If using fresh spinach, stem, wash well and cook in a heavy pan until limp.

The federal health authorities are advising consumers not to eat fresh spinach.

"I bet there were only about 8 cities out of the 30 where I could get fresh spinach," she said.

There's no need to cook and chop fresh spinach.

It's the perfect complement to fresh spinach, tossed with a very light dressing, so hold the garlic.

Federal officials initially advised consumers not to eat fresh spinach that had been packed in plastic bags.

The contents are then spooned over fresh spinach and onions.

As a side dish there is a salad of fresh spinach and hard-cooked eggs.

I keep a package of fresh spinach on hand.

An E. coli outbreak in 2006 was linked to fresh spinach.