Not only was I blessed with a perfect holiday celebration yesterday, I also received the perfect gift from my niece and her husband – a framed enlargement of the cover of my newly published cookbook “Cooking With Clyde.”
Speaking of perfect, as shown, I also had the perfect spot for it. Our dining area has never looked better!
In addition to fabulous gifts (we all aided our floundering economy significantly this year), we had food that (without regrets) added an additional pound or so to my frame. My sister traditionally makes her delicious “Salmon Spinach Lasagne” on Christmas Eve. One of the ingredients is frozen spinach souffle (e.g. Stouffer’s). She could not find this ingredient this year and was distressed how she would proceed to complete the dish.
I suggested she try steaming some fresh spinach, and mixing it with Bechamel Sauce (recipe included in my cookbook). This mixture was used in lieu of the frozen spinach souffle. We all agreed that this substitution was a significant improvement. As always, when you are creative and change something in a recipe to make it your own, it is just one more way to have fun in your kitchen.
I hope your holidays are blessed with the opportunity to share meals those you love.
Whata a wonderful and thoughtful gift!!