Pasta Thing

The first time my future husband made this dish for me, I asked him what it was called and he said, “It’s just a pasta thing.” The Pasta Thing can be anything you want it to be … the recipe varies based on whatever we happen to have in the pantry. We alternate between an [...]

Creamed Spinach

This is heavenly. Wonderful comfort food, and a kid pleaser! My kids wolf this down and ask for seconds. We eat this with just about any cajun dish, but it’s also good with pasta dishes. [Updated February 6, 2009] Equipment 2 to 3 quart/liter glass baking dish, lightly coated with cooking spray large saute pan

Sauteed Spinach

When I was a kid I really didn’t like spinach, but it wasn’t something that my family ate, either. My Southern born and bred family ate turnip greens, and that was as close as we got to spinach. Well I’m all grown up now, and I loooove spinach—spinach salad, spinach pizza, sauteed spinach, spinach in [...]