While everything and anything can be made with bacon in the U.S., it’s not a household staple here. I can buy allumettes (matchsticks) or lardons (just translates as bacon, but it’s in pieces slightly bigger than the matchsticks) either natural or smoked. All of these are fried and added to salads, quiches or other dishes as flavoring. They come in 3oz packages. If I search I can sometimes find side … Continue reading →
One could call this the last gasp of the potager…. There were a few green tomatoes left, I pulled the basil out but kept a basket full of leaves to use and the last Delicata squash was smaller than usual. They all seemed good candidates for an end-of-summer quiche. Or would that be a beginning-of-autumn quiche? Whatever the name – we were happy. There was even a slice left for … Continue reading →
This could also be called Yellow Quiche. I used yellow onion, yellow squash, yellow tomatoes, and our eggs are very bright yellow when cooked. I will admit to being skeptical about this idea. I’ve used winter squash often in quiches, but summer squash tends to be a bit water-y. Combined with the tomatoes I was afraid the quiche wouldn’t set. Cooking the squash and the tomatoes until almost dry did … Continue reading →
France may be the home to over 500 cheeses but I don’t often see any that are smoked. Maybe it’s because the preference seems to be for soft cheeses…. The other day, at my favorite Grand Frais, I found a Corsican smoked sheep’s milk cheese. Naturally, I bought some. After nibbling on it for a few days I decided to use some in a quiche (rainy day). Naturally, I used … Continue reading →
I decided it was time to make a quiche. I haven’t been making them lately…. partly because I wasn’t buying any suitable vegetables. I wasn’t buying any suitable vegetables because I had a plethora of spaghetti squash to get through. I like that word…. plethora. I think I’ll use it more often. I’ve noticed a dearth of imaginative, intelligent words in the news recently. I shall wage my own, minuscule … Continue reading →
My supermarket is being remodeled. Admittedly it was looking rather tired and could use the work but does remodeling also have to involve rearranging? Yes, I understand the marketing wisdom of moving everything around so that shoppers can’t go directly to pick up what they need. If they have to wander the store aimlessly for days they may succumb to impulse buying thus boosting store profits. Understanding it doesn’t mean … Continue reading →
After having a day that was totally derailed I now have had two more. But these were fun. First…. the quiche. I finally fixed the other half of our Christmas ham that had been languishing in the freezer. I did something I’ve never done before. I boiled it. Normally, when I fix a ham, I just roast it, add a glaze when it’s almost done, and finish roasting…. Which is … Continue reading →
