(Warning: If I'm throwing you a baby shower, don't scroll down if you don't want a sneak peak at your gift!)
In my family, we tend to celebrate with food. Whether it's a big event or a small dinner, the meal is talked about, scheduled around and often prepared for by not eating that day leading up to that special meal. For Father's Day, it turned out to be a pie-tin day with my first quiche and a perfect apple pie.
Making my first quiche wasn't difficult, but it did take quite a bit of prep because I premade my own pie crust, hand grated the cheeses, and pureed roasted red peppers. And while it was very good, I'm thinking that this could be just as a good a meal on a busy night using a store-bought pie crust (or maybe crust I've made and frozen), and presehredded cheese and some bagged spinach and leaving it at that. In fact, I think it would be downright simple to put together perfect quiche quickly- if only I knew how to keep all the non-egg ingredients from floating to the top. Do you have specific flavors that you like in quiche? And do you have other go-to meals that take really just 10 minutes to put together on a busy night?
Even with all the tasty food on Father's Day, eating did take a backseat to knitting on Sunday morning as I cast off the last block in my Moderne Log Cabin Blanket from the book Mason-Dixon Knitting. This blanket was a wonderful knit. Perfect for my busiest time of year as it included much mindless garter stitch. And just as I was tiring of all the simple knitting, BAM, it was done! Perfect size. It exceeded all my knitting expectations.
Here she is lounging on the porch, sunning herself. I only have the border to knit, and it will be ready to wash and wrap. Click for some nice closeups.
LO quiche is great for breakfast.
I buy hamburger patties, bake them in the oven, and freeze individually. They can be reheated and eaten as hamburgers or crumbled into dishes like spaghetti sauce or a stir fry. I also cook and freeze brown rice.
Love the blanket!
Posted by: Abby | June 21, 2010 at 09:58 AM
If the crust is too much for you, just grease the pan and pour in the filling! It will work just fine, and could save you time and/or the angst of using store-bought crust.
Posted by: aliceq | June 21, 2010 at 11:00 AM
Your quiche looks delicious! Love the Log Cabin blanket---must make it for a special baby!!
Posted by: Paulette | June 21, 2010 at 12:01 PM
Your quiche looks delicious! That's one thing I've never made. Maybe soon as I'm kind of craving it now looking at yours. Our local deli makes a mean quiche so I've always bought mine there. That's the easiest way to do it. LOL
The blanket is so beautiful! I totally love the colors you used!
Posted by: Kerry | June 21, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Looks great!
Posted by: sprite | June 21, 2010 at 01:37 PM
Don't use the crust and make a fritatta instead. Same ingredients, no crust. :)
Posted by: Tammy | June 21, 2010 at 01:59 PM
that baby blanket is fantastic! I love that it is non-traditional colors (the green is particularly gorgeous) & would work well for a boy or girl.
Posted by: mwknitter | June 21, 2010 at 03:54 PM
Quiche is great for using left-over vegetables and cheese. Skip the crust, use sauteed thin slices of potatoes or cubed potatoes, mushrooms, julienned proscuitto, mixture of chopped herbs, tomatoes, shaved & sauteed brussel sprouts, sliced aparagus.... the variation is endless. Quiche can make left-overs stretch into an entirely new meal and a quick "elegant" dinner paired with a salad and white wine. Although the ingredients you use will always float, they add to the eye-appeal when ready to serve. Sprinkle grated parmesan near the end of the baking. Bon Apetit!
Posted by: Teresa Quick | June 21, 2010 at 04:52 PM
I LOVE quiche but am the only one that will eat it so I don't make it too often. However I do use storebought crust and add in broccoli and mushrooms, or ham and mushrooms. However I'm reading the other comments and like the idea of not using a crust at all. I'll have to try that, even though I LOVE the crust!!! Your's looked yummy!!
and so does that blanket!!! Great colors!
Posted by: Lynn | June 21, 2010 at 06:33 PM
I just LOVE the colours in your blanket - beautiful!
Posted by: Deirdre | June 22, 2010 at 07:47 AM
We make something called cheddar spinach pie. To keep the cheese where it belongs, it is tossed with a bit of flour before mixing into the egg/spinach mixture. Ours is crustless, too!
Love the baby blanket! Lucky baby!
Posted by: Jan | June 22, 2010 at 04:58 PM
Spam!I made 4 different quiches for work one day and the Spam Quiche was the first to go.
Posted by: Michele Pridmore | June 23, 2010 at 03:09 PM
<3 Quiche. :)
My mom does a quiche buffet for Christmas brunch every year. There's the seafood quiche with crab meat, and then it's always a combo of sausage or bacon or ham with veggies of broccoli or green peppers and onion which make big hits. I love a broccoli and cheese quiche myself. :)
Posted by: Abby | June 24, 2010 at 09:33 AM