ham and fresh tomato quiche

We have a great crop of tomatoes and I did an internet search for something new to put them in. We love quiche and this was savory and yummy.

My changes: I used a little skim milk instead of the half and half. I was out of parsley so I left it out. I used some onion powder instead of onions because the kids don’t eat things when they can see the onions. And I used a mexican blend shredded cheese because it was already shredded.

Ham and Fresh tomato quiche

Total Time: about 60 minutes Source: about.com

Ingredients:

• 1, 9-inch pie crust, unbaked (I just made my own)
• 6 large eggs
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
• dash nutmeg
• 1/2 cup shredded Cheddar or Swiss cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup chopped ham

Preheat oven to 400° F.
Pierce unbaked pie crust several times with fork; set aside. In a mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, half-and-half, and seasonings. Sprinkle cheese, vegetables, and ham over unfilled pie crust. Pour in egg mixture. Bake at 400° for 45 to 60 minutes, or until nicely browned.
Serves 6 to 8.

fruit cocktail cake

I loved this cake as a child. It's the first from-scratch cake I can remember making. Its a pudding-y cake with chunks of fruit in it. I have been looking for a reason to make it for a long time, and the other day my reason came. I was down to my last cans of fruit cocktail in my pantry.

Here's my big disappointment. No one else in my family would eat it.

Oh well, I still like it, but probably won't make it because I don't enjoy eating an entire cake by myself.

Okay, so I do enjoy eating an entire cake by myself, but I regret it soon afterwards.

I'm stressing the point that this is a super-moist-spongy cake. Cali thought it was too mushy.

This is really more of a grown-up cake and I think this would be great to serve at a brunch. Its wonderful warm with some whipped cream.

Here's the thing: I was posting this recipe and got to this point and couldn't find the actual recipe I used. (It was on a little scrap of a label.) I got this recipe from recipezaar because it looks approximately the same and had good reviews. If you try it and it doesn't turn out, let me know.

Fruit Cocktail Cake

1 (16 ounce) can Fruit Cocktail

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup sugar (I reduced it to 2/3 cup)

1 beaten egg

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/2 tsp. salt

2 tblsp. canola oil

Grease a two quart casserole dish.

Mix all ingredients (included the juice or syrup from the fruit cocktail) in a medium bowl.

Pour into casserole dish.

Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes