Quiche

In honor of spring, I'm posting a recipe for quiche (or as my kids call it "egg pie"). Serve with some fresh rolls (from the bakery or your freezer is perfect) and a yummy Spinach Strawberry salad (posted 7-18-07) and you'll have a yummy spring meal. By the way, it uses milk instead of cream.

Quiche
1 Pie crust

1/2 c. (or to taste) onion, chopped
1/2 c. butter
3 garlic cloves
1/2 green pepper, chopped

Saute veggies together (5-7 minutes)

1 tomato, chopped
handful shredded cheese
chopped ham (optional)
salt and pepper

Mix in with sauteed veggies and spoon into crust.

Mix 4 eggs
1 c. milk
salt and pepper to taste

Spoon egg mixture over veggie mix. Bake at 375 for 15 minutes. Sprinkle with another handful of cheese on top. bake for another 35-40 minutes. Enjoy!

Lucious Loaves

The other day my friend and I were chatting while waiting for our kindergartners to get out of school and she mentioned that she had some banana bread in the oven at home. Mmm....That sounded so good. As luck would have it, I happened to have 3 beautifully black bananas just begging to be made into bread. Yesterday I was still digging out of my organizing project, but today (in a freshly organized and clean kitchen I might add) I found I had plenty of time to make it. While it was baking, I picked up Twilight (again), but the heavenly aromas coming from my oven were somewhat distracting. Neither Lyndsi or I can wait till those beautiful loaves cool so we can try it!

Banana Bread

1/2 c. shortening
1 c. sugar
3 mashed bananas
2 eggs
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 c. flour
1/2 c. nuts (optional)



Mix shortening and sugar together. Add bananas and eggs and mix. Add remaining ingredients. Bake at 350 for 35-45 minutes. Makes 2-3 loaves.