Spinach Crostini

I devised this simple recipe for an indulgent spinach crostini recipe one night (you know I love to indulge) where I figured there wasn't a thing that could be made in the house. With a few staple ingredients (we always have fresh spinach for salads), I pulled together a surprisingly tasty treat in a matter of minutes. If you're not much of a cook but are looking for a great appetizer to take over to parties, this might be a great option! 

INGREDIENTS

2 cups fresh spinach, packed  

1 cup cream cheese

½ blue cheese crumbles (or whichever cheese you prefer)

¼ cup pine nuts

1 clove garlic

olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

fresh baguette, sliced and toasted

DIRECTIONS

1. Blend spinach, half of the cream cheese, blue cheese, pine nuts and garlic together until it forms into a spread

2. Slowly add final bit of cream cheese and a swig of olive oil, as needed, to get mixture moist

3. Add salt and pepper to taste

4. Spread over toasted slice

5. Sprinkle parmesan cheese on top

Pesto Surprise

We had a lot of fun cooking this past week, especially since I managed to buy - for once in my life - enough supplies to last me all five days. It made figuring out what was for dinner extremely easy, as well as lunches for work - adding this fresh pesto into my sandwiches reminded me of the days when I used to savor the brie and pesto sandwiches from my campus deli. I miss college.