Crafty Lil Devil

Spinach Quiche and School Stuff

Today, I tried a new recipe for Spinach Quiche that proved to be a real keeper. I'll be sure to share it at the end of this post. After we had brunch (because that's what you call it when you finally eat breakfast at 1:30), Jason mowed and trimmed the yard and I went to work on lesson plans. I ended up spending almost 5 hours on 8 lesson plans! I think they turned out great though. I am very proud of them and hope the kids will like them and they will have fun.
We're learning about:
Letters and alphabet sounds
Father's Day
All about Me (I am Special)
Manners and sharing
Independence Day
Silly songs and Stories
Pets
and Tall Tales

Each lesson plan has activities, books to read, coloring pages, songs and snacks. No, I didn't have to do all of this, but I really wanted to find lots of things that will keep their attention. That's hard with 3 year olds! Tomorrow, I'm having a meeting with my co-teacher to share our ideas and secretly I hope she's impressed. (She said the former teacher didn't do much with the class.) But that's not the main reason I did all this work, I really wanted to make good quality, fun and entertaining, informative lesson plans. I hope I succeeded!

Anyway, I've been at this computer for what feels like FOREVER, so I'm off to spend some time w/my hubby. We're making turkey burgers and hotdogs on the grill tonight and hanging out on the deck.

And before I forget, here's that recipe I promised. Try it, it's SO GOOD! (Even if you think you don't like spinach!)
Spinach Quiche

INGREDIENTS:
2 Tbsp butter or margarine
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 small onion, chopped
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
1 (4.5 ounce) can mushrooms, drained
1 (6 ounce) package plain (or herb and garlic) feta cheese, crumbled
1 (8 ounce) package shredded Cheddar cheese
salt and pepper to taste
1 (9 inch) unbaked deep dish pie crust
4 eggs, beaten
1 cup milk
salt and pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2. In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Saute garlic and onion in
butter until lightly browned, about 7 minutes. Stir in spinach, mushrooms, feta
and 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into pie
crust.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together eggs and milk. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour into the pastry shell, allowing egg mixture to thoroughly combine with
spinach mixture.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 minutes. Sprinkle top with remaining Cheddar
cheese, and bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes, until set in center. Allow to
stand 10 minutes before serving.


Note: This recipe is very forgiving! If you don't like mushrooms, omit them. Add some cooked, crumbled bacon (or real bacon bits) in or even ham. Or use whatever type of cheese you have on hand instead of the cheddar. (I used grated Swiss and it was excellent!) You just almost can't go wrong with this recipe!