Sunday, June 21

Quiche

This the recipe for the quiche that Michelle and I were talking about on FB:

Asparagus and Leek Quiche

1 9" pie crust (I make my own, but you surely can use a frozen type)
1 egg white
1 (ish) tblsp butter
2 leeks (white and light green parts washed well and very thinly sliced)
1 bundle asparagus (I guess that's about a pound? I just buy the normal bundle and use that) snap off the woody ends and then cut on the diagonal into pieces about 1/2" long or shorter.
I usually add about 1.5 cups chopped ham to this (in my family meat is a necessary ugh! but you could use turkey that's very yummy or fish smoked salmon would be good or could just add more veggies a spinach or broccoli rabe or broccoli etc. etc. in there would be good or just not add anything and you will have a quiche with a bit more egg to it).

4 large eggs
1 1/4 cups half and half (you CAN use the fat free kind it works fine)
1 tblsp cornstarch
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
1/4 (ish) tsp freshly ground nutmeg (I grind it into my hand and use about a dime to quarter size)
salt to taste (I use sea or kosher salt almost exclusively and it's usually about 1/4 tsp of either of those would be less table salt)

1 cup shredded cheese - I use Monterrey jack or mozzarella (whatever I have on hand) but this would be best with a swiss, I think. My kids loathe swiss cheese though... sad for me!

Oven to 375
Rack in lowest position
put crust in pan, brush bottom with egg white and bake for 10 minutes

In large skillet, melt butter and add leeks, asparagus and any meat or other filling ingredient you may use and season with fresh ground pepper. Let the asparagus get bright green and barely tender. Then allow to cool - doesn't have to be totally cool though.

Mix eggs, half and half, more ground pepper, nutmeg, cornstarch and salt with a whisk.

Put cheese on the bottom of the pre-baked crust then top with asparagus mixture and spread it evenly over crust. Top this with the egg mixture.

Bake for 45-50 minutes until center of the quiche is just set. Remove and let stand for 15 minutes before slicing.

Wednesday, June 17

Teenagers

What do you do with them?

My daughter is making some huge choices and I wish to whatever god may be that I could help her see the reality of what she's choosing.

Does anyone know of a documentary type film that depicts life as a single mother? I was really hoping to find something that would depict life as a teen mother, but I cannot find anything.

I don't know if prayer works or if you can really send positive energy to someone, but if you have it in ya, please send all you have to Tori. She needs strength and clarity right now and has neither.