quiche!

[wavyarms]

I just made my first quiche. Made the pie crust and everything. It was far more work than I expected - the pie crust was actually easy, but then since it was spinach-pesto-cheddar quiche, I had to wash all the spinach (anyone discovered an efficient way of doing this?) and make pesto. Turned out well, though. However, if anyone has EASY quiche recipes I can try, please send them my way. I'm using the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Cookbook, and all the recipes look delightful, but they're not quick and easy. kassrachel, what was that onion one you made?

First day of classes today. It is going to be a very busy semester. All my weekends are starting to be chomped up with masterclasses and such (including the Saturday before spring break officially starts, which pisses me off!) But it'll be good. I think I'm going to try this women's chorus thing, too. And as we all know, networking is the musician's most valuable tool. SO...if anyone knows any women in Princeton or the surrounding areas who would like to be in a chorus, please let me know!

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[ltlbird.livejournal.com]

The best way to clean spinach (and any other greens grown in sandy soil) is to put it in a big bowl of cold water, give it a quick swish, and let it sit in the water for a few minutes. The gritty dirt will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the spinach will float.

[coraline]

the lazy way to clean spinach? buy the prewashed baby spinach :)
tastes better too.

[dooneling.livejournal.com]

ltlbird is absolutely right about the big bowl of water method for fresh spinach.

I'd like to also recommend the frozen spinach in a bag. It's already rinsed. All you do is thaw it, drain it (or squeeze it) and use it. Frozen spinach is easy, and it's fresher than the unfrozen stuff you can buy in most supermarkets.

If you want easy quiche, try this: follow a recipe for the crust, follow a recipe for the proportions of egg to cream/milk, and for the oven settings. Then go ahead and improvise the rest.

All you have to do is think of yummy stuff you want in your quiche for filling. Cook your filling, and flavor it as you like (pepper,herbs, whatever). Then fill your half-baked pie shell half-full of the filling. Pour your egg and cream mixture over that, maybe use a fork to help the ingredients mingle. Then add a layer of cheese on top, and put it in the oven.

easy!

[woobat.livejournal.com]

I made a tasty broccoli quiche this past weekend. I cheated and used a frozen crust, and the Joy of Cooking's broccoli quiche recipe. Use whatever your favorite egg/cheese/milk recipe is. Saute up some onion and garlic (like 1/2 and onion and a clove of garlic) until soft. Put that in the bottom of the pan, on top of the crust. Break some broccoli up in to very small florets (you can chop it, alternatively). I used about a cup. Boil briefly, until bright green and barely tender. Put in the crust, add the egg/cheese/milk mixture, and bake according to your recipe.

Broccoli & cheese - two great tastes that are great together.