Misc Pictures

I'm finally updating my blog with pictures from past meals. Here are some ones my husband dug up on his camera. I don't remember the recipes, but most of these are simple meals that I made. My husband grab the camera, b/c he liked the way they looked.

Roasted Vegetables (red bell peppers, eggplant, asparagus)

This was good. You could try it yourself by cutting up any veges you like and tossing them with olive oil and a bit of salt and pepper. Throw in a hot oven to roast.

Oatmeal Bread

I don't remember where I got this recipe. It was only so so. Definitely edible, but the hunt is still on for a better oatmeal bread.

Steak, Red Potatoes, and Creamed Spinach with Red, Yellow, and Orange Bell Peppers

My favorite part of this meal was definitely the spinach. I was craving creamed spinach one night and put this together. It was also the product of my having red, yellow, and orange bell peppers in my fridge and not knowing what to do with them. I cut up a quarter or each and sauteed them on the stove (butter only please). Then, I threw half a bag of baby spinach in the pan with them. I cooked them down a bit, and then I added a little more butter and some cream. Sprinked with salt and pepper and they were done. Very simple and Very yummy.

I have more pictures floating around. Hope to grab them soon :-)

Beauty in the Pie (Spinach Feta Quiche)

Yesterday, I was in the mood for a quiche. I searched for some good recipes and decided to go the easy route so I tried to find simple recipes that would taste great. I have tons of feta cheese left over from making the stuffed mushrooms for the wedding, so I went with a spinach and feta quiche. In my request to keep it simple, I went with a fuss free oil pastry crust. You mix it together and pat it in the pan. Mistake number one.

Excited that my cursory blog search turned up several recipes using feta, an ingredient I've never used in a quiche before, I picked two to work with. One added a couple more cheeses to the mix, cream cheese and parm. I decided to use that idea, but since we are out of parm I went with mozzarella. One of my recipes caused for 4 ozs of feta, so I broke off half a package of the yummy feta in my fridge and crumbled it over the bottom of my crust. Mistake number two.

The quiche was absolute beautiful. I took it out of the oven and loved it's beautiful colors and textures. For once, I also didn't make more custard than necessary for the filling. I actually had to mix up a bit more, b/c I ran out. The filling had the perfect custard to topping ratio. It would have been wonderful... Except for the gummy, oil crust and overabundance of tart feta cheese. Sighh. Yet, it was edible though. I took it to work the next today, and the cheese had mellowed a bit. It heated up well in the microwave and was fairly passable. I will definitely try it again, with a real crust (butter please!) and about half as much feta crumbled more fine.