Quiche La Poodle?

 

I remember back in the 80’s when the B52s were an up and coming pop band.  One of their hits, besides the infamous Love Shack, was Quiche Lorraine.  It’s actually a song about a dog that ran away. At one point he calls the dog Quiche La Poodle.  For me, it’s a song that is on auto-play in my mind and online when I make quiche.  Odd, I know.   However, from this song stems some damn good quiche creations!

So, this particular quiche making episode deserves the title “Quiche La Poodles”, plural for two kinds.

Quiche is pretty much the easiest thing to make, IMO (in my opinion) as “some” would say.  You can buy a pie crust, or make a simple buttery crust.  Either works well but I tend to try to stay with homemade crust as I can control what ingredients go in the crust, hence, what goes in to my mouth!  Along with homemade ingredients, I also walk out back to see how many eggs Richie, Cheetoh, or Mimi has laid.  Their eggs produce light fluffy goodness alone, fried, or in quiches!

I like to dig through my kitchen and refrigerator to see what is on hand.  If I’m truly “planning” a quiche I’ll think of ingredients that flow and go well together.  For these particular quiches I went on a whim and concocted a bouquet of what some may call “the kitchen sink”.

 

The first up are ingredients for Quiche La Poodle #1:

·         5-6 Fresh eggs

·         (2) Trader Joe’s Sundried Tomato Chicken Sausage

·         Handful of sundried tomatoes

·         Few cloves of garlic

·         Handful of fresh basil

·         Handful of mushrooms, sliced

·         Handful of mixed shredded cheese; parmesan, fontina, asiago, and mild provolone

 

Quiche La Poodle #2:

·         5 – 6 Fresh eggs

·         (2) Trader Joe’s Spicy Jalapeno Chicken Sausage

·         Handful of chopped zucchini, sauté with red onion

·         Handful of Italian Parsley

·         Handful of fresh basil

·         Handful of mushrooms, sliced

·         Half red onion, chopped, sauté with zucchini

·         Handful of mixed shredded cheese; parmesan, fontina, asiago, and mild provolone

 

Pour ingredients in to pie crust and bake at 350 for about 45 minutes.  Check it at the 30 minute mark and evaluate if it needs 15 – 20 more minutes.  

 

Voila! Quiche La Poodle!

Try it out and let me know how it goes!