Sorry that im posting this here and not in the recipe section. What Id like to know is about fresh or frozen spinach. Is it interchangeable in a recipe when it say frozen? and do u measure it the same way? I have a recipe for spinach and can get it on sale 99 cents for a big ole bag of fresh? and how do u measure it? stuff it tight in the measuring cup ?
BTW Id sure like it if more people would post more on the recipe board ... Im goingt o start trying to do that also...

By Colette on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 08:55 pm:

What are you trying to make? I usually use fresh, but I'll use frozen if I am making a spinach lasagna or something.

By Annie2 on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 09:20 pm:

I use both but it depends on the recipe.
When dh eats it as a side dish he only likes the frozen kind.

By Jewlz on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 09:35 pm:

Spinach Chicken Parmesan Recipe ...this is a baked dish ... can I use the fresh in it ? do u want the whole recipe to be able to tell me.

By Mrsheidi on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 - 10:49 pm:

I think you can use the fresh for that. It will be cooked and somewhat soggy anyway, so I don't see why not.

By Karen~moderator on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 07:38 am:

Just remember that what looks like a lot of FRESH spinach, isn't very much at all once it's cooked.

By Hlgmom on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 09:20 am:

Ditto Karen- you should probably double the amount for fresh!

By Kiki on Wednesday, February 15, 2006 - 05:38 pm:

I interchange both. If if calls for for fresh (like for hot dishes), I thaw out a box of frozen. Once it's thawed out, I wring it out in a dish towel to get out as much of the liquid as possible. I use fresh spinach for salads and sadwiches.