@ossobuco,
Spinach -
well, a week or two ago, I sauteed a bunch of spinach, yes, yes, washed several times, salad shootered, in a couple of tablespoons of a mix of butter and olive oil in which garlic and a smidge of chile had been sizzling, and found nirvana. Well, I knew this, but was acquainting myself again. I must have eaten that spinach in 5.5 seconds.
While I knew this, mostly I've been adding spinach, kale, chard to pots of this or that, and not cooking them for themselves. Soup mentality can be a blockade..
A few days ago, I bought two 'heads' of spinach, next day did the same saute with very clean spinaci and only a tsp of butter, rest olive oil, w/garlic bits and ate 1.333333 of the 2.0 spinach leaves in another few gulps, for............... breakfast. Salt? a tad, a few granuals.
Never mind in the meantime, a half sandwich or two, some fruit. Some red wine, pelligrino.
Next day, a left over spinach noodle chicken broth soup. Thinking of saving spinach for an omelet.. ok, nothing to talk about;
and today, I've gotten some more boiled spaghettini (on the side), some new mexico sweet pepper condiment (large jar for about 3.99 or was it 2.99), more water to that chicken broth, going to saute one anchovy, mushed, and add some clams at the end, sadly canned.
Hah, osso's faux cioppino.
For those who eschew shellfish, alternatives come to mind.
I've some rockfish sitting on a freezer shelf, and the last I tried them, I liked them in soup. Perky.
