Anyhow, part of the experimentation that went on was me trying to think of healthy, edible alternatives for the girls for weekend lunches... I was so "involved" in the experiment that I even went so far as to whip up a batch of cheese and vegetable muffins.
There is a VERY good reason that you don't see any results here in picture form, and that is because they TRULY SUCKED.
They were dry, crumbly (a very brave V did say that they were tasty, but he had to swallow several times to get the words out - they were so dry, they didn't just have liquid deficiency, they created a liquid vacuum) and I spat the dummy (unfortunately not the first dummy-spit I had - nor the last - yesterday).
The girls ended up with toasted ham, tomato and cheese sandwiches for lunch. I make a mean toastie - obviously far more proficient than muffin maker.
So last night, the quiche I had envisaged got a unique crust - made of crumbed cheese and vegetable muffin - and was based on a lorraine recipe - so cream (okay, it was Philly light - but nearly cream) and bacon made an appearance - as did all of our vegetables because I was darned if we were going to go without a bit of time down at the front and it meant our whole meal could be in one pan cooking while we took advantage of the good weather.
I didn't take a photo of the beginning of the meal (mainly because my third dummy-spit of the day had just been incited courtesy of a child's carseat - don't ask) (and the wine still hadn't kicked in) and it crumbled into a million tiny pieces on the plate...
However - it was a success, because the crust was delicious (very rich - but will tweak the cheese and vegetable muffin mix and try again one day) and both girls ate enough to tick the vegetable quota boxes.
(Fear of my dummy-spits played no part in that, I have been assured).
It still looks disgusting, though!!
9 comments:
Okay. What is a dummy spit?
I stumbled across this and it made me laugh like crazy.
To make you feel better about your disaster quiche, might I suggest:
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/index.html aka "The Gallery of Regrettable Food"
as long as it tasted good what does it matter?
PS I'm relieved to know I'm not the only one spitting the dummy ;)
Debby - a dummy spit is something a baby does when it is chucking a wobbly. It is similar in adults. That website was very interesting - I loved the Kelloggs Kaffee ad!
Shish - thank you, I appreciate diners who can understand that.
Okay, smarty pants. What's chucking a wobbly?
Spam sandwich, anyone?
I was thinking. I'm taking the mickey, ain't I? You're talking 'Strine, and I'm taking the mickey.
I don't feel so bad now , thanks !
I have made some meals that look much less appetising than they taste.
It looks yum to me.
I thought a dummy spit is what an adult did - when they acted like a baby ...
I am probably wrong.
Love it when you spit the dummy - sorry, but you could be in the Olympics for it. (Is that something a loving sister can say and get away with?)
Also, how come even your disaster dishes always taste great? One of life's major mysteries. My disasters sneak up on you - look okay and taste like hell.
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