VEGGIE QUICHE

This is a mini quiche

Hello there! yesterday I tried another one of my favourite recipes, THE QUICHE!

what i like about the quiche is that there is no hard and fast rule about it other than the pastry of course!
What i mean is that i can simply throw in what ever i have in hand or in the fridge and viola!...one unique creation is invented! I can use tuna, chicken, anchovies, sausages, or simply vegetables and i mean any kind of veggies.

Anyway today I shall share with you a very healthy as well as reliable recipe. Hope you will enjoy making it for your family to relish it's goodness! See pictures...enjoy!

VEGGIE QUICHE

pastry
225g plain flour, sifted with a pinch of salt.
(if u like u can substitute with wholewheat flour, 125g + 100g plain flour)
100g cold butter - diced
2-3tbs cold water

filling
2 tbsp sunflower or canola oil
1 medium onion - diced
bell peppers or capsicum green, yellow and red (medium sized or 1/2 if they are big) -diced
1 big tomato - diced spring onions small bunch - diced
250ml evaporated milk
125 ml whipped cream (optional)
3 eggs
1/2 cup Cheddar
cheese - grated (optional) 1 tsp chicken seasoning or chicken cube (sm piece) salt and pepper to taste

Method
Put flour into a large mixing bowl.
Rub in butter to resemble breadcrumbs. Add cold water and mix to form a firm dough.

Place dough in a plastic bag and chill for 20-30mins
Roll out pastry and line
greased tin or container. Trim off excess pastry and gently fork the base. Line the base with tin foil and put in beans or rice to blind bake for 15 mins at 190 C. Remove tinfoil and beans. stirring. Add in chicken seasoning, salt and pepper.

Lastly add the tomato and spring onions, just a very quick stir fry
will do as we don't want to overcook these veggies as it will be baked later.

In another bowl break eggs and whisk. Then dd milk to it and season with salt and pepper taking care not over season as we don't want it to be too salty. When the filling is done spoon them on to the partially baked pastry shell. Then gently spoon the milk mixture over the shell.

Lastly sprinkle the grated cheese over it and bake in preheated oven for 30 mins or when you notice the top is firm or a little brown.

So there you have it!

Cheers!

Sherry

p.s. DClewis this one is especially for you.

p.p.s. You can make a larger quiche and have it sliced in wedges to serve as shown.

MUFFIN JEWELLERY!

Marvellous Muffins

I'm mad about muffins! They were certainly not as popular when I was growing up as they are now - now of course there are muffins shops, muffin mixes on grocery store shelves, donut shops now sell muffins too.

But nothing can compare to a homemade muffins, fresh out of the oven! They are so easy to make, you can whip up a batch of muffins and be eating them in less than an hour.

And the homemade varieties can be pretty nutritious - usually not containing too much fat or sugar (unlike the commercial varieties) and full of good ingredients like grains and fruits. Rest assured all the ingredients I use are fresh and of good quality.

I like eating muffins for breakfast and tea although I also like snacking on them whenever I need to. I am happiest whenever I have some ready in the pantry to be packed for my kids when they go to school. I make them often on weekends. Leftover muffins can be frozen and then just popped in the microwave to heat up when you want one.

These shown here are my Royal Collections. They are covered with the loveliest toppings as you can see. Besides these I also make equally tasty and nutritious ones – minus the toppings. I like to throw in carrots, bananas, apples, oranges and even the pumpkin variety can be so delicious. Honestly one wouldn’t know that you have all these ‘secret’ ingredients as they are cleverly camouflaged with all the goodies like chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, raisins, sultans, cherries and nuts. My kids simply love these treats!

Enjoy!...Cheers!

Sherry
P.S. Please browse thru my blog below to view some of my earlier creations!

Muffins to Die For!

CHECK OUT THE CHOC CHIPS! YUMMM THEY PRACTICALLY MELT IN YOUR MOUTH AS YOU BITE!

Guess what? by now you would probably know how CRAZY I am about MUFFINS ! But you know what - i just can't help but share with you what i made last weekend.

Well you see my parents had come back from a short break from my sister's in Penang and they had packed some snacks for their train journey - some ham sandwiches and some bananas.

They had 2 bananas tucked away in the fridge. I only discovered them after a few days (still fresh by the way). So as not to waste them, i decided to whip up a banana plus whatever i had available in my fridge. Viola the most delicious 'Banana, Blackcurrant and Chocolate Chip' version was created! Hope you will try it and ENJOY them...... ours disappeared very quickly!
heres' the ingredients and method:

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons backing powder
1 cup sugar (3/4 if you want it less sweet)
2 eggs beaten
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup melted butter or conola oil
2 very ripe bananas
1/2 cup or more blackcurrants
1/2 cup or more chocolate chips
1 tsp vanilla essence

Sift flour and backing powder and mix the sugar in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat eggs, add vanilla and milk. Make a well in the bowl with dry ingredients and pour the wet mixture in and very gently stir.

Lastly add in the oil or butter. Fold very gently together with the blackcurrants. Finally with the use of a spoon or an ice-cream scoop fill the greased muffin pan or paper cups 2/3 full. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on the top of the muffins and bake in an oven at 190-200 degrees for 20 minutes or until golden brown and the skewer come out clean.

Lots of love

Sherry

DELICIOUS BLUEBERRY MUFFINS

Greetings!

Guess what i stumbled upon today - a lovely easy blueberry muffin recipe! It will surely appeal to you, guaranteed.

You can substitute with fresh strawberries if blueberry is difficult to find. Any other types of fresh fruits also be used.

It will be a joy to try plus have an interesting snack for your breakfast, tea or supper. It will be a nice treat for you kids to pack and take to school for their break (one headache solved for Mom!)

Enjoy!

Sherry