6.01.2010

Ham and Swiss Quiche

So the title for this post could be 'a wonderfully planned dinner gone awry'. I planned, I thawed, I KNEW what I was doing then a boulder named Hero cannon balled into the middle of my plan. And all hell broke loose. We have T-ball some nights and tonight was one of those nights, we have to be out the door early, dinner needs to work. Plans must proceed or little miss list maker, planner, overseer might blow a gasket.
Here's how it went down-
Me: planning executing
Teenage Wildebeest Hero: I need a ride to work
Me: oh...now?...
Hero: snort huffff sigh yeahhhhhh
Me: oh...looking desperately at my plan sliding down the drain, recovering and moving past-all in like 3 seconds-I SWEAR
Hero: chhhh NM!! I'll get a ride
Me: nope we're cool let's go, rounding up small tired boneless children
Hero: hold on I have to get ready
Me:uhhh ok we need to go
Hero: chh I know right? pfffff sheeshhhhh sssssssiiiiiiiggggggghhhhhhhhhh
Me:plan will be fine ham is defrosted, recipe is out, ingredients at the ready let's do this c'mon
Hero: QUIT BUGGING ME
Me: biding my time by not actively throttling teenager, get in the car, turn around, honk, honk again, rev engine honk
Hero: strolling out, oh you're ready, fine, can I drive? why? why? why? why? why?
Me: no, no , no, no, no, no, nooooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hero: pfffft
Me, roar over boot him out drop him off, roar home, send tired boneless kids to rest, roar around attempting to make quiche, WITH FROZEN BUTTER (not so ahead of the game now am I?), thawing it puts me back another 10 minutes, roar around cracking eggs, making crust, basically setting off a flour, butter and egg bomb in my house, whip up two quiches in record time, only to have one not completely bake and the other almost catch on fire
Husband: hey I'm home...you OK?
Me: no honey I'm fine nope been a good day, heya why don't you hang with the boys a minute while I scoop half cooked egg out of one quiche, scrape burnt crust off the other and try to chisel off the now dried on flour and water paste that is everywhere-heehee insert insane giggle here complete with spinning eye

I am in complete control, no one is dead, I still have a sense of humor, life is good, I need to go to bed.
Hey that's almost poetry. hunh.

Ham and Swiss Quiche---oven 375˚ and 325˚
1/2 a double pie crust recipe or double the quiche recipe and use both
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup shredded swiss cheese
2 cups chopped ham
dash of pepper

lay pie crust in the bottom of the pie pan
crimp edges, don't prick the bottom
cover with foil bake at 375 for 5 minutes
remove foil bake for 5 more minutes
meanwhile beat eggs, add milk beat again
stir in cheese and ham
pour into partially baked crust, sprinkle with pepper
finish baking at 325˚ for 40 minutes or until center is set


relax, put your feet up, read a book or alternately run around huffing and sweating trying not to scream-totally your choice

Peace and Love-


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5 comments :

  1. Wow...you are awesome! I would of gave up. But you kept on going :) Hope your family appreciates all your efforts!

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  2. I feel breathless from just reading this ... phew! Hey, you're right, no one died so its all good! :)

    And the quiche looks and sounds yummy regardless!

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  3. haha Gotta love teens! ;) I could see/hear the convo as I read it. Isn't it funny how teens think they're all unique and all-knowing and yet we were all the same at that age? I must have done the same thing to my parents 10 times!

    Love the quiche bake! It made me hungry for ham so I took some out from the freezer. I think I'll do something w/ lentils... hmm...

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  4. so been about the quiches lately... easy to make- kinda sorta (why do I always insist on making my crusts from scratch- you too?) cook them, freeze them/ eat them hot, room temperature- with hot sauce, salt & pepper... so good in theory, then toddler throws a tantrum and the other pees on the floor- good times...

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