What's Cooking at the Choates

I love treating my family to special things...like good meals. Tonight we enjoyed good music ("Applalachian Journey" by Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, & Mark O'Connor ) , lots of laughs, and delicious food. Our menu tonight:

Meat-Potato Quiche

Sauteed greens with tomatoes

Butternut Squash with Pecans and Blue Cheese

Watermelon Slices

Peanut butter crackers dipped in almond bark

(thanks to some 5th & 6th graders in Minneola, Kansas)

Meat-Potato Quiche (from "More-With-Less" cookbook)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees.

In 9" pie pan, stir together:

3 T vegetable oil

3 cups coarsely shredded raw potato

Press evenly into pie crust shape. Bake at 425 for 15 minutes or until just beginning to brown. Remove from oven. Layer on:

1 cup grated Swiss or cheddar cheese

3/4 cup cooked diced chicken, ham, or browned sausage

1/4 cup chopped onion

In a bowl, beat together:

1 cup evaporated or rich milk (part cream)

2 eggs

1/2 tsp. salt

1/8 tsp. pepper

Pour egg mixture onto other ingredients. Sprinkle with

1 T parsley flakes

Return to overn and bake at 425 about 30 minutes, or until lightly browned, and knife inserted 1" from edge comes out clean. Allow to cool 5 minutes before cutting into wedges.