Quiche

For all those who don't know how to make quiche. Here is a no-fail way.

Ingredients
4 strips bacon (more if you're a bacon lover)
1/4 yellow onion sliced thinly
8 stalks of asparagus
1/2 cup Extra sharp cheddar cheese
5 eggs
1/4 cup of milk
Salt
Pepper
Flakes

This recipe makes enough for two people. Or one with left overs. If you want a thicker, for more people quiche, double the recipe.

Start by cooking the bacon in a sauté pan until crispy. Remove the bacon and let it cool on a paper towel. Pour out the bacon grease and leave just enough to coat the bottom of the pan. Cook the onions and asparagus in the bacon grease.

Wisk eggs, milk, and a sprinkle of salt, pepper, flakes. Add the asparagus, bacon, onions and half of the shredded cheese to the eggs. Pour the mixture into a grease pan (I used an 8 inch circle). Cook in a 350 degree oven for 17 minutes. Remove from the oven, top with extra shredded cheese and cook for 3 more minutes to melt the cheese.

Barbecue Pizza

Barbecue Pizza

I make pizza just about every week. The Trader Joe's whole wheat pizza dough is just way too convenient. The first time I made this pizza I made it with olive oil and garlic as the sauce. I stretched the dough too much so ended up making a mini pizza. Since my S.O. loves barbecue anything, I made his with barbecue sauce. Both pizzas turned out delightful but the barbecue was *fantastic*!

Ingredients:
Pizza dough
barbecue sauce (I used Trader Joe's Kansas City)
2 Jalapeno, diced
1 small yellow onion, sliced
Garlic, minced
Bacon, cooked and chopped into bite size pieces
Pepper Jack cheese (~1 cup shredded)

Knead the dough and form it onto the pan. I usually cook the dough for 5-7 minutes at 400 degrees before putting the ingredients on (but the directions this is not necessary). I think the crust comes out more sturdy. Be sure to poke some holes in the dough first so that it doesn't bubble up!

While that's in the oven, saute the onions, jalapeno and garlic in the same pan you cooked the bacon in.  Saute until they are wiggly.  Next, spread a nice thick layer of barbecue sauce across the dough. Follow the sauce with the onion, jalapenos, garlic and bacon.  Top with shredded cheese. I go light on the cheese but load up if you like it more cheese-y.  Pop it back in the oven for about 5 minutes or until the cheese is melty. No flakes needed on this one---it was hot enough with the jalapeno peppers!

Chocotinis

Chocotinis

These are DELISH and healthy (kinda)! I bought this bottle of Stoli in the checkout line a target. It was on sale for $6.99!!! It was like grabbing a candy bar while waiting to check out. Mind you, this was at 9:00am, but it was such an amazing deal and looked yummy so I had to buy it.

Ingredients:
1.5 oz Stoli Chocolat Coconut vodka
1.5 oz chocolate coconut milk

Pour over ice, shake, shake, shake and serve in a fancy martini glass.