Thread: Mini Quiches

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:12:08 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Has anyone made these before? I made a recipe from one of the South Beach
>cookbooks and I don't think it would have worked as written. The recipe
>called for
>
>1 10 oz. box of frozen spinach
>1/4 cup chopped onion
>1/4 cup chopped green pepper
>3/4 cup shredded cheese
>3/4 cup of egg product
>
>You were supposed to nuke the spinach for 2 minutes and 30 seconds then
>drain the juice off. Mix in the rest of the stuff then divide evenly
>between 12 greased muffin tins and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or until
>a toothpick came out clean.
>
>I did use red pepper and green onion because that is what I had. I added a
>bit of salt and pepper. But once in the muffin tins there seemed to be all
>veggies and not enough cheese or egg. I added about a teaspoon each to each
>tin then mixed in.
>
>They look okay after they were baked. But there is a *lot* of spinach in
>there so I'm not sure Angela will eat them. She would likely eat them
>without the spinach. I have seen similar recipes with other veggies
>but...those seem to call for egg. Hard to tell though because most use real
>eggs. I'm not sure how many eggs 3/4 of a cup would be. And most of the
>other recipes say to use silicon muffin pans or liners. We don't have those
>and I haven't seen them in the stores. I saw them online and they're not
>cheap. I did buy a non-stick pan and they seemed to pop out just fine.
>

That doesn't seem like enough egg. The egg substitute I buy counts
1/4 cup as equivalent of one egg. How many of the pieces of this was
considered as a serving? Also, I found the silicon muffin liners in
the cake decorating department of Michaels Arts and Craft store. HTH

"Karen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 02:12:08 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Has anyone made these before? I made a recipe from one of the South Beach
>>cookbooks and I don't think it would have worked as written. The recipe
>>called for
>>
>>1 10 oz. box of frozen spinach
>>1/4 cup chopped onion
>>1/4 cup chopped green pepper
>>3/4 cup shredded cheese
>>3/4 cup of egg product
>>
>>You were supposed to nuke the spinach for 2 minutes and 30 seconds then
>>drain the juice off. Mix in the rest of the stuff then divide evenly
>>between 12 greased muffin tins and bake at 350 for about 20 minutes or
>>until
>>a toothpick came out clean.
>>
>>I did use red pepper and green onion because that is what I had. I added
>>a
>>bit of salt and pepper. But once in the muffin tins there seemed to be
>>all
>>veggies and not enough cheese or egg. I added about a teaspoon each to
>>each
>>tin then mixed in.
>>
>>They look okay after they were baked. But there is a *lot* of spinach in
>>there so I'm not sure Angela will eat them. She would likely eat them
>>without the spinach. I have seen similar recipes with other veggies
>>but...those seem to call for egg. Hard to tell though because most use
>>real
>>eggs. I'm not sure how many eggs 3/4 of a cup would be. And most of the
>>other recipes say to use silicon muffin pans or liners. We don't have
>>those
>>and I haven't seen them in the stores. I saw them online and they're not
>>cheap. I did buy a non-stick pan and they seemed to pop out just fine.
>>
>
> That doesn't seem like enough egg. The egg substitute I buy counts
> 1/4 cup as equivalent of one egg. How many of the pieces of this was
> considered as a serving? Also, I found the silicon muffin liners in
> the cake decorating department of Michaels Arts and Craft store. HTH

2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was quite
full after eating those and some cashews.

I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!

"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was
> quite full after eating those and some cashews.
>
> I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!

The silicone bakeware is available here in the large chain supermarkets.
Not a huge range and a bit dearer than the metal ware. My aunt makes
mini quiches in small muffin pans, her recipe calls for flour and I
actually like them better than those without. Without the flour I would
call them frittata. My aunt usually puts various things in hers like
bacon, corn niblets, smoked salmon etc. She makes a couple of dozen or
so of each and freezes them for when people pop in unexpectedly.

"Ozgirl" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>> 2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was quite
>> full after eating those and some cashews.
>>
>> I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!
>
> The silicone bakeware is available here in the large chain supermarkets.
> Not a huge range and a bit dearer than the metal ware. My aunt makes mini
> quiches in small muffin pans, her recipe calls for flour and I actually
> like them better than those without. Without the flour I would call them
> frittata. My aunt usually puts various things in hers like bacon, corn
> niblets, smoked salmon etc. She makes a couple of dozen or so of each and
> freezes them for when people pop in unexpectedly.

I think I would call these frittata too. Angela said they tasted like
omelets. Must buy a lot more spinach and egg product. My husband is due
home on Friday and I have a feeling that these are the sort of thing he will
wolf. I can vary the veggies and put meat in them too. I will look at the
grocery store today for them. The one I am going to doesn't sell a lot of
kitchen stuff but I am sure I have seen them somewhere. Just can't remember
where.

