Above you can see the first quiche I have ever made. I presented it to my family for yesterday's evening meal. Happily, it got a big thumbs up.
The pastry case was initially "blind baked" for fifteen minutes with ceramic baking beads in a foil "bowl" weighing down the centre to prevent rising.
I pre-prepared the items I wanted to put in the quiche - caramelised onions, small broccoli florets, strong Cheddar cheese (grated), a handful of small pieces of smoked ham and some pepper rings that I had fried off.
These ingredients were laid out quite evenly in the open pie. Then I poured in an egg mixture using six large eggs and a small cupful of single cream.
The quiche was popped back in the oven at 180°C for almost thirty minutes. Magically, it set as I had hoped and then I let it cool down as I prepared the other meal items - boiled Jersey Royal new potatoes and a mixed salad.
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And here's another first...
Back in February, I blogged about a circular walk I had undertaken in the shadow of Stanage Edge. On that walk, I came across a curious wooden bench titled "The Apple Core" in memory of a local woman called Wendy Billing. She had been taken before her time back in 2020. Go here.
On that walk, I had noticed that the metal plaque was very tarnished so for some reason that I cannot explain, I vowed to myself that one day I would polish it. That day was today.
I brought along tape, a tin of "Brasso" and a soft cloth for buffing up. Do you think I am mad? After all, I never met Wendy Billing and I do not know any of her family or friends.
Anyway, I did the job and afterwards I sat on that curious bench, chomping on my apple and drinking cool water from my flask. Here's the newly polished plaque...
I will share other pictures of my walk in tomorrow's blogpost. I bet you can't wait!
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