While browsing through my cookbooks, I always keep a pad of post-it notes handy to mark the recipes I want to try in the near future. Before getting 100 pages into the book, I gave up with the post-it notes because I was tagging nearly every page!
I had already decided that I was definitely going to make the Chicken Kiev and dutifully copied all the ingredients that I would need to purchase onto my grocery store list. Except for the chicken! So, as you can guess, I did not make Chicken Kiev for dinner last night! But it is on the menu for one night next week.
Instead, I decided to try one of Julia's quiches. And I am so glad I did. I made the pastry and pre-baked the shell. Then I mixed eggs, heavy cream, salt and pepper together. I lined my cooked and cooled pastry shell with fresh, blanched asparagus and then crumbled a small piece of smoked salmon over the vegetable. Poured the egg mixture on top of the asparagus and salmon and topped with about 3/4 cup of grated Gruyere cheese. Baked it until it was puffed and set (about 40 minutes) and let it cool 10 minutes before slicing.
Oh my stars! We have had quiche before, but none this tasty. The Photographer said it was one of the best things he has ever eaten and Pierce gave it a 9.5 rating (on a scale of 1 to 10). His explanation being that he doesn't really think that quiche should be dinner (not hearty enough). He thinks it would be fantastic at a breakfast/bruch buffet though.
I am now super excited to try the Chicken Kiev recipe. And I made sure to write "Chicken" on my grocery store list (and underlined it in red!)
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That looks real good! I learned how to make quiche from her "The Way to Cook" book - she gives basic guidelines for quiche, and I go from there, using what I have on hand. It surprises me that I own one of her cookbooks - I never would have thought it, but it's an excellent resource.
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