Real men eat quiche...

Keeping track of my menus, so that I didn't repeat one too soon was pretty tricky. If we had a couple here for only three days, that was easy. And another for five days, that was fine. But if a couple stayed ten days, then they got stuck with having the same thing... again.

I could vary the smoothies, each day, by using a different fruit juice such as pineapple one day, and guava juice the next, and maybe passion fruit juice the next. That helped. And I could make different kinds of muffins. But I needed variety in my main courses.

So, when Sherri came to help with the housekeeping, she offered her mother "Sam's" Simple Quiche recipe. It was a hit. Not only was it easy, but delicious, and by adding real bacon bits, or slivers of ham, it was always a hit. Each quiche served 4 people, so it was easy to double.

SAM'S SIMPLE QUICHE

Find one 9" pie shell in the freezer.

Bake at 400 for about 10 minutes.

Filling: 3 eggs, 3/4 c. milk, 2 c. grated cheese (Swiss or cheddar)

Salt, pepper, pinch of nutmeg.

Beat eggs, add milk, fold in cheese.

Pour into pie crust.

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes, lower to 350 and bake 30 minutes more.

For variety, sprinkle real bacon bits over crust before filling, or

Sprinkle chopped thinly sliced ham over the crust, then fill.

Or cut tiny broccoli florets and add to the egg mixture.

Or chopped onions, mushrooms, shrimp, or cooked spinach.

Done when knife comes out clean.

Put foil over crust edge to prevent burning.

I served this with fresh sliced papayas, fresh cut pineapple, sliced strawberries, and warm muffins, or Bob's good bread. Even the men enjoyed it.