Category: spinach

Spinach-Artichoke Salad Has the Most Ingenious Crispy Topping

I am always here for a spinach-artichoke moment. Whether it’s a riff on the classic party dip in the form of pasta, baked chicken or grilled cheese, I’ll happily oblige. Knowing this, then, you won’t be surprised to learn I have a spinach-artichoke-dip-inspired salad in my newest cookbook, “Salad Seasons.” It’s light and fresh rather than goopy, with still plenty of…


The Surprising Benefits of Spinach

Considered a superfood, spinach boasts a wealth of essential vitamins, minerals, phytochemicals, and bioactive substances. This versatile leafy green graces our tables as a culinary staple and offers health benefits such as improved vision, brain function, and bone health. It also helps prevent the risk of developing cardiovascular disease and certain types of cancer. It is…


Potential Problems From Eating Too Much Kale or Spinach

I’ve been involved in the health field for a long time and have seen a few fads come and go—oat bran, carrot juice, and macrobiotic diets have all had their day. One fad food that has been around for a while is kale—mostly consumed as chips or raw in juice. Aficionados hale kale as a…


Eggs Florentine

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Anytime we go out to eat for breakfast, if Traditional Eggs Benedict is on the menu, I order it! I started making it at home long ago, and it’s just as good, especially for a special brunch! Eggs Florentine is a little bit of a healthier twist to traditional Eggs…


How Oxalates Can Wreck Your Health

They are five of the healthiest foods, but each contains very high or high levels of a hidden toxic substance. If you’re troubled by joint pain, digestive problems, poor sleep, itchy rashes, kidney stones, mood issues, fibromyalgia, dental plaque or vision problems, this may be the reason why. Download Interview Transcript | Download my FREE Podcast STORY…


Greek Spinach and Orzo Soup (Recipe + Video)

By Chef Chasel Chu This soup is cozy yet refreshing and easy to make. We add sautéed bell pepper and onions to a chicken stock base with other healthy vegetables. The star of the show will be the orzo, which is a small grain-shaped type of pasta that we will add towards the end. This…


Spinach-Rich Diet May Prevent Colon Cancer

Eating spinach could prevent colon cancer, new research suggests. In the United States, colon cancer is the fourth-most common cancer and second-leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Previous studies have shown that eating green vegetables and fiber reduces risk of colon cancer by as much as half. The new study in the journal Gut Microbes explores the relationship…


Popeye the Sailor: Floor Flusher (1954)

Popeye and Bluto stop by to see Olive and fix her leaky faucet. Popeye does it better, and Bluto gets jealous, so he starts rerouting Olive’s plumbing and causing all sorts of leaks. Popeye needs some help from the goldfish to get to his spinach. Credit: Public Domain Movies – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com


Popeye: A Haul in One (1956)

Popeye and Bluto are, believe it or not, pals and partners in a moving company. (Maybe it’s because Popeye isn’t squinting here.) Anyhow, Olive has made the mistake of hiring them. She hasn’t finished packing yet, so the boys, smitten as soon as she answers the door, compete to help her. Once packed, they compete…


Popeye: Ancient Fistory (1953)

It’s the middle ages (sort of); Popeye is working in Bluto’s Beanery. Bluto is going to the ball where Princess Olive will choose her mate. Popeye’s fairy godpappy appears and it’s a reverse Cinderella story, with a car created from a can of spinach. Credit: Public Domain Movies * Click the “Save” button below the…