On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:28:58 +1000, in alt.food.diabetic, "Ozgirl"
<[email protected]> wrote:

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>"Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
>> 2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was
>> quite full after eating those and some cashews.
>>
>> I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!
>
>The silicone bakeware is available here in the large chain supermarkets.
>Not a huge range and a bit dearer than the metal ware. My aunt makes
>mini quiches in small muffin pans, her recipe calls for flour and I
>actually like them better than those without. Without the flour I would
>call them frittata. My aunt usually puts various things in hers like
>bacon, corn niblets, smoked salmon etc. She makes a couple of dozen or
>so of each and freezes them for when people pop in unexpectedly.

That sounds good. I may give this recipe a try. I went through my e
books and found I had the South Beach one after all. I'm not doing
that diet, doing WeightWatchers instead, but South Beach looks like a
good sound diet.

Karen wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:28:58 +1000, in alt.food.diabetic, "Ozgirl"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:jmi2aq$d4v$[email protected]..
>>>
>>
>>> 2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was
>>> quite full after eating those and some cashews.
>>>
>>> I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!
>>
>> The silicone bakeware is available here in the large chain
>> supermarkets. Not a huge range and a bit dearer than the metal ware.
>> My aunt makes mini quiches in small muffin pans, her recipe calls
>> for flour and I actually like them better than those without.
>> Without the flour I would call them frittata. My aunt usually puts
>> various things in hers like bacon, corn niblets, smoked salmon etc.
>> She makes a couple of dozen or so of each and freezes them for when
>> people pop in unexpectedly.
>
> That sounds good. I may give this recipe a try. I went through my e
> books and found I had the South Beach one after all. I'm not doing
> that diet, doing WeightWatchers instead, but South Beach looks like a
> good sound diet.

I think South Beach would be good for a person who is a carb addict. I am
not one. I think my daughter might be. But am not sure.

On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:48:32 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Karen wrote:
>> On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:28:58 +1000, in alt.food.diabetic, "Ozgirl"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>
>>>> 2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was
>>>> quite full after eating those and some cashews.
>>>>
>>>> I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!
>>>
>>> The silicone bakeware is available here in the large chain
>>> supermarkets. Not a huge range and a bit dearer than the metal ware.
>>> My aunt makes mini quiches in small muffin pans, her recipe calls
>>> for flour and I actually like them better than those without.
>>> Without the flour I would call them frittata. My aunt usually puts
>>> various things in hers like bacon, corn niblets, smoked salmon etc.
>>> She makes a couple of dozen or so of each and freezes them for when
>>> people pop in unexpectedly.
>>
>> That sounds good. I may give this recipe a try. I went through my e
>> books and found I had the South Beach one after all. I'm not doing
>> that diet, doing WeightWatchers instead, but South Beach looks like a
>> good sound diet.
>
>I think South Beach would be good for a person who is a carb addict. I am
>not one. I think my daughter might be. But am not sure.
>

I'm not a carb addict. I just try to eat a lot of vegetables and good
quality protein. I have backed off of a lot of the carbs, though I
still do eat a bit of them in very small amounts. I had gotten my A1c
down to 5.0 last fall, but it has crept back up in the last couple of
months. I really need to work on getting those numbers better.

"Karen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 16 Apr 2012 18:48:32 -0700, in alt.food.diabetic, "Julie Bove"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Karen wrote:
>>> On Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:28:58 +1000, in alt.food.diabetic, "Ozgirl"
>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Julie Bove" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>> news:jmi2aq$d4v$[email protected]..
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 2 are a serving. They seemed very small to me but she said she was
>>>>> quite full after eating those and some cashews.
>>>>>
>>>>> I will look at the craft store next time we go. Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> The silicone bakeware is available here in the large chain
>>>> supermarkets. Not a huge range and a bit dearer than the metal ware.
>>>> My aunt makes mini quiches in small muffin pans, her recipe calls
>>>> for flour and I actually like them better than those without.
>>>> Without the flour I would call them frittata. My aunt usually puts
>>>> various things in hers like bacon, corn niblets, smoked salmon etc.
>>>> She makes a couple of dozen or so of each and freezes them for when
>>>> people pop in unexpectedly.
>>>
>>> That sounds good. I may give this recipe a try. I went through my e
>>> books and found I had the South Beach one after all. I'm not doing
>>> that diet, doing WeightWatchers instead, but South Beach looks like a
>>> good sound diet.
>>
>>I think South Beach would be good for a person who is a carb addict. I am
>>not one. I think my daughter might be. But am not sure.
>>
>
> I'm not a carb addict. I just try to eat a lot of vegetables and good
> quality protein. I have backed off of a lot of the carbs, though I
> still do eat a bit of them in very small amounts. I had gotten my A1c
> down to 5.0 last fall, but it has crept back up in the last couple of
> months. I really need to work on getting those numbers better.

I love vegetables but I don't digest them well. Do not like meat at all.