Spinach and Portobello Mushroom Quiche

[ka3ytl]

It occurs to me that I need a cooking icon. Perhaps I'll take care of that later...

So, we had spinach and portobello mushrooms hanging around from the farm share. Eggs I had to buy. LIkely we'll get them again this week. FWIW: The Forest Hills FArmer's Market had fresh eggs for $2.50 a dozen. I suspect it's Bridge Farm that has them. We had an interesting conversation about why free range eggs aren't as good as "kept on a concrete pad" eggs. Something about the fact that hens that are allowed out tend to eat things that involve meat which raises the cholesterol in the eggs. I'm not sure how true this is, but the farmer believes it and I believe that he truly has the best interests of people/hens in mind. So while I might prefer that the hens have access to the great outdoors I don't have a problem with buying his eggs (although others might *shrugs*) Although they might be allowed out on a concrete pad, I'm not sure to be honest. And the micro greens guy whose microgreens were showcased on the front cover of "Edible Allegheny" is there now instead of in Oakland.



Heat oven to 400 degrees

1.25 cups bisquick
.5 stick of room temp butter
2-3 tbls of boiling water

Mix the bisquick and the butter. Add the water and then stir rapidly. Press into pan.

butter
.5 sweet onion
2 portobello mushrooms
couple of handfuls of spinach
garlic clove
salt/pepper

Put them in the pan in that order. Letting them cook in between adding the next ingredient. I let the onions caramelize before adding the mushrooms.

Place this mixture in the bottom of the pan.

4 large eggs
1.25 cups milk

mix together. pour over the mixture in the pan. place in oven for about 30-40 minutes. Probably be better to put it on the middle rack. I ended up having to put Al foil around the edges. Might start out with that first and then take it off about 20 minutes in.

I think that it would be better with kale. The portobello didn't seem to add much and since Dano's not real keen on mushrooms I might just skip them next time. We'll see. I think shiitake mushrooms might be good.

Comments

[allthingsnoisy.livejournal.com]

I consume eggs, but I am not convinced that free range chickens are any better off than battery cage birds. Two reasons: 1. Just because they're allowed to roam free doesn't mean they do. They may live their entire life in the barn despite the open door. 2. Many free range farms will burn the beaks off of their chickens to avoid their natural reaction to peck at each other for space/food/etc. They sound stressed regardless.

The recipe sounds great though. I love mushrooms! What would be a good alternative to Bisquick? I don't keep that in the house on any regular basis. The rest of the ingredients I have most of the time.

[ka3ytl.livejournal.com]

flour mixed with butter/shortening until it's the consistency of cornmeal. Then add enough milk until it makes a nice stiff dough (so says Dano) salt and baking powder are optional :)

A basic biscuit or pie dough recipe will work.