Blue Cheese and Ham Quiche

Today and tomorrow's recipes are for quiche. Yesterday was Easter and my Mom sent me home with lots of leftover ham. I have to use it up, so decided quiche was in order. Today I made a not-so-ordinary quiche (but plenty delicious!). I came up with the recipe by using whatever I had in the fridge/pantry (and referencing similar flavour comos posted online). Tomorrow I hope to have company for lunch, so I will make a more basic ham and cheese quiche then (using a recipe w/ tips/guidance from Aunt Nancy!). Both recipes are worth trying and both could easily be made into mini-quiches and served as appetizers. Enjoy!

Blue Cheese and Ham Quiche

• dollop of butter
• 1/4 small onion, diced
• pate brisee (see recipe for this pie crust from earlier this month)
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup half and half
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• s&p
• 1/2 cup ham, diced
• 1/3 cup crumbled blue cheese
• 1 tbsp pine nuts
• few more dollops of butter

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
2. In small saute pan, melt butter over med-high heat. Cook onions in butter until soft (a few minutes), then set aside.
3. Roll out 1/2 pate brisee (reserve the other 1/2 for tomorrow night's quiche!) to fit an 9" pie plate and transfer to pie dish.
4. Whisk together eggs, cream, cream cheese and s&p until smooth.
5. Scater ham, blue cheese, and onions evenly in pie dish. Pour egg mixture over top. Sprinkle with pine nuts. Add a few dollops of butter to the top.
6. Bake in pre-heated oven for 15 minutes, then turn oven down to 350 degrees and bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until top of quiche is starting to brown.
7. Remove quiche from oven and let sit about 10 minutes before cutting into it. ENJOY!