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    Home » Paper Chef no. 8 - Nothing Like a Lover's Hugs and Quiches

    July 2005 Uncategorized

    Paper Chef no. 8 - Nothing Like a Lover's Hugs and Quiches

    quiche
    Now why does it happen that the last Paper Chef weekend, I had been worked into a fabulous frenzy over a feta cheese soufflé after an impromptu visit from a “friend,” and that it just so happens that this Paper Chef weekend, he decided to drop by again?!? There must be something about a hot kitchen and being tied up in apron strings that will get a guy to jump into his car and do that six hour drive down the I-5 ;)

    Well, maybe I got lucky that weekend, and uh, maybe I did *wink* because my silly little soufflé and story won in our own cyber-kitchen stadium! *high five! high five!* Which means I get to judge this month! And yes, I know I don’t get to compete in this round number eight, but I just couldn’t let those four fabulous ingredients – olives, cheddar cheese, spinach, and either cream or potatoes – get away from me, even though he did on Sunday afternoon. *sigh*

    Spinach, olives, and even both the cream and potatoes screamed out Mediterranean to me, but what threw me for a cul-de-sac was the cheese. Feta? Obviously. Mozzarella? Definitely do-able. Even Swiss? Still something to be had. But cheddar?!?! Cheddar is, like, on the other side of the continent, okay?

    I could have done a cheddar and spinach soufflé, but I did that last time, and look where it got me. :)

    quiche from above
    creamy spinach, olive, and sun-dried tomatoes

    So, as appropriate for lazily rolling out of bed late on Sunday morning, slightly disheveled, but still in need of a good cup of coffee and brunch, it’s a Creamy Spinach, Olive, and Sun-dried Tomato Quiche in a Cheddar Crust. No borders. Just one big happy European free-for-all with Mediterranean fillings for a decidedly French dish of quiche, but all wrapped up in an English crust.

    The cheddar crust is just so wrong. It's not really English (well, Cheddar is), but rather, it's all American (I don’t recall seeing cheddar cheese in a pastry crust anywhere except in American apple pies), so it doesn’t even work with the all-European-ness of the quiche anyway. And the worst of it is that it's sort of a very large pain in the arse to make. Adding shredded cheddar cheese doesn’t make it difficult to bring the pastry dough together. The dough is not even hard to roll out. But it’s an absolute miserable mess to blind-bake because the cheeky cheese decides to stick to the aluminum foil and never let go! Alright alright, so it was my mistake to learn from. Next time, I’ll coat the foil with non-stick spray. Duh. Should have thought of that the first time. Stupid, stupid stupid.

    quiche from above
    a glossy glaze before the filling

    At least I was smart enough to glaze the inside with an egg yolk for the last two minutes of baking the crust, though. Otherwise, the crust would have become a soggy, eggy mess when the filling gets poured in.

    The filling is a basic quiche filling with eggs and cream. I just added chopped and sautéed spinach and onions, sliced black olives, and rejuvenated sun-dried tomatoes. It doesn’t have to bake long, and thank goodness. You know me and baking. I don’t think I could have lasted. ;)

    Looking forward to salivating over all the delicious entries in the next few days - you know, gotta find something to do with all that leftover spinach, olives, cream, and cheddar cheese – LOL!

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    1. Joycelyn says

      July 12, 2005 at 3:26 am

      hi sarah, that looks fabulous!

      Reply
    2. 2-minute Noodle Cook says

      July 12, 2005 at 4:09 am

      The egg yolk glaze to waterproof the shell is a great idea, as I haven't been able to make double crust pies without the base dissolving into a mess.

      Reply
    3. Sam says

      July 12, 2005 at 5:57 am

      can you judge yourself the winner?

      i have all my ingredients ready, but i didnt get round to it
      bad me

      Reply
    4. sarah says

      July 12, 2005 at 3:50 pm

      *blush* thanks, j!

      and yes, that egg glaze is so weird - i mean it makes the crust look sunshine yellow - almost unnaturally so, but it totally works, especially for a quiche, which is all egg anyway :)

      aw sam! i always love your creations!! *chuckle* okay, so a lot of it has to do with your phantabulous photography ;)

      Reply
    5. Sam says

      July 12, 2005 at 4:16 pm

      oi, cheeky, are you suggesting my cooking sucks and the beauty of my food is only skin deep?

      well actually - my idea - was probably really more about the photo than the recipe.

      But just imagine how good looking a forest of oozy cheddar cheese and olive mustard spinach-wrapped parcels on crispy potato matchsticks would have looked.

      Reply
    6. Eve says

      July 12, 2005 at 11:30 pm

      that looks sooooo good...you'd better make that for me in a couple of weeks, lol!!!!

      Reply
    7. sarah says

      July 13, 2005 at 6:03 pm

      dang, sam, you should make it anyway, like this weekend!! what does a forest of cheese look like? wouldn't last long around me - timber! then gobble gobble gobble :)

      eve: after the bar, we'll hit up the bar, and then all the souffles, tarts and quiches i cna whip up for you to sober up at 4 a.m. :)

      Reply
    8. Anonymous says

      July 13, 2005 at 10:07 pm

      yum that was good...worked well for breakfast, lunch or dinner! Well done! JP.

      Reply
    9. Anonymous says

      July 14, 2005 at 1:48 pm

      SO WHO WON?

      Reply
    10. Sam says

      July 15, 2005 at 1:15 am

      actually i made the cheese and spinach into an omelette last night. maybe one day i will grow my melted cheese forest without olives and with gruyere instead of cheddar

      Reply

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