FRENCH FRIDAYS WITH DORIE

” SPINACH AND BACON QUICHE” This week’s “FRENCH FRIDAYS WITH DORIE” selection. FFWD is an online cooking group dedicated to Dorie Greenspan’s “Around My French Table”, her latest cookbook. http://www.doriegreenspan.com/ This quiche is a savory tart where flavors (smoky-bacon, sweet-onion and garlic, mineral – spinach, creamy-custard) converge, providing a tasty punch to your palate. An innovative twist to ingredients that works well. (If you substitute turkey bacon (I like Trader Joe’s uncured), use canola or grapeseed oil for your fat for the veggies.)

16 Comments

Renee Deutsch on May 13, 2011 at 3:09 pm

Luv that cookbook!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mary on May 13, 2011 at 3:56 pm

Renee, Be sure to let me know what you make and enjoy. Remembering, of course, that you (and, Bobby) are the real chefs, I’m the novice.

Jessica of My Baking Heart on May 13, 2011 at 4:12 pm

Looks perfect! You can send over a slice, right? 🙂

Spike on May 13, 2011 at 4:14 pm

I loved this quiche. Turkey bacon sounds good!

Mary on May 13, 2011 at 4:22 pm

Spike – It changes the flavor a bit, of course, but, out of necessity, it is a good choice. I’d rather eat a little of something, with the most flavorful ingredients, than a bigger portion with a substitute. Sometimes, for medical purposes, that’s not appropriate for everyone. So, an alternative.

kathleen on May 14, 2011 at 1:01 am

Hello, Free Spirit,

I am new to the blog also. Welcome! Your quiche looks scrumptious!

Kathleen

Mary on May 14, 2011 at 1:32 am

Welcome back to you, Kathleen. And, it was…….scrumptious, the quiche, that is. I think these French Fridays are going to be fun. I bought the cookbook when Dorie first published it but had only made (twice, in fact) the Chicken, Apples and Creme à la Normande (pp. 218-19) which is delicious.

toasty redhead on May 14, 2011 at 8:38 am

I never thought of it that way, well put!

Cher on May 14, 2011 at 12:05 pm

Welcome aboard! Hope you have fun with it – I think the FFwD group is a pretty great deal.

toasty redhead on May 15, 2011 at 1:42 am

Thank you for a great post.

Maya@Foodiva's Kitchen on May 15, 2011 at 7:16 am

Welcome to French Fridays! I hope you’ll enjoy cooking with the group every week. This quiche looks great, btw!

Mary on May 15, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Maya & other Dorie-disciples, Thank you for welcoming me to your Group. And, thank you, Oprah, for telling me about French Fridays. Had already bought the book but didn’t know about the Group until I read the article.

Renee @kudoskitchen on May 18, 2011 at 1:32 am

Your completed quiche looks really pretty! Glad your cooking and baking along with us. Nice to “meet” you and I look forward to seeing more of your posts.