Day one of this domestic goddess job has been pretty good. I haven't accomplish all the stuff I wanted to,
but that’s why there is tomorrow.
Right? So my main goal for the
day was to make something yummy for my hubby to take to work for his mid-shift
meal. I haven’t gone to the grocery
store recently, so I’m dealing with what I have on hand…eggs + heavy cream + cheese
+ sundried tomatoes + pie crust = quiche.
I love making quiche. The basic
recipe I use is from “Broccoli Tree Forest” by Molly Katzen. But I didn’t need to make a whole big quiche
for one person. I have these super cute little quiche dishes,
so that’s what I used.
Here is what I did:
Preheat the oven to 400 F.
Put the pre-made pie crust into the bottom of a buttered quiche dish and
tore off the excess (there was a lot leftover, just wad it up and put it in the
fridge for another project). Grate some
cheese into the bottom of the crust. Add
a few sundried tomatoes.
In a separate bowl beat one egg fairly well, like you would
for scrambled eggs. Add 1/3 cup heavy
cream. Stir it well, but don’t beat it
because it can make the heavy cream get too thick. This is the custard. Pour the custard over the cheese and sundried
tomatoes. Dust the top with paprika. Bake at 400 F for about 20 minutes. Check it by wiggling it a bit if it jiggles
like Jello and has puffed up, it’s done.
If it sloshes like water and hasn’t puffed, it isn’t done. Cook it for 5 more minutes and then check it again
(repeat until it is done).
Then I thought since I had the oven on wouldn’t it be nice
to have some sweet potato fries. I
have my version of Sweet potato fries that I’ve been making for a long time,
(sweet potatoes, garlic, salt, pepper, sage and olive oil). The only problem was that I had a serious
lack of sweet potatoes. I had a
butternut squash, so I adapted the recipe. I added onions too, because I had a one that
was starting to look a little sad.
Here is what I did:
Peel the butternut
squash and cut it into similar length and width slices. Slice ½ an onion, don’t dice it because it
will just burn. Slice 6-7 cloves of
garlic into chunks. Put all of these
things into a large bowl. Pour a
generous amount of olive oil over the top.
Add salt, pepper and dried sage to taste. Mix until everything is nicely coated with
olive oil and the sage is evenly distributed.
Put in a single layer on a baking sheet.
Bake at 400 F for 20-30 minutes. Stir them ½ way through the cooking
time. They are done when soft and yummy.
So mission accomplished make something yummy…
Tomorrow, well my domicile needs some attention. We have nice hard water so I am going to
experiment with getting rid of the stains it leaves behind.
