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12 May 2011

Hey everyone! Let's make a Quiche! grab your frozen pie crusts and pre-heat the open! What goes into our quiche? Is less more or just less?
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ITEMS ON HAND:

Red Onion

Carrots

Fresh Peas

Sauces Of Many Lands

Mozzarella

post by: The Whelk at: 10:29 | 25 comments

Poppy Seeds? WHY NOT.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 10:49

And Cayenne.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 10:51

Toots, butts, LOLs.

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 12 May | 10:53

I would:

1. caramelize the red onions
2. Grate the carrots
3. Throw away the peas
4. Small-dice the mozzarella
5. Mix it all together and place in crust
6. Choose the most Middle Eastern-y,Moraccan-y sauce you have and add some cayenne
7. Dollop the sauce around the top of the eggs and mix it in just a bit
8. Cook

posted by Miko 12 May | 10:53

I've got some prosciutto. Not that that's very helpful for you, but I just thought I'd say.

posted by gaspode 12 May | 10:55

Onions are caramelizing as we speak.

The Peas..the peas are going away.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 10:59

ALL THE CHEESE. (I love cheese. And eggs. And combinations of cheese and eggs.)

posted by sperose 12 May | 10:59

(I FOUND MORE CHEDDAR, HELLO TOPPING.)

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 11:12

Hmmm ..I don't think I used enough eggs.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 11:17

Might be too late, but putting a thin layer of grated cheddar in the crust FIRST will create a nice waterproof lining so that your quiche doesn't leak... (tip courtesy of one of the Moosewood books).

I wouldn't be tempted by mozzarella in quiche but then I'm English so what do I know?

posted by altolinguistic 12 May | 11:19

Okay done and out of the oven, I my quiche on the burnt side.

Solid enough, good color....now lets try eating it.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 11:55

Good. Not too eggy. I'd cut the onions even smaller next time, I like them to just melt into the pie, and they're really overwhelmingly sweet - I'm not totally sure it works with the spicy burn I've got but eh. It's good.

There's also an aftertaste I can't place that I'm putting down to cheese.

Hooray for breakfast!

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 12:01

Filling as hell tho. Hello lunch tomorrow.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 12:04

Frozen crust? Bah. They're not that hard to make.

posted by Melismata 12 May | 12:52

If I'm cooking for other people? Sure, but quiche is my go to "don't wanna cook but have a ton of leftovers in my fridge" meal cause I don't like omelets and I can get a pack of six crusts for like 2 bucks.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 13:10

they're really overwhelmingly sweet - I'm not totally sure it works with the spicy burn I've got

This is something I probably should have thought of. You must have caramelized 'em good. But I tend to like sweet/spicy and sweet/savory things so I just didn't catch that it might add up to weird..was just trying to find a way to add flavor. They must be pretty sweet red onions !

posted by Miko 12 May | 13:41

I need to get the mister to make quiche. So yummy!

posted by deborah 12 May | 14:08

Yeah it ended up a lot sweeter then I was expecting, but they were two small red onions, so ...pretty sweet.

posted by The Whelk 12 May | 15:45

Onions are quite sweet. I make onion tart, which is quiche with lots of sauteed-to-golden onions, parmesan and some swiss. You could make a salad out of the peas.

posted by theora55 12 May | 17:55

Frozen crust wth????

I like to sub tofu in for the cream - no difference in taste but much healthier and you end up with a lovely fluffy filling.

posted by gomichild 12 May | 21:36

I don't usually add milk or cream to quiche recipes - I don't think it's necessary. The eggs are a little meatier and not as custardy, but not in a bad way.

posted by Miko 12 May | 21:51

I like milk, cause I like the custard-like feel, but I use skim milk so it's "only kind of milk"

posted by The Whelk 13 May | 00:50

I do use a lot of cheese and/or butter though, so it all evens out in the end.

posted by The Whelk 13 May | 00:54

Heavy cream. Butter. Caramelized onions. Cheddar. Gruyere. Fresh chopped chives. And depending on my mood, crisp crumbled bacon.

Freshly grated nutmeg and black pepper, to taste. If baconless don't forget to salt.

Can also contain blanched cauliflower, broccoli, leeks, fresh parsley, artichoke hearts or ham.

posted by Splunge 13 May | 08:18

I made another quiche using the grated cheese on the bottom thing altolinguistic mentioned.

It makes a big difference. Way more like a pie. Delicious.

posted by The Whelk 15 May | 00:07

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