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Homemade vegetable quiche

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Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great Easter.

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Mine was different because I ended up sleeping through the church service I was supposed to go to with my aunt and uncle. Because of my oversleeping mishap, I ended up attending my church by myself. It felt strange, but I’m glad I got to celebrate Easter where I felt was most important. (my fiancé is out of town, too)

After church, I decided it was time to make brunch. Brunch for 1, please. Ok, just to let you know, Easter wasn’t all loneliness. I met up with family later in the afternoon for an Easter get together complete with little babies Easter egg hunting!

This was my very first quiche and I am very proud of it. I loosely followed this recipe, but ended up with my own version.

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I used my new KitchenAid mixer (my pride and joy) to make the dough for the pie crust (use a mixer if you have one!).

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Be sure to use your paddle, not whisk.

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Instead of pastry flour, I used 1/2 cup brown rice flour, 1/2 cup cake flour. I just didn’t have pastry flour on hand and this turned out beautifully.

When blending, be patient. It might look dry, but add tablespoons of cold water one at a time, waiting for each tablespoon of water to blend in. The dough should end up looking like this:

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Roll out the dough, ensuring it’s wider than the pie dish.

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It was difficult to pick up and place in the dish, so I ended up pressing the dough around to try to make it all even. Don’t worry if it doesn’t look that great. Once you’re done with that, pinch the edges to form a new edge. (tip: tuck the dough under along the edge) Then, press the dough into one of your fingers, making the cute zig-zaggy design. Completely professional instructions.

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Use any vegetables you have on hand…it made for a great fridge clean-out. I sautéed chopped red bell pepper and onion and added a few fistfuls of spinach at the end.

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Add the cooked vegetables to your pie…

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Prepare your egg/milk mixture. I used 7 organic cage free eggs and almond milk.

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Whisk it all up…

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And then pour in your egg/milk mixture, stirring to make sure everything is all mixed in. Add a bit of sea salt just for good measure.

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I added a sprinkling of shredded mozzarella on top, but not too much.

Cook for 40-45 minutes. It shouldn’t jiggle when you shake the dish, and it should appear slightly browned on top.

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Voila! You’re done! Allow at least 10 minutes to cool, then serve it up! Makes 8 generous slices.

Hope you enjoy as much as I did…

Bon Appétit,

That Foodie Girl

Laduree, Sarabeths, Le Bain and more

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Good evening everyone! I’m back with another recap of my amazing NYC trip last weekend. I literally ate my way through the city and I have some iPhone photos to prove it.

My Saturday morning began at Sarabeth’s with my freshman roomie, Cameron! It was such a cute little brunch spot–we brunched at their South Central Park location. It was busy but it didn’t take too long to get seated. I had their veggie frittata with a pumpkin muffin and coffee. Filling and tasty.

I loved how we sat next to this little garden area. It really brightened up the damp and humid morning.

Next up was Laduree. Of course!

The store front was enough to melt my heart.

The inside was so cute. At $2.75 per macaron, I decided to get 4 to make the trip up there worth it, right? I got pistachio, salted caramel, coconut and chocolate. Mmmm…

For dinner we headed to the Meatpacking District with a few goals in mind: Biergarten at the Standard and a rooftop bar. We started out at Sea Thai–my prosecco, his Stella. I had pad thai and he had a green curry noodle dish. My pad Thai was too rich and left me feeling a little unsettled.

After dinner, I was dying to walk the high line. I practically stared at it all through dinner. We walked up and down the high line and were happy to see greenery and the Jersey shoreline. We also ran into a few food trucks up there…but I was too full to even think about food (not until 2am did I get my gelato). It was a romantic spot to walk around sunset time.After our walk, we had pint sized beers at the Biergarten at the Standard Hotel and enjoyed the people watching and the overall atmosphere. It was a fun place, but we were ready for a rooftop. We gulped those things down and headed up the elevator to Le Bain.

That would be a hot tub in the club. We were expecting a bar not a club, much less a club with a hot tub! We were shocked, but mostly in awe of the view.

After staring out the windows, we got drinks, sat down on a couch near the hot tub and enjoyed pure people watching entertainment on that Sunday night. Sorry for missing half your face in this photo, Ryan.

Things got wild and we got to be spectators. A hot tub in a club!? Still shocked.

Have you ever been to a club like that? Ever been to Sarabeths?

Bon Appetit,

That Foodie Girl

A perfect Saturday morning treat

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You know it’s going to be a good weekend when your Saturday morning begins like this. At 11am. Sun is shining, coffee is brewing, and it’s time for waffles and a side of peanut butter of course.

Please excuse the missing bites out of this waffle..I was hungry. I was missing the maple syrup (new apartment…oops!), so I made my own healthier version of a sweet beginning. Waffle + plain Greek yogurt + blueberries + drizzle of honey. Oh and an occasional dip in the PB jar. It was so good and kept me full.

How did YOU begin your weekend?

Bon Appétit,

That Foodie Girl

Another Broken Egg Cafe: not eggsactly what I was eggspecting

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I love eggs. Eggs aren’t that easy to screw up, but not for this place.

Another Broken Egg Cafe

Where: Greenville Ave

What: brunch, eggs

First off, I need to give credit to my Dad for coming up with the title of this blog post and his abilities to play with words. No, but really, the title sums up my feelings.

I went in on a Saturday morning, never having been in before but having heard about it. I figured that since it was a chain and because it was incredibly bustling on a Saturday morning, it had to be at least alright.

Can I get some eggs with that hollandaise sauce? I hate to be harsh here, but I actually gag thinking about this dish (veggie benedict). My eggs were drowning and the eggs themselves were extremely runny, they could hardly be considered poached. Underneath the caloric cream sauce was spinach, mushrooms, tomatoes and missing broccoli. I never got my broccoli. The potatoes were ok. 

After my horrible breakfast that upset me for the rest of the day (because I am a food diva), the waiter took about 20 minutes to grab our credit card from us, then another 15-20 to bring it back. Oh, and he brought us someone else’s credit card. It was a mess.

Needless to say, I won’t waste my Saturday brunch here ever again. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Bon Appétit,

That Foodie Girl