RECIPE: Spinach and strawberry salad

Ingredients:

2 bunches of spinach, rinsed and torn into bite-sized pieces

4 cups sliced strawberries

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 tsp. paprika

1/4 cup sesame seeds

1/8 cup poppy seeds

Mix the last 6 ingredients to make the dressing.

VARIATIONS: when strawberries are expensive, I sometimes add canned mandarin oranges, or substitute them entirely for the strawberries. For those who like nuts, I sometimes add sliced almonds.