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quiche lorraine
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quiche lorraine

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quiche lorraine

So, I’m cheating. I really wasn’t planning on cooking just yet. You see, I spent a whole lot of the last few weeks of pregnancy honing in on cookbooks that focus on simpler, but uncompromised cooking (and I will absolutely do a post on these, soon), bookmarking the kind of recipes I could imagine assembling with one hand tied behind my back (or you know, holding a squawking newborn) and even banking a decent amount of recipes, such as that and the , and a few other things I have even told you about yet. And I don’t to cook either: Our fridge is filled with homemade matzo ball soup, spaghetti and meatballs, endless bagel fixings, pickles galore, fruit, sandwich bread, lunch meats, milk for cereal and you name it (did I tell you our families were awesome or what?). Do you hear me? There is . And yet I did. Because there was something — one tiny thing, perhaps — that I had not anticipated when I mapped these early weeks out in my head.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1220
Calories
67g
Protein
52g
Fat
118g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Ham 100g cooked 145
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Swiss Cheese 1 oz (28g) 108
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Yogurt 170g plain Greek 100
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups diced leeks, white and light green only (from about 2 large leeks, although I think you can get away with one super-big leek)
  • 3/4 cup diced onion
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons olive oil (I needed a tad more)
  • 1 1/4 cups flour
  • 1 tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons cornstarch
  • Salt
  • 6 tablespoons butter, diced
  • 4 eggs, divided
  • 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon heavy cream
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sour cream
  • Pinch nutmeg
  • Pinch pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups diced ham (1/4 -inch dice; I used about 1/2 pound)
  • 3/4 cup grated Swiss cheese

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By smittenkitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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