Mashed potatoes

Homemade Mashed Potatoes Recipe

As life goes pretty hectic these days, we’ve got less and less time for activities like cooking. Some people can’t even find the time to eat properly. We need everything fast and easy, otherwise we lose interest. If you ever tried the instant mashed potatoes that can be found in supermarkets, then you surely know…

Scalloped Potatoes Recipe

Ingredients: 6 medium baking potatoes, peeled, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cups milk 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 onion, finely chopped 1 cup diced ham salt and pepper to taste 1 teaspoon dried oregano Preparation: Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add salt, pepper and flour.…

Mushroom quiche with potato crust topped with beetroot

Mushroom Quiche With Potato Crust

Basic quiche recipes call for pastry for the crust. However, if you want, you can replace the pastry with potatoes. I did this and here’s my potato crust quiche recipe, which you can use as base for any kind of quiche you like: mine has mushrooms, red bell pepper, parsley, dill and onions, but variations…

Traditional Quiche Lorraine

Quiche is a dish originating from France, specifically from a region called Lorraine. This is why it is mostly known as Quiche Lorraine, although it is popular not only across all France but also in many countries, from Portugal to New Zealand. The traditional quiche Lorraine contains bacon and heavy cream, but if you want…

Spinach Quiche

Spinach quiche is a permissive recipe. You can add other goodies such as bacon, mushrooms, chicken, turkey or ham, thus getting rid of your food leftovers in a delicious and easy way. This is the basic spinach quiche recipe. I used frozen spinach, because we are now in winter time, when fresh vegetables are hard…

Crustless Broccoli Quiche

Although typical quiche recipes call for pie crust, if you want a low-carb recipe, you can enjoy a healthy, crustless version of this delicious dish. It can make a perfect breakfast, nourishing and full of vitamins. Ingredients: 4 cups broccoli, florets only 2-3 garlic cloves, minced 1 red onion, chopped 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive…

Baked Macaroni And Cheese

Ingredients: 300 g pasta (spirals, elbow macaroni or any other type of short pasta) 300 g hard feta cheese, grated 100 g Emmental, Gouda or Cheddar cheese, grated 4 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 100 g sour cream 1/4 cup milk Directions: Get 300g (about 10 ounces) macaroni. I used spirals for this recipe, but any…

Macaroni Cheese With Parsley

Ingredients: 1 lb macaroni (penne, shells, fusilli, elbow macaroni or any other type of pasta you like) 2 tablespoons butter 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 1 cup Parmesan cheese, grated 1 cup mascarpone 1 cup Cheddar cheese, grated 2 cups milk 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped 2 shallots, finely chopped salt, pepper Directions: Cook the…

Mushroom Quiche

Ingredients: 1 pie crust (frozen or homemade) 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced 2 cups Emmentaler cheese, shredded 1 onion, chopped 4 eggs, beaten (always buy free range eggs, they taste so much better) 1/2 cup milk 1/2 cup cream nutmeg (just a pinch) salt, freshly ground pepper Directions: Heat…