Showing posts with label brunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label brunch. Show all posts

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Super Savory Quiche w/Sausage!


Ingredients:

  • 8 eggs
  • Pepper
  • 1/2 cup milk or water
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped
  • EVOO
  • 1 handful of spinach
  • 1 sausage, bite size pieces (hot Italian sausage or sweet or chorizo)
  • Feta cheese or your favorite cheese
What to do:
  1. In a small bowl, combine the eggs, pepper, and milk. Mix together well.
  2. Saute the spinach in EVOO and set aside. 
  3. Saute the onion, garlic, and red pepper. Set aside. 
  4. Cook the sausage until done. De-grease by setting on a paper towel. Set aside. 
  5. In a round oven safe bowl, spray with Pam and pour in half the egg mixture.
  6. Layer in some spinach and then some onion and pepper mixture and then some sausage. 
  7. Slowly pour in the second half of the egg mixture.
  8. Repeat the layers (spinach, onion mixture, and sausage). 
  9. Top with your favorite cheese. 
  10. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes...until golden brown on the edges and solid in the center. 
Serve it up with the extra sausage on the side. Enjoy!

Monday, May 13, 2013

Blueberry Scones w/Orange Glaze!



Ingredients:
  • 2 cups flour, plus more for rolling blueberries in
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cut into chunks
  • 3/4 cup buttermilk or cream
  • 1 egg
  • 1 pint fresh blueberries
Orange Glaze-
  • 2 oranges, zest and juice
  • 2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
What to do:
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
  2. In a large bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Cut in butter using 2 forks or a pastry blender. The butter pieces should be coated with flour and resemble crumbs.
  3. In another bowl, mix buttermilk and egg together, and then add to the flour mixture. mix just to incorporate, do not overwork the dough.
  4. Roll the blueberries in flour to coat (so they don't sink to bottom). Fold the blueberries into batter (be careful not to bruise). Drop large tablespoons of batter on an un-greased cookie sheet.
  5. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes until brown. Cool before applying orange glaze.
  6. To prepare the orange glaze, combine butter, sugar, orange zest, and juice, over a double broiler. 
  7. Cook until butter and sugar are melted and heat and beat until smooth and slightly cool. 
  8. Drizzle or brush on top of scones and let glaze harden.
Enjoy!

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Kielbasa, Ham, Potato, and Cheese Quiche


This is perfect for a meal after a long run or just for Sunday brunch with friends. :)

Ingredients:

  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 cup milk
  • 3 ounces crumbled goat cheese or feta cheese
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 cup kielbasa cubed
  • 1 cup finely cubed potatoes
  • 1 cup ham cubed
  • Chipotle adobo sauce
  • 1 tbsp coconut oil or EVOO
  • Pam
What to do:
  1. Preheat the oven to 350.
  2. In a medium mixing bowl, mix the eggs, milk, and salt and pepper together. Set aside.
  3. In a medium skillet, heat up the EVOO on medium. Add the ham, kielbasa, and 2-3 tbsp of adobo sauce. Cook until done and seasoned well (approximately 5-7 minutes).  Set aside.
  4. Coat a 9 inch cake/pie pan with Pam. 
  5. Add the potatoes and kielbasa/ham mixture into the bottom of the pan. Top evenly with the egg mixture. Top with the cheese crumbles.
  6. Cook 30 minutes or until done.

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Crustless Crab Quiche!



Ingredients:

  • 8 ounces imitation crab meat (or fresh meat), chopped
  • 1 cup low fat cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1/2 cup goat cheese, crumbles
  • 1 cup onion, chopped
  • 4 large eggs (I use brown organic)
  • 1 cup milk (I use organic)
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 1/8 tsp pepper
  • 1 dash paprika
What to do:
  1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Coat 9 inch pie/round cake plate with vegetable oil or Pam. 
  3. Combine chopped crab, onion, and cheeses in a bowl. Press ingredients into pie pan.
  4. Beat together remaining ingredients except paprika and pour over the crab. 
  5. Sprinkle with paprika.
  6. Bake 30 minutes.
Serve it with a tossed salad topped with lemon juice and a side of sliced and cleaned strawberries.

Enjoy!