carolyn's belated birthday quiche / week 23 - 1/25/2010

wow. what a quiche. so much excitement.
It was Carolyn's birthday yesterday. We invited her and Blake over for quiche night (obviously everyone's favorite night). We played lots of exciting games. Spoons, "this is a spoon!", and every 12 year old girl's favorite game.... MASH. (if you want instructions let us know!!!)


We asked Carolyn what she wanted to make. Here's what she said:
"i'm up for anything that isn't blue. i guess i am a traditionalist. potato dill? sweet potato, brown sugar, and goat cheese?"
Sooooo, we had our assignment.

crust: the amazing quiche crust:
1 cup sorghum blend
1/4 cup almond flour
1/2 tsp xanthum gum
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
5 oz cold butter
1 egg
1/2 T apple cider vinegar

mix all dry ingredients. ALSO: other flours work. like once i used millet and brown rice flour instead of sorghum flour. the almond is nice, but i'm betting it can be left out and replaced with another. i don't like white rice flour, but it's your choice...experiment and work with what you got)
then add the butter, egg and vinegar
mix well with your hands
and roll out on a flat, clean and flour dusted surface (a can/jar without labels is a good rolling pin replacement)
put in greased pan and bake at 375 until a little browned, 10 minutes-ish.

(TIP: if you are also making a crusted dessert (we made a marionberry crisp) then double the recipe, divide it up, roll them out seperately and you have two crusts!)

bottom layer: mashed sweet potato with a little butter or vegan substitute. we like earth balance.
filling: just 3 eggs! and 1/2 cup almond milk.
topping: goat cheese and sprinkled cinnamon and cane sugar.

note!!! be aware that the goat cheese will sink into the filling. but, that's ok. it's still great.

375 degrees for about 30 minutes.

delish!





quotes of the quiche:
"quiche is my favorite vegetable"-Jackie

"i could eat a whole quiche by myself"-Carolyn
"wait, can i misquote you and say that you want to eat this whole quiche?" lizzie
"i don't feel comfortable with that...but i probably could eat this whole quiche."Carolyn

"quiches are great because you can put a lot of hot sauce on them."-blake

song of the quiche: Emotions by Mariah Carey

i had a lasagna quiche/week #22 - January 18th, 2010

We had a rough time deciding what this weeks quiche would be. Until we remembered lizzie's amazing vegan lasagna in the fridge!

crust: lizzie's amazing vegan lasagna with spinach! just laid in the dish.
- brown rice noodle lasagna pasta, tofu and spinach and some nutmeg mixed in...just a pinch, shredded zucchini, tomato sauce, that vegan mozzarella that says it melts but doesn't really but is still good. layer and bake!
any lasagna will do.
filling: 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of almond milk and chopped, sauteed mushrooms with basil.
topping: mozzarella

baked at 350 for about 40 minutes.

playlist: la roux and camille! rae has been kind of listening to "bulletproof" by la roux non-stop...
http://www.playlist.com/playlist/19012371723

Also, as you can see, we had the first warm day in a while here in Asheville. We were so grateful!

Happy Martin Luther King Day!

kitsch quiche / week 21 - january 11th, 2009

our second video! rae is becoming an editing pro (almost)!



for this quiche:

crust: boiled potatoe slices in cupcake tins
filling: sliced green olives, 3 eggs, 3/4 cup of milk, some drops of blue food coloring...
topping: pineapple chunks and cheddar cheese.

extra: tiny things

condiment: ketchup. organic is ok if you must... :)

soundtrack:the kinks! if you wanna listen to the playlist we listened to while making it...go here!

http://www.playlist.com/playlist/18956345099

SPECIAL EDITION: vegan quiche! / january 1st, 2010

so last week lizzie decided not to eat dairy anymore except for quiche night. of course.
but joanne had a good recipe for a vegan quiche so we gave it a shot!

crust: the same ol' new awesome gluten free crust recipe from last week
recipe: from a PETA cook book:

1 TBLS oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 bell pepper, chopped (red or orange looks nice!)
1 cup chopped broccoli
1 cup chopped mushrooms
1 lb of firm tofu
pinch of nutmeg
1/2 tsp tumeric
1 TBLS or more basil
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
maybe a little oregano?
1/2 cup soy or rice milk

-Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
-Heat oil in a skillet and saute the onion, mushrooms, broccoli and
mushrooms until cooked, about 8-10 minutes.
-In a food processor, mix up the rest of the ingredients (tofu, spices and
"milk")
-Stir the veggies into the tofu mixture and then pour into crust
-Bake for 30 minutes

* I think the quiche tastes even better the next day after the flavors
have settled and done their magic.

it was really awesome. tofu is no egg, but it held it's own. thanks joanne!

the real deal quiche / week 20 - january 4th, 2010

we made an actual crust!
thanks to a recipe from a friend :)

crust:
1 cup sorghum blend
1/4 cup almond flour
1/2 tsp xanthum gum
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
5 oz cold butter
1 egg
1/2 T apple cider vinegar

mix all dry ingredients. ALSO: other flours work. like once i used millet and brown rice flour instead of sorghum flour. the almond is nice, but i'm betting it can be left out and replaced with another. i don't like white rice flour, but it's your choice...experiment and work with what you got)
then add the butter, egg and vinegar
mix well with your hands
and roll out on a flat, clean and flour dusted surface (a can/jar without labels is a good rolling pin replacement)
put in greased pan and bake at 375 until a little browned, 10 minutes-ish.
then fill:

filling: 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of milk, muchrooms and broccoli stir fried
topping: swiss and cheddar.

rae made the crust and it turned out sooo well! super flakey and delicious. everyone loved it.
seriously. try the crust.



Note!: We also read one of the Sookie Stackhouse novels,"Club Dead". The books that the show "True Blood" is based on. And we....are avid true blood fans. It's true.

SPECIAL EDITION: new years day quiche! / january 1st, 2010

what's a new year without a good luck quiche?

crust: mashed sweet potatoes
filling: 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of almond milk,
black eyed peas and collards
topping: cheddar and swiss

side: sauerkraut! duh.

HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!!



leave it behind, 2009.
2010, never do it again!

NO QUICHE 4 / week 19 - december 28th, 2009

holidaze.
rae in new york, lizzie in asheville.