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Easy Ham and Cheese Quiche

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I found a random frozen pie crust in the freezer, so I decided to make a yummy quiche, which basically was just for me, because no one else ate it. You could leave out the ham and add in veggies to make this vegetarian. The crust broke on me, but it was still summer yummy! This is was all I ate this weekend 😉

INGREDIENTS

4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 cup whole milk (or half and half)
1 1/2 cups diced ham
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or mix it up with what you have)
1 deep dish frozen pie crust added in a pie pan
salt and pepper to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, salt and pepper.
Stir in ham and cheeses. Save some cheese for the top 😉
Pour filling into pie crust, set on a baking sheet and place in oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until set.

Roasted Cauliflower and Broccoli with Nutritional Yeast

Side dishes...veggies, vegan, Vegetarian

Evening guys! Hope you are having fun watching the Superbowl or not watching the Superbowl. I am watching the commercials on You Tube as they come out 😉 Our power was out for a couple hours, so I ate some chips and drank some wine in the dark surrounded by candles.

When the power came back on, I made these yummy oven roasted veggies. I use to buy nutritional yeast all the time back when I was a vegan/vegetarian. It has a very strong nutty and cheesy flavor which I love. I used to add it to everything, but my favorite thing to add it to was popcorn. It was my favorite late night snack after aerobics class in college 🙂

I had a small head of cauliflower and broccoli, so I doused them with olive oil, salt, pepper, and this nutritional yeast. I roasted them for 30 minutes or so at 350, or until tender, depending on how many veggies you have. You could do this with any veggies, these are just the ones I had in the fridge. Rebecca and I LOVED it. Katie would not even try it, because she only likes her veggies steamed…

Pasta Mash Up

Pasta, Vegetarian

I opened the fridge and realized I only had eggs, cheese, fruit, and beer. I could survive if it was just me, but alas, I have to feed my family 😉 I went to the store to get some staples for a few days this week.

Decided to make this pasta mash up. Took two easy quick pastas and added fresh ingredients plus a pre-made sauce. Never feel bad for using what is already created in the grocery store for you. While I love cooking, that doesn’t mean I have to cook everything homemade all the time!

Chopped up the onion and rough chopped the mushrooms. Cooked them down in two tablespoons of both oil and butter, about 10 minutes. 4 tablespoons of fat. You could even add bacon fat and add bacon to this, but that is not the direction I went. You can play with any recipe once you see how to work the ingredients. Then add the spinach to wilt. Add salt and pepper to taste.

While the veggies were cooking, I added the pasta to a boiling pot of salted water. Then added the sauce to the veggies; combined and heated. Added the pasta to the sauced veggies plus a tablespoon of Parmesan and mixed well. Once plated, topped with more Parmesan.

Tofu Veggie Noodle Stir Fry

Asian, vegan, Vegetarian

I made this super easy vegan meal tonight! Dump and Stir Fry 😉

Cooked stir fry veggies that came with their own sauce (from Sprouts in the veggie section) with 1 block of pressed tofu chopped in cubes. I added a couple of teaspoons of sesame oil and teriyaki sauce to coat everything. I cooked a pack of Chinese noodles according to the package (like 2 minutes) and added to the pan. Always stir to combine. I topped with a few random peanuts I had in the pantry. CRUNCH!

This probably should serve 4, but it will serve 3. My dinner tonight and 2 other meals this week for me 😉 The fam had pork tenderloin that they loved.