Easy Lunches: Quiche

Back by popular demand is another installment of easy lunches for the week. I started this segment with a frozen meal clone. I had back from a few people that they actually made it (score!) so I thought I would share another. This one is probably one of the easiest things. If you can scramble eggs you can make quiche!

This is my go-to for when I am looking for an easy, fast meal with whatever I have in the house. Keep a few frozen crusts in the freezer and you can make a quiche with basically whatever you have in the house. So the other week when I sort of forgot to buy food to lunches for the week, I pulled out my quiche supplies and had lunch for every day of the week!

My Quiche Recipe

Ingredients:
4 eggs
1-2 cups of milk
1 frozen pie crust (yes the dessert kind!)
Vegetables, meat, cheese, etc for the insides

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350. In a medium bowl whisk together eggs and milk. Start with one cup of milk. Depending on the amount of filling you put will determine how much more milk you use. Add in filling and stir thoroughly. The mixture will be slightly runny. Pour mixture into pie crust. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool slightly before eating.

That's it! You can also add some flour into the mix to thicken it up, but I find no need. Let's keep it simple people! I just cut the pie into 5 slices and call it a lunch. Don't forget to add in the fruit as a side!

Question:
Do you have any ideas for more easy healthy lunch ideas? Also, let me know if you make this. I would love to hear how you personalize it and any feedback you have!

PS - I realize my food pics end up being, well yellow. I am working on it! The kitchen is so yellow toned (see for yourself). Since the yellow counter tops and florescent lighting just don't help (especially at night when many dishes are made) I am working on taking food pictures elsewhere. Thanks for being patient as I get there!

Frozen Meal Clone for Healthy Lunches!

I have had my first request for a blog post. Yay! All thanks to my lovely friend Katie, pictured below at my wedding!

Katie recently moved and started a new job and asked me for ideas for healthy lunches. I was all for that! Who hasn't struggled to bring a tasty and healthy lunch to work?! There is only so much a toaster oven can do (but it can do quite a bit) and I don't advocate frozen meals for lunch every day. Sure, they are low in fat but HIGH in sodium. Although there is a place for them. I have my favorites. I have found that the Steam Fresh that cooks right in the bag are great for low(ish) sodium and low fat, yet very good and filling!

Then, the other day when I was chowing down on this baby, I thought to myself, "Wait a minute, I can do this!" So after work I set out to the kitchen and checked out the bag a little closer.

I went to the frig to check out what I had. Since there was no recipe, I just used what the bag said for ingredients, albeit loosely. Thankfully I had a huge amount of red potatoes (tip: buy potatoes by the bag because they are so much cheaper!). They were first on the chopping block.

Next ingredients: a green. The frozen meal had green beans but I didn't have those. I did have broccoli though. In it went!

Then I added a few of my favorite ingredients that were not in the original inspiration: garlic and onions! Yum! They add flavor to anything!

Top it off with Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and milk. All ingredients are in! Keep it on medium heat, stirring frequently to help the potatoes to cook evenly. Once the potatoes are tender it is done! Sorry not to provide exact amounts. It all depends on how many potatoes you use. You want the sauce to cover the ingredients but not make it soupy. So here it is all ready to eat up.

Yum! All ready to be packaged for easy grab and go lunches! I divided up all the food into their own lunch sized containers to make those early mornings even easier.

Now, I like to ensure that I have fruit and veggies at lunch. So what's an easy thing (that stays long in the frig and is economical by the bag?): oranges! I eat one every day!

There you go, a meal that will last you days with just one evening of work! Don't want to eat the same lunch every day? Just throw it in the freezer and pull out another day.

Do you have any easy lunch ideas? I am always looking for new ideas!

My name is Megan and I am a dessert-aholic.

It's true. If you know me or even if you have just started following my blog. I love desserts at any time of the day (even for breakfast!). I think they are an important part of life. They make me happy, taste delicious, and are so fun to make. There is no better present or something fun to share with someone. Yet, it is also very important to have balance in your life and to be healthy (remember Monday's Inspiration?). I have known some people \when they make dessert they say it is going to be unhealthy anyway so why don't you just make it the best it can be with all the full fat? I am not that person. I always try to do everything low fat and as healthy as possible. Even in my cakes and cookies. So when I came across this blog I fell in love: Chocolate-Covered Katie: The Healthy Dessert Blog. It took making dessert to a whole new level.

I had every intention about blogging about how really tasty her creations are but my best intentions were waylaid by a 3.5 hour meeting at the end of the work day that took it out of me. Excuses, excuses but I was too tired to go to the store. I also knew that if I opted for the after work store run for dessert supplies, I wouldn't get in my daily exercise that let's me eat dessert! (I always tell people  I work out so I can eat dessert.) So I thought I would still gush about this delicious sounding blog and showcase a few recipes I am excited about trying.



Cookie dough batter with no dairy and made with...chickpeas is DEFINITELY my first recipe to try! Check it out here!



Flour-less chocolate chip cookies! Find yum here!


Cookie pie made with garbanzo beans?! What?!


Frozen PEANUT BUTTER hot chocolate! Drink up!

So I know I kind of cheated on this post by not actually making anything, but hey, this is something that every home needs right?! I do promise to deliver on following through with Katie's recipes. I am SO excited about these that last night I stayed up an hour later than usually perusing her blog.

Are there any healthy tips and tricks you use in cooking?!