Marinated spinach

We all know that spinach is high in iron, vitamins and antioxidants. But it tends to leave a funny after taste like there's something that got stuck on the teeth. Here's a simple spinach recipe that's easy and tasty, without the funny after taste like there's something stuck on your teeth. This marinated spinach is often served as a side dish in Korean restaurants.


Ingredients:
1 lb of organic spinach (I always get organic spinach as conventional spinach has a lot of pesticides)

1/4 tsp of toasted sesame seeds

Sauce:
3 tsp of soy sauce
2 tsp of brown sugar
1 tsp of sesame oil

Note: only 2 teaspoons of the sauce is needed.

Steps:

1. Blanch spinach in boiling water and take it out as soon as it is wilted
2. Run the spinach in a strainer under cold water
3. Take a handful of spinach at a time and squeeze the excess water out
4. Mix the soy sauce, brown sugar, and sesame oil. If the sugar is not dissolved, warm the sauce until the sugar is dissolved
5. Mix the spinach, 2 teaspoons of the sauce and sesame seeds
6. You are done!

This takes 10 minutes to take and it's incredibly delicious. I made it for a potluck once and everyone was raving about it!

Nutritional info:
Spinach is rich in Vitamin A, Beta carotene, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Calcium and Iron.

Banana bread

Got 3 ripe bananas in the fridge and decided to make banana cake this morning. I have modified the traditional banana cake recipe to make it healthier but it is every bit as tasty. You can make this recipe as organic as you like.

Here's what I used:

1/4 cup of grapeseed oil

1 teaspoon of baking soda

1 teaspoon of baking powder

1.5 cups of all purpose flour

1/2 cup of organic brown sugar

1 large organic egg

1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

3 ripe organic bananas

a pinch of sea salt

Steps:

1. Set the oven to 350F
2. Mash the 3 bananas in a large mixing bowl
3. Add all the remaining ingredients and mix them until you get a smooth batter
4. Pour the batter into a 4x8 inches loaf pan and bake around 55 minutes to an hour

This takes 10 minutes to make. It's one of the tastiest and easiest dessert/snack you can make.

Nutritional info:
Banana is high in potassium, fiber and Vitamins

Tips:

- You can substitute the oil with yogurt to make it even healthier but I find the bread doesn't rise as high and it's a bit more dense

- Try not to use non-stick bake pan as it contains Teflon, which causes cancer. Use a glass or aluminum pan