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Asparagus and Cauliflower Quiche/Tart-Recipe and Budget

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Asparagus Cauliflower Quiche


I was the only one who liked this dish. But I wasn't down because I really liked it. I made it at my parents' house while while we were babysitting my grandmother for a weekend. My grandmother needs soft foods. And Paul isn't a big fan of quiche. I'm not really sure why Nora turned her nose up at it. But I loved it. Really enjoyed it as a matter of fact. Wanted to eat it all myself. Would make it again. Except, I'd have to eat it all by myself. Wait, what's wrong with that?

Recipe for Paprika Pie Crust

  • 2 C all purpose flour
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t paprika
  • ½ C oil
  • ¼ C cold water

    • Mix paprika, flour and salt. Blend oil and cold water with fork. Make lots of bubbles. Add liquid mixture to flour and stir. Roll dough between 2 pieces of waxed paper. Place dough in pie plate. Flute if you have the talent. Poke 5 sets of holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork.

    Pre-bake the crust just about 7 minutes.

Recipe for Cauliflower-Asparagus Filling

  • 6 asparagus stems, chopped 1/2 inch long
  • 1 cup small cauliflower florets
  • 1/2 small onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 Tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, finely shredded (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Layer vegetables in crust. Beat eggs, add seasonings, salt, pepper, and milk. Mix together and pour over vegetables. Top with cheese. Bake at 400 degrees until top is golden brown, about 35-40 minutes.

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Spinach Quinoa Potato Pancakes Recipe

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Spinach Quinoa Potato Pancakes


I love the potato quinoa pancake recipe from Vegetarian Ireland. And I wondered if I couldn't add lots more food value to them and make them great toddler finger food if I added some spinach that I stocked up on when it was on sale at Aldi. So I did.

Spinach Potato Quinoa Pancakes

  • 1 cup onion, diced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 3 cups mashed potatoes
  • 4 cups tight-packed spinach (Cut the pile in half if it's not baby spinach.)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 Tablespoon Italian Seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 cup cottage cheese (optional)
  • 2 cups quinoa
  • 2 eggs, beaten

Saute onions in a touch of olive oil until translucent. Add garlic and other seasonings, Add spinach and cook down. Stir in potatoes and quinoa, lastly cottage cheese and eggs.

Heat a griddle to 350 degrees. Use two soup spoons or whatever devices you prefer to spoon mixture onto griddle and shape into patties. Mine were about two inches in diameter.

Makes 28 patties.

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Watercourse Foods-Denver Colorado

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Spicy Thai Stir Fry with Tofu-Watercourse Foods

Watercourse Foods Theme


To make a really long story short, we misread our ticket and arrived only 40 minutes before our plane departed for Denver. Naturally, our bags didn't make it and we had to wait for the next plane from Orlando to deliver our clothes for the week and. . .more diapers. Paul did some research and found a vegetarian restaurant in downtown Denver where we could spend our time. Although the GPS took us an odd way through a not-so-nice area of town, we eventually got to Uptown and had no trouble parking near this amazing restaurant.

Meal Cost Per Person: 

13.25

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Results of Spinach for a Week

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Sauteed Spinach in Garlic

Well, my goal for putting that pound of spinach away in a week was not a success. Paul says my problem was that I never put enough spinach in the dishes. I also contribute part of the problem to not being home for two nights and running out of time in the mornings to make my smoothies the last four or five days.

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Spinach for a Week!

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Ruined Cookbooks

Paul's folks had a major issue with their kitchen earlier this year. Their upstairs water heater flooded their kitchen and ruined--among other things--years of collected recipes. You can see all the marked pages in the cookbooks that the insurance company replaced. I also benefited because we learned one of the cookbooks The Occasional Vegetarian was out of print. Kathleen graciously sent me a used copy when she found a source. I'm happy my stomach is more settled because I've already read it cover-to-cover.

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PARIS-Breakfast at La Tour Notre Dame

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Breakfast BuffetPaul's Breakfast

Down in the basement of the La Tour Notre Dame Best Western was a small room with brick walls and archways and nice tables with chairs crammed up against the wall to provide enough seating. Many Europeans don't do breakfast. At most, it's a hot drink and roll. Occasionally, juice accompanies the meal. I learned pineapple juice is quite popular in France.

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Scrambled Eggs Recipe on English Muffins with Raspberries

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Eggs and Raspberries

I love scrambled eggs. Who doesn't? As a child, I watched my grandparents put chives in theirs and it made me sick. Now, I can't eat my eggs plain. Paul put his eggs on top of his English muffin, poured Cholula Sauce over it, and garnished it with Raspberries. All of my items were neatly separated. The differences between a husband and a wife! I will say, I was out of spinach this day. I missed it.

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