Tuesday, October 1st, 2013
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normalcy
I’ve missed cooking.
I mean, i have cooked in the past few months. But not something new. And that has made all the difference.
But today, I decided to try out a new recipe (from my fav, Iowa Girl Eats). And it was well worth it. The man & I curled up onto our couch, watched a new movie (that neither of us had seen before!) and enjoyed a new recipe and a delish bottle of vino.
It felt ah.may.zing to feel normal.
IGE Spinach and Sausage Pinwheels
So here’s what i used (per Iowa Girl Eats … it’s 100% her recipe):
1 pkg frozen spinach (10 oz, defrosted and squeezed dry)
1/2 cup Ricotta
2 oz Crumbled Feta
1 tsp Italian Seasoning
1/2 tsp Salt
Pepper
1 pkg Pillsbury Crescent Rolls
Marinara
Here’s What I did:
1. I took two sweet Italian sausages (I am not a fan of hot sausage but I deeply believe that it would -having now had the meal – be delicious), decased them, and cooked the meat up in a sauce pan. Then, I let it cool.
Meanwhile …
2. I combined the ricotta, feta, squeeze-dried spinach, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper in a mixing bowl and made a nice big bowl of goop. (I happen to love that word. And ricotta. I might have had a spoonful … maybe….).
3. I took the Pillsbury crescent roll dough and rolled it out. Then I cut it in half. And evenly spread the spinach ricotta mixture on both halves of dough.
4. On top of the spinach and ricotta I added the sausage. Then I attempted to tightly roll the dough and toppings. And then I cut them (with a sharp, serrated knife …) into eight pieces.
5. I placed the pieces on a cookie sheet and cooked them for about 15 minutes (they were, indeed, golden brown).
6. The man warmed up and doctored some marinara and we completely enjoyed our dinner snack.
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All of the things we are dealing with are difficult … I know that in general, what most people deal with on a daily basis can be difficult. And we all soldier on, because that’s the nature of life.
And yet sometimes, when your house is clean, and you enjoyed a good (and new) dinner and the wine rocked (the man found an out-of-this-world Italian Zinfandel that I will dream about) and work isn’t actually killing you … and you’re snuggled with your amazing husband and puppy … life feels a little normal and a little okay. And that is a true blessing.