Dirty Hips!

I think "Dirty Hips" would be a good name for a cook book or a recipe blog. My hips are always dirty when I'm enthralled in a recipe. I try hard to be a respectable chef and wipe my hands on a cloth, but I get excited and carried away and in the rush of creativity I inadvertently wipe my hands on my hips.


Tonight I made my first quiche and it was actually quite good. Here's what I did:

For the crust:
1 cup flour
1/3 cup oil
3 Tbsp ice-cold water
1/2 tsp salt

I mixed all three together, patted into the pie plate and baked it while I prepped/mixed the rest of the ingredients (maybe 10-15 mins).

For the filling:
3 eggs
1/4 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup soy milk
1/4-1/2 cup nutritional yeast flakes
2 Tbsp flour
1/2 cup mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup kale, sliced
1/4-1/2 cup chopped tomato (I used baby plum tomatoes and quartered them)
2 tbsp chives, chopped (next time I'd use a small onion and saute it with the mushrooms)
1-2 tsp salt
pepper

I whisked the eggs, mayo, milk, nutritional yeast and flour. Then rinsed and chopped the veggies. I sauted the mushrooms in a little olive oil seasoned with sea salt and ground pepper. I added the tomatoes to the mushrooms when they were nicely browned. I cooked the tomato for a few minutes until they started to break down a little then I added the kale and cooked until it wilted. I mixed the veggies in with the egg mixture and poured it into the crust.
I put it all back in the oven for about 20-25 mins on 375.
The nutritional yeast flakes add a hint of cheesy flavor. It was light and tasty and the kids gobbled it down - even the notoriously fussy Caleb!