Quiche

Crackerberries Quiche

Single crust pastry

          1 cup all-purpose flour

          2/3 cup Crisco

          ½ tsp. salt

          4-5 Tbsp. ice water

Cut Crisco into flour and salt until small pea size crumbs are formed. Add enough ice water to moisten dough and roll out on floured surface into flat round disk.  Place into pie plate and flute the edges.

Preheat oven to 350º

Quiche ingredients

          ½ lb. bulk sausage, cooked and grease drained off

          ½ cup chopped onion, sautéed

          3 Chile peppers, finely sliced

          1 cup Kale, sautéed until wilted

          4 eggs, beaten

          1 cup milk

          1½ cup shredded cheddar

          1 Tbsp. herbs de Provence

Cook sausage, sauté onions, kale and Chile peppers.  Combine all ingredients in large bowl and stir well.  Pour into prepared crust and cook in preheated 350º oven for 45-50 minutes.  Let cool 10 minutes before cutting.

© Crackerberries 2016

Zuppa Faux Toscana

Faux Zuppa Toscana

Soup in the style of Tuscany this is not...but it's a close resemblance of the chain restaurant soup you can purchase.

Tall Cool ☺ne is not much for milk based chowder or soup, so I did have to alter it a little bit.  I like it. Hope you like it too! 

4 potatoes, peeled and coarsely chopped

1 onion, chopped

1 lb. hot Italian sausage, scrambled and drained

1 tsp. garlic salt

1 tsp. fresh ground pepper

1 Tbsp. Herbs de Provence

1 can beef broth

1 can chicken broth

1 can cream of mushroom soup

2 cups chopped fresh kale

Combine first 8 ingredients in crock pot and stir. Cover and cook on low 6-7 hours.  Add soup and kale, stir, cover cook two more hours on low. 

© Crackerberries 2016