///Spinach dip///Friends///Photos///

Today’s been a day I really just needed for myself. I’ve been at home all day working around the house and writing out some new plans (to share later, with myself really considering 3 people read this). Reguardless, I’ve been in the kitchen today and in my desire for Hot Spinach and Artichoke Dip but not wanting to go out, I used what I had on hand and crafted something that by far replaces my normal spinach artichoke recipe.

Internet meet: Hot Spinach and Pesto

I’m saying it serves two because I ate half and was full.

Ingredients:
1 Can of spinach
2 Tbl spoons of pesto (I used canned pesto but homemade is much better)
1/2 Cup of Mozzarella cheese
1 heaping Tbl of Marinara sauce of your choice

Instructions:
Strain spinach from can in strainer leaving just a little juice.
***VERY IMPORTANT*** Do NOT rinse spinach as I think this would lose a lot more of the spinach’s flavor. Straining is to make a better consistency in dip.

Empty strained spinach into small sauce pan with heat on low.
Now stir in pesto and marinara sauce.
Let simmer for 3 mins covered with lid uncovering at 90 secs to stir and replace lid.
Finally add cheese of your choice. I chose mozzarella because it was the cheese I had. I wouldn’t use a chedder unless really mild. A brie if melted properly would be good so would pepper jack possibly.

Serve immediately! Nothing is worse than clammy green filled dips.

I got a package in the mail yesterday which contained the weirdest things.
Canned salsa, beef jerky, Puma brand socks, Aeropostale shirt, canned tuna and peanuts. Besides the fact the contents were weird it was postmarked as coming from Illinois and I KNOW that non of my connection in IL would send something like this nor did my grandma as I’ve already asked. It seems that it was sent from someone who used to know me as a few of the package contents meet my likings but from long ago. Very weird with no note or name above the address, but welcomed I suppose.

I also wanted to post a few pictures that my friend Michael that he just sent me.
Mike has been one of those friends like all of mine that I’ve take a little something from and grown in big ways. I’ve gained an appreciation for big dreams and making them happen from Mike. My resolution of adapting that trait from him was what pushed me to do my traveling last year and venture out west.
Here’s to good friends, good times and the good life.

The good life.