Cook until slightly wilted. (I actually liked it better when it was cooked more).

That's it! A very yummy way to eat your greens. Honestly, I really did eat the whole thing by myself!