So Beau and I didn't want to transfer any more money over from NZ, but due to our weekend being a bit more expensive than originally estimated, Beau still *not* having been paid and Beau needing a certain amount of money to pay for bus tickets to get to work (in Galway *again*) we had to withdraw NZ cash today. Beau is *quite* annoyed. It is quite normal in Ireland to get paid monthly and Beau is *supposed* to be paid with a month after recieving an invoice for work he has done, however it have been 7 weeks already!
Anywho, basically we didn't have time and were thinking we'd try and avoid spending money until Thursday (*I* get paid every Wednesday night), so I had a think about what we had in the Pantry and what I could make and I came up with Impossible Pie, aka Crustless Quiche and a bunch of other names. If you google Impossible Pie you will get both sweet (like a baked custard) and savoury versions and I like them both.
Ingredients
4 eggs
1/2 c cream (I was using left overs remember!)
1 c milk (can substitute for all milk)
1/2 c self raising flour (other versions may use plain flour or baking mix)
8 mushrooms (diced)
1 tomato (diced)
3 handfuls of baby spinach (torn up into smaller pieces)
1 small onion (diced)
1/2 c grated cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
You can really use whatever veges you have, although I'd always use and onion. If we hadn't had the spinach, I would have put in some frozen veg. Also, we had no meat (anything pre-cooked would be good) so this particular version is vegetarian.
Method
We don't have a pie dish, just a casserole one and it was steep sided enough that I could mix everything in it and *then* bake it, just using one dish. Of course this also meant my dish wasn't greased so the "pie" stuck somewhat. I'm going to write what I mean to do *next* time.
1) In a bowl mix/beat your eggs, cream and milk together. Then mix in the flour, salt and pepper (I put in a good teaspoonful of each I'd say)
2) Pour the egg mixture into a greased pie/quiche tin (although I used a large oval casserole dish and it was fine)
3) Scatter your veges into the dish so that they are spread throughout, use a spoon to press them slightly to ensure that they are all covered by the egg mixture.
4) Sprinkle with cheese.
5) Bake at about 150 degrees C for about 50 min (keep an eye on it!). The mixture will rise in this time and the cheese on top should brown.
When you take it out, you will see that it does sink slightly. You should have a nice quiche-type pie with a soft pastry base (the flour sinks or something) and a cheesey topping.
This is *not* turning into a food blog, although I've been reading some awesome ones while whiling away hours at work.
Last night I thought I'd get to rest at home after work, but it turned out that Beau had inadvertently made visiting plans for us and we stayed out until 11pm! Entirely our own fault, but we had a good time. Anyhoo, I've decided not to go to choir tonight. I need a quiet night in (have much email to catch up on, stupid no internet email at work!) and tomorrow we have swing, Thurs I have at least one person over for dinner (have planned menu, will post on Thurs). Friday is currently plan-less, but it's too long to wait!
I feel a bit sorry for Beau, he's going to be tired this week. He's working over-night tonight in Galway (currently in transit), will get back tomorrow in time for a short sleep and then swing dancing. Then he's back to Galway to work Thurs, Fri, Sat and Sun. We also suspect they'll ask him to work over-night on Sun. They have before.
I'm going to miss him on the weekend. I'll be going to a friend of Mytholder's party. People are going to start thinking I've made Beau up!
This morning Beau and I both got texts from his Mum asking if we were awake. I got mine a bit before I had to get up and he got his earlier. It made me worried that something was wrong at home, so I got up, texted her back, woke Beau and turned on the comp for some Skype action.
Nothing bad had happend. A couple of siblings had descended with entourages and MiL wanted to show us webcam of my nephew (14 months) walking. He was very good at it too. It was a really nice thing to wake up for, I only wish I'd had more time (one of us needs a paying job). Also found out that one of the BiLs has got a job working for the Greens! Very excited for him as I know it is something meaningful for him to do.
Good news is good.
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