Sautéed Spinach Served At The 2013 Obama Inaugural Lunche Recipes

WILD HUCKLEBERRY REDUCTION SERVED AT 2013 OBAMA INAUGURAL LUNCHE

Steps:

• In a heavy sauce pot, sauté mirepoix for 8 minutes on medium heat.
• Add the port wine, 1/2 cup of the huckleberries and demi glacé and then allow this to reduce by half to intensify the flavor.
• Strain through a sieve and return to a clean sauce pot.
• Prior to serving, bring sauce to a simmer and add the chocolate, remaining 1/2 cup of huckleberries and butter.
• Serve immediately.

OBAMA HEALTHY DELICIOUS CREAMED SPINACH

Steps:

• Cook spinach in water until limp [or better, steam in Oster Digital Food Steamer, cost $40 on amazon.com so you can "set it and forget it".
• Blend/puree cooked spinach.
• Gently fry shallots and garlic in olive oil and mix well with pureed spinach.
• Note, a slight touch of freshly grated nutmeg, a pinch of good quality curry or any favorite spice adds a lot to this dish -
• part of eating healthy, delicious and cheap!
• see recent NY Times piece on 12 foods costing less than $1 - oatmeal, garbanzo beans, tuna, kale, apples and bananas,etc -.
• it's time we gluttonous Americans stopped eating more than our fair share on a planet where billions are starving. It's conscionable -.