Questions tagged [spinach]
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Are these spinach leaves safe to eat?
I bought a bag of spinach late at night and left it in the balcony for the night (the weather was cold enough). In the morning I forgot to take them in and to my wonder the sun was out and shining! ...
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How to give more earthy flavour to dishes?
Once when I was on a flight, I was served what I now identify to be palek paneer, and I thought it was really nice because it had a nice earthy flavor. I tried cooking it myself today by a recipe I ...
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How long does it take to boil fresh spinach?
I am going to cook a cream of spinach soup but I am confused about cooking time:
Starting with the point that I am going to cook fresh, full-grown spinach in broth, that is boiling it in water.
While ...
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Why does spinach come in an airtight bag?
When I buy spinach from the supermarket, it comes in a sealed plastic bag. There is always quite a lot of moisture inside the bag on the leaves. I used to find that spinach would last about 3 days in ...
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Why would boiling spinach decrease the iron content?
I've found a lot of articles that say spinach contains more iron when boiled. However, I also came across someone saying the iron content would decrease as the boiling time increases. I was wondering ...
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Why does slightly cooked (wilted) spinach give me dry mouth but not raw or fully cooked?
I used raw spinach in salads. I use it well cooked in soups, pies, and sauteed by itself. For some recipes (mostly in omelettes) I like it flash-fried, just to the point it starts wilting. And in ...
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Trying to improve a vegetarian wrap by adding spinach
I am trying to come up with a recipe for a wrap (in a tortilla) and my idea features slightly fried vegetables and spring onion, sour cream, spinach and mozzarella.
I would usually try out different ...
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Can I thaw frozen spinach that´s meant to be boiled frozen?
The frozen spinach package says to boil while frozen, but I never seem to manage to get it cooked the way I like it. Either the center stays frozen (the package says 3-5min with boiling water and I ...
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What is a spinach head is equal to?
I have a recipe for ravioli filling that calls for a head of spinach. Can anyone translate into ounces or bunches please?
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How to store spinach to extend its shelf life?
How do you store spinach long term? What is the best way to store spinach in order to extend its shelf life?
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Why was sauteed spinach watery?
I sauteed some spinach in a little oil and when eating the oil with spinach I noticed the oil tasted a bit watery and I could have sworn I saw water(likely from spinach) in the oil while it was frying....
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Can you boil spinach with less water?
I usually boil spinach in quite a bit of water. The spinach becomes tiny upon boiling leaving quite a bit of water with nutrients in it.
What is the least amount of water I could say boil 100g of ...
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How to know when spinach has gone bad?
I just opened up a fresh pack of spinach which is two days until its use by date. It had been stored in the fridge at perhaps 6c since yesterday.
I noticed that some leaves have little brown dots on ...
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How can I make a halva with spinach?
I am a huge fan of spinach after Popeye! It packs a flavorful punch as a side dish and a main course dish. But somehow whenever I try to make a halva out of spinach I fail badly. Either spinach loses ...
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Water turned brown
I put water in a stainless steel pot and a strainer on top and put spinach in the strainer to steam it all for a delicious quiche, but the water turned brown.
Why does this happen?
I know someone had ...
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