Spinach Brownies. Ya gotta trust me on this one...

I'm sure the name kinda freaked you out.

Sometime last year I ran across this recipe and the name weirded me out so much I had to check it out. I did, and I am SO GLAD I did! This is a savory recipe, not sweet. It's a great way to use either fresh or frozen spinach, and is a wonderful side for a lot of meals.

I used to make these in a 9x13 baking dish and then just slice them up into individual "brownies", but the problem was that between the two of us we could never eat them all before they started seeming "questionable" in the fridge. Fast forward to last week when I found a half-used bag of spinach in the freezer and thought I could make these, this time using my muffin pan. This was a stroke of genius because

1. Automatic individual portions

2. Each brownie would have crispy edges (which are delish)

3. I could freeze them and reheat individual brownies as we need them

Problem solved. These turned out so well in the muffin pan and they reheat great. The only thing I usually do different when I make them is add a little garlic powder. I try to stick with mostly mozzarella (or at least an Italian mix of cheeses), but I've also added some cheddar and it added a yummy sharpness. Just make sure that if you're using frozen spinach to squeeze out as much water as possible, because soggy spinach will make for soggy brownies. Ew.

Check out the recipe HERE and let me know what you think!!

Tasty Tuesday Parade of Foods

Delicately Constructed Friday

Give me a cooking challenge!

It's no secret that I love to cook, and I try new recipes frequently.  There are some weeks where I make a new recipe every night, and I love it. 

I mostly use allrecipes to find new recipes (if you use it a lot, too, you'll eventually see one of my reviews or uploaded pictures!) and I'm too embarrassed to even tell you how many recipes I have saved on there that I want to try.  It's A. LOT.  The problem is there are some recipes I've had saved forever and just neer seem to get around to, even though other allrecipes users have given them really high reviews and ratings.  So I thought it might be fun if you guys help me start knocking some of those recipes off of the "to do" list and get them on the "done" list!

Here's your mission, if you choose to accept it:

Look over the following recipes and choose the one you'd most like to see me try out and write about on here.  I'll include pictures of the process, the finished product, and what Adam and I had to say about it. For this round I chose some recipes that had a "weird factor" so this should be fun. 

In order to get your vote counted, you have to leave a comment on this post and let me know what I should cook! (I need people to actually comment here, or this will be slightly embarrassing.  You can't ask a question in a post and not get any answers.  It's a total diss, blog-style.)

1. Quinoa with sweet potato and mushrooms

We really like all the ingredients in this recipes, but we just haven't put them together before! Quinoa is so good for you, so I've been trying to use it to replace rice and pasta in a lot of our meals lately. I've also not really used sweet potatoes yet in a savory recipe.

2. Vinegar cookies

Honestly, the name of these gross me out.  They might be great cookies, but why do we have to openly announce they have vinegar in them? When I think vinegar, I think cleaning.  And I don't generally mix cookies and cleaning.

3. Carrot souffle

This may be perfectly normal to some of you folks, and that's cool.  I actually think I will love this, but I think Adam gets confused when I make side dishes that could pass as dessert. What kind of main dish would you serve this with?

4. Lentil tacos

The Wyatt family is A-Ok with meatless meals, so this is kind of a no-brainer for us.  I make black bean burritos all the time, so this seems like a natural next step. 

So, spill... what recipe would you like me to try out before you make it for your family? Or what do you think will turn out terribly and make for a really entertaining post?

You have until Sunday July 10 at 1:00pm Eastern time to vote! (I got to know what I'm adding to my shopping list for my Sunday grocery trip :) )