Wednesday, June 8, 2011

[] the Make-up Quiche []

Ok, so I'm not going to spend much time apologizing about my absence. I've been busy. Very busy. So there. I'm sorry...


I was really inspired to use up the eggs in my fridge tonight, so I made veggie quiche.  I debated on what to call it, but since I just couldn't leave it at a "6 ingredient quiche" (too boring), I went with something more Martha-Stewarty: the Garden Quiche
  • a bunch of eggs
  • 2 orange, sweet bell peppers
  • 1 red onion, sauteed in coconut oil
  • a handful of broccoli
  • two leafs of kale from my neighbors garden
  • 2 pie crusts thawed
 I threw the onion in a food processor then cooked them down in coconut oil. It still smells so delicious in my house. While that was cooking, I threw both the bell peppers and kale into the processor.  If you don't own one, you should.  The uniform sizes that it slices and shreds everything into makes cooking a bit more predictable.  Apple pies are amazing, carrot jello salad is a breeze, and well, quiches are a cinch.  The broccoli was steamed in the microwave and then just chopped up a bit. 
 
I beat the eggs into oblivion and added everything into the mix.  Eyeballing the amounts is the only way I know how to cook.  Come to think of it, my sister Grace and I are self taught chefs.  Ok, chef on the level of we can make something out of almost nothing. (Wow, I just stopped to cut a piece off and try as I blog tonight, it is so goood)


The last steps were the easiest, I just poured the mix into some pie crusts, threw it into a 360 degree oven for about 30-40 minutes.  Anytime you cook something, always let them sit for a good five minutes before cutting into.  I cracked some sea salt over the top right before eating and this really brings the flavors together...

You might be thinking to yourself "where the f is the cheese, butter, Crisco, the tongue of my favorite sneakers" and all of the other unnecessary crap people put into quiches.  YOU DON'T NEED THEM...the sweetness of the bell peppers, coconut oil, and the caramelized onions is simply heaven next to the flaky crusts. Yum...