I did a double take when first saw this kitchen gadget in John Lewis recently.
I could not believe that such a device existed.
Well it does and here is the photograph to prove it!
It is a toaster which you can use to also poach an egg!
Bizarre!
My second quiche
Well having made my first quiche, I went ahead and made another.
I was inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe I saw on his At Home series, though this is not quite the same as he used potatoes and asparagus in his.
First I cooked the pastry case blind, I will admit to using ready made pastry; well it is easier and faster at times.
Once this has cooled, in a pan I cooked some onions off with red pepper, mushrooms, parsley and pancetta.
These were then placed in the pastry case.
I then in a jug, mixed four eggs, some cream and a splash of milk.
This I poured into the pastry case.
I then placed the quiche in the oven, and topped up the egg mixture (which I may have spilt if I did this before I popped it into the oven).
The quiche is then baked in the oven until the egg has set and has gone slightly brown.
Asparagus Quiche
As I was making this asparagus quiche, it occurred to me that I hadn’t ever made a quiche before.
So this is my first quiche.
I was inspired by a Jamie Oliver recipe I saw on his At Home series, though this is not quite the same as he used potatoes in his.
First I cooked the pastry case blind, I will admit to using ready made pastry; well it is easier and faster at times.
Once this has cooled, in a pan I cooked some onions off.
These were then placed in the pastry case.
I then in a jug, mixed four eggs, some cream and a splash of milk.
This I poured into the pastry case.
I then added some cooked asparagus.
I then placed the quiche in the oven, and topped up the egg mixture (which I may have spilt if I did this before I popped it into the oven).
The quiche is then baked in the oven until the egg has set and has gone slightly brown.
Chicken with honey and coriander
This was a Chinese meal with some additional extras.
The chicken was roasted in the oven with mushrooms, onions and spring onions (scallions) with honey and coriander.
I served the chicken with home made egg fried rice, basically take some cooked rice and fry with chinese five spice, spring onions and beaten egg.
I also cooked a selection of mushrooms including shitake and oyster mushrooms.