Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Best Spinach Quiche....EVAH!

 I have made spinach quiche for years but I have been experimenting with recipes and like Emeril, I try to "kick it up a notch".  Don't get me wrong, I'm not a creative cook but I do look for recipes that have "kicked it up a notch" and I definitely found one and I am not looking back!
Here is the recipe   This makes 2 pies and since I use the Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts that come 2 to a package it worked out just right.  I'm not sure the "healthy" part of spinach quiche has been preserved in this recipe but DANG it is good!  There's cheese and eggs, and cottage cheese and butter and the green chillies are not hot chillies but add another "layer of flavor" that just takes it over the top!  So good and it heats up in the oven really well too for leftovers.  The microwave would make your crust soggy.  It was so nice to have a success after that crock pot disaster last week! LOL!
 
 While I was at the store they had some marked down produce that I could not pass up..........
I'll probably fix the artichokes tonight......dipping the leaves in melted butter....oh, I am SO bad!




These turnips will keep awhile........



and these oranges will go nicely with the quiche........
What great bargains huh?  That doesn't happen very often in the "real" food department.

 This bird was out in my back yard the other night and I think it is a hawk of some kind but not sure what kind.  Can anyone identify it for me?

It's raining here today and I have bills to pay and finances to work on but it would be harder to stay in and do that if it was nice out.  Plus, I will reward myself afterwards by spending "my allowance".  I know there is definitely some new sock yarn looming in my future!
Happy Trails!

16 comments:

  1. Cottage Cheese..oh my. I like Quiche but I would substitute something for the cc. I am not any good at Hawks..it is a Hawk, I hope someone else knows! :)

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    1. Ricotta cheese is a good substitute but you might not like that either. You don't taste it or see it....it's magic!

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  2. The quiche looks so good. I love quiche. I always make one for Christmas morning. I should make it more often.

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    1. I do that with some recipes....like I LOVE corned beef and cabbage but I only serve it on St. Patrick's Day...I could fix it more often but I don't. We're such creatures of habit!

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  3. This looks like a red tailed hawk....beautiful photos my friend. And the quiche looks so good. I looked at the ingredients and was happy to see it didn't have cream...lol. I make mine with buttermilk and it's just as good as cream and this recipe has cottage cheese which is good, too. I'm hungry for a broccoli and cheddar cheese quiche. I always make it and freeze half of it for later. Hugs, Diane

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    1. I wondered about red tail but we used to have them up North and I didn't see the red tail very well but your eyes are probably better than mine! Cheese/broccoli sounds good too!

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  4. That's a fierce looking bird. Spinach quiche is my kind of meal! Great job Lady.

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    1. Your family would love it, I think and the recipe makes 2. I have to go see what you've been up to. I try to follow you but it's different than blogspot...so Ijust hightail it over when you comment! LOL! I click on your name and it takes me there.

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    2. Now it won't let me at all...it says "domain mapping in progress".........oh well, I tried!

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  5. Delicious quiche! Your photos are lovely, Sam!
    Helen xox

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    1. Thank you, Helen! I'm coming over today to visit....it's been a awhile and I have to see what you have been creating!

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  6. It does look like a hawk to me. I love a good quiche too. In fact, I haven't made one lately.

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    1. It called for frozen but I bought organic fresh and cooked it down. P.S. Rodale is coming out with a new magazine called Organic Life and I am very tempted to subscribe. I love the Rodale Institute and all their publications. It is $18.00 for 6 issues....a little pricey but they have such great info and I know I can trust them.

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  7. Looks like a juvenile Red Tail Hawk. It's definitely a hawk. The quiche sounds good. Sad to say, I've never made one and have only eaten at holiday parties. I probably should correct that.
    Hugs,
    Sharon

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    1. Hi Sharon, good to see you. Thank you for the bird id as that is what 2 of you have stated now so it must be so! Yes, quiche is fairly simple to make and so good! TTYL!

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