I've had this idea for a website for a while now and I've only been savvy enough to start a blog. My goal is to have a complete website. So for now I suppose the format will be blog entries until I learn how to create a "real" website. Is that pathetic? Does everyone know how to create websites these days besides me? If the answer is yes then I am not surprised but I kind of am because I thought I was smart. Also, hip and as technologically fluent as a common person (at least). Maybe I've overestimated myself in this regard.
If I may abruptly change the subject let me share my first piece of cultural wisdom. I fancy myself a decent cook. I can follow recipes well and I create my own from time to time. Here is a recipe I created a couple months ago:
The Not Kosher Spinach Salad
Ingredients
- 4 C. spinach (loosely packed)
- 4 strips maple smoked bacon
- 1 large tomato
- chopped green onion to taste
Dressing
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- 3 tbsp. red wine vinegar
- 5 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 tsp. sugar
- salt and pepper to taste
Cook bacon in skillet until crisp. Set aside on a plate covered with paper towels to remove excess grease.
If you have long stemmed spinach, rinse then cut off the stems and chop spinach coarsely to bite size pieces. If you use baby spinach in a bag you can skip this step. Cut your tomato into six parts. Remove the seeds. Finely chop your green onion. Put these ingredients in the salad bowl. Crumble the bacon and top the salad with it.
For the dressing simply whisk the ingredients together in a small bowl, adding the salt and pepper to taste.
Serves 2
This salad can serve more if you are using it as a side but I usually eat it as a meal.
I hope you like the recipe! I know it's simple and there are many variations out there but this one is quick, inexpensive and requries few ingredients. To speed up the process even more skip making the dressing and buy a dijon dressing or vinaigrette. Trader Joe's has a great one.
