Cori,
That was the sweetest gesture of thanks that I've received in twenty years of waiting tables.
I happen to adore broccoli cheddar quiche, and yours is divine.
I wish you and your boyfriend the best, and hope to see you soon.
Be well and happy,
Bill
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
A Mitvzah in a Quiche form
Wow I know what you guys are thinking....another quiche from Cori, well this one is extra special.
It was a completely selfish act for another nice person.
On Monday night Russ came to visit me for my documentary's broadcast debut on Oregon Lens on OPB. We were having a lot of guests over and I was pretty stressed and excited about the impending TV watching. We went out to diner for a quick bite because I didn't know if he had eaten diner and I had already started to prepare some left over's from the weekend's meals. I was just cooking some frozen spinach in garlic and pepper when he decided we should just go out to eat instead. I put everything in Tupperware and we went to Glenwood restaurant on Willamette. I enjoy this place for everything and I have a particular favorite wait staff member named Bill. Gretchen and I always seem to go there and he waits on us with a big smile and we always have lovely conversations with him. He considers us some what regular patrons and is always happy to see us.
So Russ had the chicken parmigiana which is very good there, made in a slightly healthier manner then say Olive Garden and with a twist is portobello mushrooms are added in with the chicken and sauce all served on top of some zitti. I got the lemon herb chicken which is so tasty. Its served with a creamy garlic and buttery sauce and a lemon wedge. I got mashed potatoes as a side and vegetables instead of salad or soup because I wasn't in the mood for salad or soup.
Well after this lovely quick bite and interesting conversation we checked out only to come across a small problem. Russ forgot his wallet and I had nothing with me. Well Bill was really kind and did a little like hail Mary type thing, and said it was on him tonight. I thought that was really nice of him to do, so I knew I had to return the favor some how. I thought it would be rude just to go in there and give him some money, so I thought what better way to return the nice honest gesture then with something home made. First I thought maybe some art...but then I thought I could cook him something. So I had some extra ingredients lying around and an extra pie crust and pie pan. I got some half and half down at Sundance and some eggs and whipped up a nice little Green quiche.
I thought it would be a good idea to keep it vegetarian because I wasn't sure of Bill's dietary needs. So it consisted of some broccoli, green onions, spinach, and pesto. I also added some Parmesan cheese, pepper jack cheese, and some aged cheddar. I baked it on 350 for about 47 minutes. I broiled it at the end just to get a nice browning on the top. It came out and smelt so good.
I then wrote Bill out a nice note and delivered it to his place of work. He was so thankful for my kind and warm gesture. He said "bless your heart" it was really nice. I felt so good after. He even gave me a little zen bow of generosity.
So I was just making quiches, doin mitzvah's and takin names.
It was a completely selfish act for another nice person.
On Monday night Russ came to visit me for my documentary's broadcast debut on Oregon Lens on OPB. We were having a lot of guests over and I was pretty stressed and excited about the impending TV watching. We went out to diner for a quick bite because I didn't know if he had eaten diner and I had already started to prepare some left over's from the weekend's meals. I was just cooking some frozen spinach in garlic and pepper when he decided we should just go out to eat instead. I put everything in Tupperware and we went to Glenwood restaurant on Willamette. I enjoy this place for everything and I have a particular favorite wait staff member named Bill. Gretchen and I always seem to go there and he waits on us with a big smile and we always have lovely conversations with him. He considers us some what regular patrons and is always happy to see us.
So Russ had the chicken parmigiana which is very good there, made in a slightly healthier manner then say Olive Garden and with a twist is portobello mushrooms are added in with the chicken and sauce all served on top of some zitti. I got the lemon herb chicken which is so tasty. Its served with a creamy garlic and buttery sauce and a lemon wedge. I got mashed potatoes as a side and vegetables instead of salad or soup because I wasn't in the mood for salad or soup.
Well after this lovely quick bite and interesting conversation we checked out only to come across a small problem. Russ forgot his wallet and I had nothing with me. Well Bill was really kind and did a little like hail Mary type thing, and said it was on him tonight. I thought that was really nice of him to do, so I knew I had to return the favor some how. I thought it would be rude just to go in there and give him some money, so I thought what better way to return the nice honest gesture then with something home made. First I thought maybe some art...but then I thought I could cook him something. So I had some extra ingredients lying around and an extra pie crust and pie pan. I got some half and half down at Sundance and some eggs and whipped up a nice little Green quiche.
I thought it would be a good idea to keep it vegetarian because I wasn't sure of Bill's dietary needs. So it consisted of some broccoli, green onions, spinach, and pesto. I also added some Parmesan cheese, pepper jack cheese, and some aged cheddar. I baked it on 350 for about 47 minutes. I broiled it at the end just to get a nice browning on the top. It came out and smelt so good.
I then wrote Bill out a nice note and delivered it to his place of work. He was so thankful for my kind and warm gesture. He said "bless your heart" it was really nice. I felt so good after. He even gave me a little zen bow of generosity.
So I was just making quiches, doin mitzvah's and takin names.
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Awesome Quiche...duhhH!!!
Another classic original quiche recipe from yours truly.
prep: well the night before while I was cooking my pasta meal I broiled some of the extra red peppers, and added some baby portobello mushrooms and burnt broccoli. I glazed them with extra virgin olive oil and garlic and salt and pepper and threw them in some Tupperware for the next day.
Day of making quiche.
