Well, folks, I've decided to fast (sort of... aka to have a rather abstemious diet) for Lent. So, in celebration, to use up my butter, and to eat my feelings about the impending neuro exam, I made brownies and spinach pie today. The spinach pie comes from my Barefoot Contessa cookbook (a gift from Kate's family). Fortunately, I didn't have to type it up because the internets are wonderful. Here it is:
http://www.recipezaar.com/Spinach-Pie-141830
I used sunflower seeds b/c I couldn't find pine nuts. I also accidentally tripled the nutmeg, which tastes OK. It looked so beautiful coming out of the oven that I grabbed the handle and burnt my left hand. Sad. Oh well, it tastes delicious.
I'm planning to explore vegan cuisine more in the coming weeks--look forward to some delicious recipes! I'm planning to try sweet potato gnocci, tofu pot pie... mmm...
4 comments:
How is your hand?? Nice that you made spinach pie after having the swiss chard phyllo at Black Olive.
that was definitely an inspiration!
well, I iced it and took ibuprofen for a long time so it didn't really blister, though it's still sore. Sortof like a mild sunburn. Much better than it could've been!
Why are you fasting? What has brought this on? Are you just being vegan? Or is it even more abstenious? Is it for health reasons? Or Jesus reasons? Are you converting to Russian orthodox? If its for health reasons, I think you'd do better trying not to eat any sugar or refined carbohydrates. Dairy products are good for you!
Anyways, that recipe looks delicious. I miss spinach phylo pies, I used to have them quite frequently. I sometimes make an egg/feta/spinach casserole that is basically a crustless version. It will keep in the fridge for a week, and Oliver and I eat it for breakfast.
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