Hungry and curious

So FoodTv has this show called The Best Thing I Ever Ate and while that show has 'famous' chef's telling you what they enjoyed, I got to thinking. What's the best thing I ever ate. A few things come to mind.

A mashed potato bake my grandmother made for one Christmas, it was tangy and smooth - warm and comforting. It had cream cheese in it and she sprinkled it with paprika. I've never gotten her recipe and I'm thinking if I asked her now, she may not remember it. (It was at least 25 years ago)

The second thing I remember is a Tomato and Basil soup I had at Warwick Castle in 1997. Delish! It was warm, perfectly spiced and I've wanted to recreate it myself, but never had the guts because if it didn't taste the same, I would be disappointed.

The third, and decidedly the best thing of late is a sandwich I had here, in Des Moines. It's a grilled sandwich with great crusty bread, goat cheese, beets and prosciutto...oh my heaven. The salty prosciutto and the tangy creamy goat cheese, with the tart beets. SO good. And yet, I haven't been back there to have it again. I fear my memory of it might out do its actual taste. I don't want to ruin the sensory memory, but my drooling may force me to try again.

What about the best thing YOU ever ate?

Club Quiche and why I'll never be a good food blogger

So with Thanksgiving over and done with I still have leftover turkey. And last night's dinner was going to incorporate it one way or another. (I'm tired of moving the leftover container of turkey around) And I wanted Quiche. I love pie crust and have a pretty easy recipe for it. So leftover turkey, quiche...what could I do with that? I really only like turkey when it is roasted - so Thanksgiving dinner and then the only other way I enjoy it is in a club sandwich. What's not to like, turkey, ham, bacon...wait! There's my quiche.

Club Quiche
1 9 " unbaked pie crust
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup evaporated milk
4 T. flour
1/4 tsp ground mustard
1/2 cup shredded turkey
1/4 cup diced ham, bologna - whatever you got
1/2 lb shredded colby cheese, approx 2 cups
4 strips cooked bacon

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place pie crust in 9" pie pan and set aside. In medium bowl mix eggs, milk, flour, and mustard. Blend to combine. Stir in turkey, ham & cheese; pour into pie crust. Place bacon on top of filling. Bake for 1 hour, putting a piece of foil over the top if getting too brown.


And for the reason I'll never be a good food blogger...I ALWAYS forget to take pictures of the process. Part of it is because my only good camera is a film camera and I'd have to wait a while before loading the pictures and the other part is that I'm too excited to eat it. And when I discover I want to publish it on my blog...it's been devoured and I'm too excited to post the recipe before I make it again to take the pictures. So there, that's why I'll never be Pioneer Woman. That lady has patience and a little OCD. Otherwise how else could she make her blog look so perfect?!

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