First Time Quiche

 

My Quiche

Today I made a quiche for the first time.  I didn’t really follow any recipe in particular, I just looked an several different recipes and got the gist of what goes in a quiche.  I was pleasantly surprised with how easy it was to put together, which was great because I had a lot to do around the house today.  Tomorrow Hubby’s bosses will be coming over for dinner so I was doing a lot of cleaning to do. 

Anyway I was pleased with the result although I found it to be a little wet, I think it needed another egg.  It was great to do because I was able to use up some veggies that I had left over and needed to be used before they went bad.  I used,onion, garlic, eggplant, zucchini and just a little bit of red and green peppers. And since Hubby requires every meal to have some meat I put some turkey sausage in too. 

My Quiche:

• 1/2 zucchini thinly sliced
• 1/2 eggplant cubed
• 1/2 yellow onion
• 3 cloves of garlic
• some diced green & red peppers (I had about a quarter of both)
• 3 turkey sausage links (casing removed)
• 1 cup of cheese (I used a cheddar and monetary jack mix)
• 3 eggs ( I think 4 would have been better)
• 3/4 cup of milk
• 1 pre-made crust

I first sauteed the onions, peppers and garlic in some olive oil. Once those softened a bit I added the eggplant and zucchini, season with salt and pepper. 

A Piece of my Quiche

While that sauteed in another pan I cooked the sausage and broke it up.  When the sausage was done I added it to the veggies. 

In a bowl I combined the milk, eggs and cheese and whisked it together.   When well mixed, add sausage and veggies into bowl and mix. 

Pour mixture into crust and bake for 40 mins at 350 degrees.  The zucchini seemed to float to the top, I arranged them.

Hubby actuallly enjoyed the dish and I was quite filling. 

Be sure to come back.  I will be posting what I made for our little dinner party with Hubby’s bosses.  I am planning on a down home menu, arroz con gandules, pollo asado & amarillos.  For dessert I will do my Tres Leches again with coffee.  YUMMY!

Chunky Tomato and Sausage Angel Hair Pasta

Chunky Tomato Angel Hair Pasta

Today I was a little blank as to what to make for dinner and I didn’t feel like standing over the stove too long. Usually when I am feeling a little lazy, I whip up some kind of pasta.  I stayed true to my M.O. 

I grabbed a bunch of veggies out of the frige, roma tomatoes, zucchini, onions, garlic and red & green peppers.  I sliced them all and cut the tomatoes in wedges. 

I then got some fresh basil and oregano from my herb garden, chopped it up and sprinkled it over the veggies.  I am usually heavy on the basil.

I tossed everything with olive oil, balsamic vinegar (I seem to be on a balsamic vinegar kick lately) salt & pepper.  

Divide the oven in 3rds with the racks.  Put the mix on a baking sheet and place in the oven at 375 for about 50 mins.  Start on the top rack, half-way through moved to bottom rack.  

When it was almost done roasting I boiled some angel hair and took 3 links of sweet sausage out of their casing and broke them up in a deep pan.  Once the veggies were ready I put them in with the sausage and let it simmer. I was pleased with the result.

Severe sauce over angel hair or mix it together, it is up to you.  If you want a straight up tomato sauce, toss the veggies in a food processor and blend.  It makes a great pizza sauce. I got 4 portions.

Here is a breakdown:

5 Roma tomatoes cut in wedges

1/2 zucchini

1/2 green pepper

1/2 red pepper

1/2 onion in wedges

3 cloves of garlic sliced

balsamic vinegar

olive oil

fresh basil & oregano

salt & pepper

angel hair pasta

Yummy Zucchini Snack

I have discovered another easy yummy way to prepare zucchini.  You might be starting to wonder if I am zucchini obsessed but I assure you I’m not I am just a big fan and excited to find new ways to make it.  Today I happened upon a Zucchini Salad with Yogurt on “Almost Turkish Recipes”.  I decided to experiment and whip it up for lunch today.  At first I was apprehensive because I admit I thought zucchini and yogurt was a weird combo, but it was YUMMY!  Check it out! It was scrumptious!  In the recipe you have to squeeze the excess water from the zucchini but to make it easier I use a cheese cloth to squeeze the water out.  Also, I substituted the walnuts for pecans and it was perfect! I may make myself another.

Zucchini and Yogurt Salad on Toast

What’s for Dinner?

Grilled Chicken, Corn on the Cob & Zucchini Salad

I was killing some time today at work surfing through some blogs and I came upon a reciepe for a zucchini salad on another blog “Threat Trace”.  Hubby and I are big fans of zucchini and I was excited to find a new and easy way of prepairing it.  It was very refreshing and yummy, we enjoyed it very much.  With the zucchini salad I grilled chicken thighs and corn on the cob.  I brushed the chicken thighs with a mix of olive oil, oregano, garlic powder, sea salt and pepper.  For the corn on the cob i just sprayed it with olive oil and rolled it in sea salt and garlic powder.  I grilled them both on a low heat and turned them periodically.  It turned out super yummy!  It is still a little hot here in Florida to be standing in front of a grill, but it was worth it.

It had been awhile since I had cooked a good meal.  Buster was hoping to get a bite, praying for scraps to fall on the floor.

Buster hoping for scraps