Q is for Quiche

Look at that crust, would you? The flakiness!

I remember eating quiche exactly once in my life.  It was a Thanksgiving many, many, many moons ago.  For the life of me I can't remember who made it - normally my family doesn't go in for any divergence from the usual Thanskgiving fare.  Maybe that's why the quiche sticks out in my mind the way it does.

By the way, if I'm wrong about it being a Thanksgiving and any family members are reading this, feel free to correct me.  I remember being little and I remember being at Cioci Ann's old house and I remember the table being extended.  To me, that means Thanksgiving.

Anyway, I couldn't tell you now if I liked it or not because, well, it was 20+ years ago.

Since I wasn't exactly bred with quiche running through my veins (ew, there's a pretty mental image for you), it's never been a blip on my radar.

But then again, neither was sushi until I decided to give it a shot.  And now it's like one of my very favorite things.  Maybe I would feel the same way about quiche?

Do I spy cranberries in there?

Turns out, as I'm reading more and more about it, quiche seems like it would be right up my culinary alley.  I mean, honestly, once you get the crust part down (and let me just take a moment to thank my food processor in advance for the work it will surely be performing on my behalf), and you break your eggs and add your cheese and cream/milk/half-and-half (I think I'd use the fat-free kind to see what happens), you pretty much have a blank canvas on which to play.

What would I use? Mushrooms? Sun-dried tomatoes? Spinach? Asparagus, perhaps? Shallots? Olives? Maybe I'd get particularly sassy and use sausage or bacon?

What kind of cheese? Swiss? Cheddar? Feta? Mmmmm....

Yes, I WOULD enjoy a slice.  Or half.

The mind literally boggles at the possibilities.  It's sort of like pizza - you have the chance to come up with endless combinations of toppings based upon your personal tastes.

And naturally this will be based solely upon my personal tastes because I'm getting one of those crazy psychic feelings that Rob will not be eating any of this.  In fact...wait, my crystal ball is a little cloudy...ahh, yes...he will wrinkle his nose in distaste.  More.  For.  Me.

So I'm thinking of trying a quiche this weekend.  Of course I'll let you know how it goes!

So tell me: Have you ever made quiche? Do you like to eat it? If so, what's your favorite? Better yet! Do you have a recipe you'd like to share?


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