...my little friend quiche. quiche la poodle is her name...

i stayed home sick today.  after several hours of, well doing what you do when you stay home sick, sleeping and lounging, i decided to finally make a quiche. i've been wanting quiche ever since i saw this "egg pie" or spinach mascarpone quiche recipe.http://www.putupwithme.com/ 

apparently, quiche originated in lothringen, germany, not france like i thought. the froggies were the ones to rename it 'lorraine'. and became popular around the 50s here in our states. but i digress....

so i took a look at what we had in the fridge and made a bacon, basil quiche with garlic sharp white cheddar cheese.  so i scrambled up the eggs and added the rest of the ingredients. poured it into the pie crust ... of course store bought. baked it for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. i sprinkled some cumin and cinnamon on top just before putting it the oven.

yummmm!   i am so excited to taste this.

holy smokes, look at how the dough just wants to jump out of the pan... but i think that's a different b52s song...
the next thing i want to make is hopping john. a fabulous southern recipe with black eyed peas. i first had this dish at one of my favorite restaurants in chicago, wishbone.  http://www.wishbonechicago.com/  i used to go to the smaller location on grand and wood, we dubbed it the "baby bone". sadly the baby bone is no longer there... like so many of my favorite haunts from the ole wicker park/uk village area.