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.