Elle's Kitchen: Bacon and Swiss Quiche

I learned to make quiche from

Julia Child (of course...) many years 

ago and it used to appear regularly on

the menus at Avalon.  Then, one of the 

kids decided they didn't like it and it has

been so long since I've made it I actually

had to consult The Way to Cook for cooking

time and temps.

Ingredients:

a pre-baked pie crust

6 strips of bacon, crumbled

3/4 cup swiss cheese

3 eggs

half and half

salt

pepper

freshly ground nutmeg

Preheat oven to 375F.

Place the bacon evenly over the bottom of the 

crust, sprinkle the cheese over that.  Beat the 3 eggs

and then add enough half and half to make a mixture 

of 1 1/2 cups, season with salt, pepper and nutmeg.

Pour liquid over the filling and add a bit more nutmeg 

to the top.  Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until puffed and

browned.  Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!

Wlle's Kitchen: Eggs Everything Sandwich

 

When I was growing up, every once in a

while we would like a late night snack

and we would make "Eggs Everything".

We basically looked in the fridge and threw

in anything that looked good.

 

 

A few days ago I was visiting a friend

and we were admiring the chickens on

the property and I was lucky enough to

be sent home with a little bucket filled

with eggs.

 

So I decided to make something special

yet easy.  I "everything'ed up" a recipe

I saw on Pinterest.

 

 

Ingredients:

 

Fold out Flat-Out bread

provolone cheese

crumbled bacon

chopped tomatoes

sliced scallions

eggs

avocado, sliced

milk

salt & pepper

 

 

I toasted the Flat-outs on a panini press.

I used Rosemary and Olive Oil.

 

 

Start by scrambling the eggs:

Crack the eggs into a bowl and with a

whisk whip them, add salt & pepper and

a bit of milk (or half & half).  Continue to

whip them until well combined.

 

Melt a little butter in a pan and add the

eggs.  Move them around with a spatula

and while they still look a little watery,

remove from heat.

 

 

Quickly add the bacon, tomatoes and

scallions and combine.

 

 

Place some of the egg mixture on one

side of the Flat Out, top with cheese

and avocado slices.

 

 

I served mine with homemade

hashbrowns and a fruit cup.

 

Enjoy!

Elle's Kitchen: Bacon Pancakes

I have been seeing this recipe on Pinterest

for a while and since Brennan is leaving us

for a few weeks, I thought we should send

him off with a hearty breakfast.

In researching this recipe, I found it was 

first developed by the Aunt Jemina company

in 1962, though it has been around for a long

time, I never heard of it until recently.

Cook the bacon on a tray in a 365 degree F oven

for 10 to 15  minutes or longer until fully cooked.

Place the bacon strips on a griddle or in a 

pan, make sure to grease the griddle or pan

with some of the bacon grease, butter or Pam.

Pour prepared pancake batter over the bacon.

Wait for the pancake to bubble around the edges,

it won't bubble where the bacon is.

Flip and cook on the other side.

Serve with butter and maple syrup.

We rarely have a big hot breakfast around 

here these days.  We are all too busy and 

eat at different times.  Today we sat around

the table talking, about travel, of course and 

pulled out the World Atlas to dream of future

journeys.

Elle's Kitchen: Cinnamon Toast

I was out of state this week and yesterday I got

home in the afternoon, played with the puppy dog,

headed down to the big city with Trishie for a lecture

 by Frank Abagnale at the IMA and then we met Kate

 for a very late dinner before heading home to an end of

 day telephone call with Mr. Wonderful and off to bed!

This morning I woke up and let's just say, the cupboard

was bare,  nothing for breakfast...  there were a few pieces

of bread so I went old school and made cinnamon toast.

This is a favorite of mine from when I was a child but I

haven't had it in years.  It is so simple and most people 

have everything they need in their kitchen.  

Toast the bread until it is light brown, spread with butter

and let it melt a bit then sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon

and gently mix the butter, sugar and cinnamon together.

This is something my Mum often made for me when I was

a child.  When I was old enough to make it myself I 

remember we had a spice jar with the sugar and cinnamon 

already mixed together ~ I don't remember if this was a

commercial product or just something my Mum mixed up 

herself to make it easier for me.  

It was still delicious!

Elle's Kitchen: Orange Raisin Scones

On Sunday nights we are watching the final

season of Downton Abbey.  Last Sunday we 

had a late dinner and made it a tea.  Of course,

when you have tea, you should have scones.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1/2 cup sugar, divided

2 tabl. orange zest

1 tabl. baking powder

1/2 teas. salt

1/2 cup butter, chilled

1/2 cup raisins

1/3 cup sour cream

1 egg

cinnamon 

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.  Spray a baking

pan with Pam.

Whisk flour, 1/3 cup of the sugar, orange zest,

baking powder and salt in a large bowl.

Add butter and cut into the flour mixture

with a pastry blender or 2 knives until

mixture looks like coarse meal.

Add the raisins.

Whisk the sour cream and egg together in 

a small bowl.

Add sour cream/egg mixture to the flour

mixture and toss until mist clumps form.

Pour flour mixture onto a lightly floured

surface and gently knead just until dough

comes together.  Divide in half and form each

half into a 4'' round.  Sprinkle with cinnamon

and the remaining sugar.  Gently press this 

into the dough so it stays in place.  Cut each 

round into 4 parts and transfer to the baking

sheet.  Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until

golden brown.  Cool and serve.

They were delicious!