My Mother’s Creamed Spinach

Take the cream cheese and chop it into 1/2 inch pieces or so. Leave it until later.

In a large pot, cook spinach all together with 2 cups water until it has no more ice crystals, stirring often. Let cook a couple of minutes more until heated through.

The next step is the most important: drain it thoroughly! Mom would use her fine strainer. I bought one just for this recipe. We’ve even used a towel and wrung it out.

After it is dry, put it back in the pot and add the cream cheese, stirring to mix, on medium heat. When the cream cheese is melted you can add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve it to your kids and they’ll ask for spinach when you get to the frozen aisle. The other shoppers will stare at you with awe.