I made my famous roasted potatoes with lipton onion soup mix, some cayenne pepper and 21 season salute from traders and go those started in the oven for our side.
While the potatoes were started to get yummy in the oven I caramelized one onion. The key to caramelizing is butter and EVOO and medium and just let them sit and become translucent and add S & P for taste and for browning I add some granulated sugar.
Quiche mixture:
Add veggies from night before.
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups of half and half
grated aged cheddar
grated pepper jack cheese
Parmesan cheese
S & P
mix in large bowl.
then I add it to the pre-bought crust. sorry folks even my mother who made the best quiche and pie in the world did not even make her own crust. then I topped the quiche off with caramelized onions and put it in a 350 degree over for about an hour and then broiled it off to get the top extra caramel and good.
When the quiche was almost done, I fried up some extra crispy bacon and crumbled it up using it to top the whole thing off. When all was done we served it with a side of fruit of strawberries and nectarines.
My one other idea to make this brunch even slightly more rich and delicious would be to top the quiche and bacon off with a dill hollandaise sauce.
Please try and enjoy.
prep: well the night before while I was cooking my pasta meal I broiled some of the extra red peppers, and added some baby portobello mushrooms and burnt broccoli. I glazed them with extra virgin olive oil and garlic and salt and pepper and threw them in some Tupperware for the next day.
Day of making quiche.
I made my famous roasted potatoes with lipton onion soup mix, some cayenne pepper and 21 season salute from traders and go those started in the oven for our side.
While the potatoes were started to get yummy in the oven I caramelized one onion. The key to caramelizing is butter and EVOO and medium and just let them sit and become translucent and add S & P for taste and for browning I add some granulated sugar.
Quiche mixture:
Add veggies from night before.
4 eggs
1 1/2 cups of half and half
grated aged cheddar
grated pepper jack cheese
Parmesan cheese
S & P
mix in large bowl.
then I add it to the pre-bought crust. sorry folks even my mother who made the best quiche and pie in the world did not even make her own crust. then I topped the quiche off with caramelized onions and put it in a 350 degree over for about an hour and then broiled it off to get the top extra caramel and good.
When the quiche was almost done, I fried up some extra crispy bacon and crumbled it up using it to top the whole thing off. When all was done we served it with a side of fruit of strawberries and nectarines.
My one other idea to make this brunch even slightly more rich and delicious would be to top the quiche and bacon off with a dill hollandaise sauce.Please try and enjoy.
Grilled goodness and Fresh Pasta
Well this was a great meal I made from the usual suspects chicken, eggplant, red peppers, fresh angel hair and pesto.
Chicken: Marinated a few hours in advance in
Orange Juice
Lemon
Lemon Zest
Paul Newman's Caesar dressing and Italian
Lots of Garlic
Salt n' Pepper
Grilled up so its dank.
Then I had some cut up eggplant and red peppers that I rubbed with love and extra virgin olive oil and salt and pepper and some fresh garlic. Grilled those along side the chicken for a yummy side dish.
Then I made some pre-bought fresh angel hair from Market of choice and tossed it with some butter, Parmesan cheese and pesto from trader joes and market of choice.
Sorry for not having a picture of the final dish but I cut up the chicken in slices and served in on top of the pesto and the veggies on the side. we concluded the evening with dominoes and a classy game of beer pong.
Try these recipe you won't be disappointed.
Chicken: Marinated a few hours in advance in
Orange Juice
Lemon
Lemon Zest
Paul Newman's Caesar dressing and Italian
Lots of Garlic
Salt n' Pepper
Grilled up so its dank.
Then I had some cut up eggplant and red peppers that I rubbed with love and extra virgin olive oil and salt and pepper and some fresh garlic. Grilled those along side the chicken for a yummy side dish.
Then I made some pre-bought fresh angel hair from Market of choice and tossed it with some butter, Parmesan cheese and pesto from trader joes and market of choice.
Sorry for not having a picture of the final dish but I cut up the chicken in slices and served in on top of the pesto and the veggies on the side. we concluded the evening with dominoes and a classy game of beer pong.
Try these recipe you won't be disappointed.
Belly
Belly is a great new northwest inspired local eatery in the 5th street market area of Eugene. It is really added to the build up of the once run down and lame downtown district.
I went out for diner on a Friday night with my love and we came across it from the Internet.
Being a nice Jewish girl on shabbos I put my Jew bling on and order up the special which was the pork chop with a cherry glaze and served with deliciously smooth mashed potatoes and roasted kale it was so good. The pork chop was grilled to perfection with slight chard on the exterior that surrounded its juicy core.
The sauce was sweet and tangy and perfect for dipping the potatoes and cheesy herbed biscuit rolls that were served prior to the meal.
My boyfriend enjoyed the flank steak. It was served with fresh thick cut heirloom tomatoes. Red, Yellow, and Orange variety. The steak was served medium rare which I told him is the only way to have steak. It was topped with a yummy crunchy topping made of corn and other ingredients.
It was accompanied with some fresh green beans to complete this hearty and homey meal.Belly was legit for Eugene dining. The prices were awesome and moderate for gourmet, organic and local food. The setting was quaint and romantic. The area near the train tracks is really becoming a gentrified area in Lane county. When the train went by the restaurant rumbled and the train roared through, hardly interrupting are amazing evening. The seating is limited so go early or make a reservation because this place is going to get big and your going to want to eat there.
We were very inspired after our delisicio meal that we then went out to the movies to see Julie & Julia. It was a great ending to our Friday night together.
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