salad with a heavy heart

It is with a heavy heart that I post this entry.  Dinner for Spinsters lost it's most faithful follower last week to a long and hard battle with cancer.  Tommy T had a good long fight but sometimes you just can't win.  He was a lovely man with a warm and loving heart.  Truthfully, the world is a sadder place without him in it.  Although we spinsters didn't know him well we both feel incredibly sad to hear of him passing.  We will forever remember his funny stories and inviting him out to trivia in hopes that he could help us with sports questions only to find he was no help in that department.  Ha!

It feels a little sacrilegious to post a recipe at such times but I know he would have wanted it this way.  RIP Tommy T.  We spinsters will think of you every time we post.

You will need:

spinach (enough to fill a bowl)
5-6 fresh strawberries (sliced)
1/4 cup sliced almonds
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp olive oil
1/4 cup goat cheese
a dash of your fave dressing (I chose raspberry lime)

Add olive oil to a skillet.  Get it warm.  Add almonds and brown sugar.  Toast until golden, maybe like 4 mins.  Make sure you toss it frequently.  Once done set aside to cool.  In a bowl place the following:  spinach, strawberries and goat cheese.  Add the almonds on top (once cool).  Top with your fave dressing and enjoy.

Best served with a glass of wine.  Be sure to give Tommy a cheers when you do!

Megan J