Quiche Me

First of all, thank the Lord, I am feeling SO much better. Antibiotics are amazing. I slept through the night last night and I feel like a new woman.

Second, I have to say, I'm a genius in the kitchen. Trying to keep spending down, we are eating out of the pantry and the freezer this week. So far, so good. Monday night I made a delicious meal for two of us from one pork chop. There was rice, and beans, and onions, and I don't know what Goya puts in that Adobo stuff but it's the food equivalent of crack. I'm hooked.

Last night I made a crustless quiche, roughly following this recipe:

SPINACH - MUSHROOM QUICHE (CRUSTLESS)
3 eggs
1 c. milk
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking powder
1 c. flour
6 oz. shredded cheddar cheese (I usually use more)
1 pkg. frozen chopped spinach
1 can mushroom pieces
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in 8x8 inch pan (or 9-inch deep dish pie pan) in 350 degree oven. Beat eggs, add milk, flour, salt, baking powder, and mix well. Add shredded cheese, spinach (drained), and mushrooms. Pour into pan and bake for 40-45 minutes at 350 degrees.

I didn't have any mushrooms, and I added some chopped up deli ham. For the cheese, I just tore up a few slices of provelone and tossed in some grated Parmesan. And then, the genius part ... we didn't have any milk in the house (I never drink it, and hubbyhubs uses it in his cereal a couple days a week ... we're often out of milk). So, instead of milk, I used a cup of L'Madeleine Tomato Soup, which my cousin in DC brings me jars of every time he visits. Yes, that shot the fat content up to about 18g per person ... but it was worth it. It also probably weighed the quiche down a little bit, as it was rather low, but it was absolutely delicious. I also added a few shakes of black pepper into the mix, because I thought it was a weird omission. Anyway, this is definitely going to be a staple in our menu.

I am feeling energized and ready to tackle the 2 million projects that have piled up on my desk in the last week. I swear, I don't even know what the point of working at a firm is, if nobody pulls together in my absence. I might as well be a sole practitioner.

I am knitting up a storm, as usual. I am in the middle of a baby sweater for a couple of friends who have a new little boy. I have one more baby sweater on the list, for the grandchild of my parents' friends. And then, I get to tackle that big bunting sweater thingy, and I CANNOT wait. I really hate that I have to waste so many hours at work when I could be knitting. My latest daydream is that I open up a teeny little knitting shop in our neighborhood, sell all kinds of soft fuzzy yarn, talk to old ladies all day, and read, and write, and knit. I'm not sure if it would pay the bills, but it sure would be nice ...