Quiche

Today's recipe is a quick and easy self-crusting quiche.  We enjoy this for lunch on its own.  You could add a salad and serve it for your evening tea or steam some other vegetables to go along side it.  What I love about this recipe is that it is easy to customize to your families likes.   Today, for instance, I didn't have any broccoli, "No worries," I thought,  "I'll just use frozen peas."  Nope, didn't have any of those either.  I've used chopped spinach in this before and it was quite tasty, too.  If you can tolerate dairy, add a handful of shredded cheese.  If you like mushrooms, add some.  If you prefer bacon to ham, go for it!  If you only want vegetables, feel free.  If you are going to use spinach, don't bother cooking it first.  Just chop it and throw it in raw.  If using frozen peas, I would suggest running them under cold water first to partly thaw them so they don't stick together in a big clump.

The basic recipe is just that, pretty basic.  If you prefer a bit more flavour you could add some chopped herbs.   The possibilities are endless!  Enjoy!

Quiche
Ingredients:
4 eggs
1 cup milk (we use coconut milk)
1/4 cup rice flour (white or brown, it doesn't really matter)
1/4 cup corn flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped ham
1 cup lightly steamed broccoli, chopped

Method:
1. Preheat oven to 200 degrees C.
2. Whisk eggs and milk together.
3. Add flours, baking powder, and salt.  Whisk until smooth.
4. Stir in ham and broccoli.  Pour into greased pie plate.
5. Bake for 35-40 minutes (until golden on top and set in the middle).

Rice Porridge

Here is a recipe for one of our go-to breakfasts.  It does take nearly an hour to cook, so I put it on when I get up in the morning and get ready while it's cooking.

Ingredients
1/2 cup coconut cream
2 cups water
1 + 1/4 cups medium grain brown rice
2 Tablespoons coconut sugar or honey
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3/4 cup frozen blueberries

Directions

Mix all ingredients except blueberries in saucepan.  Bring to boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to low and cover pot.  Simmer for 30 minutes. Do not lift the lid! Turn heat off and leave covered for 10 minutes.  Stir in blueberries, cover again, and leave for 5 minutes.  Stir once more and serve!

Again, this makes enough for our family of two adults and two children.  My daughter really likes this with crushed walnuts sprinkled on the top. Another option is to leave out the blueberries and instead fry some thinly sliced apples in coconut oil with a bit of cinnamon. After the porridge has cooked just serve the apples on top.  

Oatmeal Cake

This has become one of our favourite breakfast dishes.  Who doesn't like cake for breakfast?  This does include oats which a lot of people who have issues with gluten need to avoid.  We stayed away from oats for about two years before trying them again.  Thankfully, they don't seem to bother us any more.  That's a good thing because they are cheap!

My recipe is based off a recipe I found in a cookbook that my home church put together.  I love looking through that book and seeing names of so many people that have influenced my life. The lady that submitted the original recipe for this was one of my teachers in Sparkies - a Bible club for kids.  That programme helped me learn many Bible verses as a small child.

Ingredients

1/2 cup oil

1/3 cup sweetener of choice (honey, coconut sugar, brown sugar, etc.)

2 large eggs

2 + 1/2 cups oatmeal

1/2 cup finely shredded coconut

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 cup coconut cream

1/2 cup water

3/4 cup frozen blueberries

Directions

Preheat oven to 180℃ (350℉).

Combine oil, sugar, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.  Stir well.

Add remaining ingredients, except blueberries. Mix thoroughly.

Fold in blueberries.

Pour into a lightly greased 9x9 inch baking dish.

Bake for 30 minutes.

Enjoy!

We cut this into 6 pieces and it feeds our family of two adults and two children.  The cake can be crumbly, so for our 18 month old son we serve it in a bowl with a bit of milk poured over the top. It's less messy for him that way.