Coming Back Slowly

 The pantry is opening up. There may not be daily posts until the early fall.My arm is encased in whar's known as a Sarmiento cast (I know, it sounds like a cheese , right?) which resembles a football player's shoulder pad. 

I've missed writing about some of the NY Times reipes as well as creating my own. My bother had to see to my earing needs and he's become quite good at it (but he has had the same culinary background as me.HEre is his vegan spinach salad.

Bill's Vegan Spinach Salad

4 -5 slices of Morningstar Farms soy vegan

8 ounces washed spinach

half a cup of halved grape tomatoes

 1/4 cup of olive oil

two tablespoons red wine vinegar

sprinkle of oregano

Microwave bacon for two minutes until crisp. Break into bite sized pieces. Toss them in with the spinach and tomatoes. Add oil and vinegar. Toss . You can add oregano if you want. SErve with a crusty slice of Italian or French bread.

NOTE: you can also add olives and capers too if you want along with subbing in vegan bacon bits for the strips