Alexias had planned a Valentine's day dinner with her friend, so me and Serena were left to our own devices. I defrosted a couple of steaks - ribeye for me and filet mignon for her, and we had them with a small side salad and boiled baby potatoes.
We also made a quiche for the girls' lunch tomorrow, but it was so tempting that somehow 1/4 of it got eaten almost right out of the oven. We went with a spinach, feta and tomato quiche. The trick is to get everything as dry as possible. So I diced the tomatoes and squeezed the liquid from them. I used fresh spinach so I chopped it up small and wilted it in a hot pan with oil, then drained and squeezed that too. I then grated feta into the spinach combined with the tomatoes and some freshly ground black pepper.
Sprinkled feta on the bottom of the pre-made quiche shell (does anyone make their own pastry any more, except chefs on the Food Network?), then spread the filling on top, and then another light layer of feta.
On to that - the liquid. Three eggs, 1 1/2 cups of milk/cream (your own proportions), a little nutmeg and black pepper. Then in a hot oven, 425 F for ten minutes and 350 F for about 30 minutes.
Sorry, no pics of the quiche.
Dessert was cherry pie (store bought) and custard. One day I will get around to making my own custard from scratch, instead of using the Bird's Custard Powder. One day.
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