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“They complement both the flavor and creamy, chalky texture of the cheese.” The white cheese, with its fine line of gray ash, looks beautiful with the lightly browned crackers flecked with green. “The bright, tart flavor of Humboldt Fog chèvre works well with Chive Crackers from the Fine Cheese Company,” says Simon Lehrer of Parker’s Table. We asked our town’s knowledgeable cheesemongers and experts for recommendations of small ways to impress at your next gathering. Let cool 20-30 minutes before serving.Įnter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.įollow Search for: Follow Raising Faye on WordPress.Improve any party with inspired cheese-and-cracker pairings. Bake for 45-50 minutes at 350 or until egg mixture is set and golden brown. Pour the egg mixture on top of the squash mixture making sure to leave at least ½” space between the egg and the top of the crust for expansion. Place the squash/cheese mixture in a ready made or homemade crust, distributing evenly. Add the crumbled up cheese in the same way. Add the cooled sage and garlic to the cooled squash and gently mix, taking care not to mash the squash. When cool, mince.Īssemble and Bake the Quiche: In a medium sized bowl whisk together eggs, heavy cream, salt, and nutmeg. Remove sage and garlic from pan and place on a cutting board to cool. When that is hot, add the sage leaves and garlic, stirring gently until sage leaves are crisp. Make the Fried Sage and Garlic: Add 1 tbsp oil and 1 tsp of butter to a small sauté pan on medium-low heat.

Let cool, (you can throw it in the freezer or fridge for 10 minutes to speed up the process) and keep oven on for cooking quiche.

Note: The squash should be quite spicy in order for the spice to come through in the quiche. Spread out seasoned squash in one layer onto a jelly roll pan and cook for 45 minutes or until golden brown. (I like to use a Y-shaped peeler.) In a large bowl, use your hands to mix together cut up squash, olive oil, salt, paprika, chili powder, and african bird pepper, making sure all the pieces are coated. Peel, de-seed, and cut the squash up into 1” pieces. Roast the Squash: Pre-heat the oven to 350 and set your rack in the middle position. ** garlic and olive oil are milk boosters - sage suppresses lactation

¼ lb Humboldt fog or goat cheese of your choice.

¼ of a fresh nutmeg or ⅛ tsp of dried nutmeg.

2 pinches himalayan sea salt (about ⅛ – ¼ tsp).

QUICHE – based on Alton Brown’s recipe for Refrigerator Pie

4 cloves garlic **, microplaned or minced.

Few chilis are as hot as african bird pepper.)\

1/16 tsp african bird pepper (or substitute ½ to 1 tsp chili powder depending on how well you can handle spicy.

This will save you 15 minutes or so if you’re good with a knife or an hour if your knife skills need some love.)

1 medium to large butternut squash or squash of your choice (about 1 – 2 lbs) (Fresh is best, but foodstores do sell pre-cut butternut squash.

ROASTED SPICED BUTTERNUT SQUASH, GOAT CHEESE and FRIED SAGE in GARLIC QUICHE – makes one 9″ quiche Active time: 15-20 minutes Inactive time: 1 hr 25 minutes You can always throw the squash in the fridge or freezer for a few after it comes out of the oven or start this quiche the day before. Note: Give the butternut squash and sage enough time to cool before assembling, (it won’t be pretty if you add hot ingredients to the egg mixture). On the contrary, maybe this quiche should inspire you to purchase a bit and use it rampantly in your other recipes calling for cayenne. Please don’t let not owning some African Bird Pepper stop you from cooking this. Aside from being one of the hottest peppers, the way the heat from African Bird Pepper hits the tongue and throat is distinct from every other pepper I’ve tasted. Substituting African Bird Pepper for its cousin cayenne is a little different.

If you can’t locate Humboldt Fog, I’m pretty sure you could sub in a brie or goat or a combo of the two and still keep the integrity of the dish intact. Whole Foods, Fairway, and specialty cheese shops usually carry it. Humbol dt Fog is tangy like a brie, but creamy and smooth like goat. There are two ingredients that you may not be able to find at your average grocery store: African Bird Pepper and Humboldt Fog. Serve with some sort of green and you have an extremely filling meal. If you are looking for something to make this weekend or in the coming days, I promise you, this quiche will not disappoint. It is probably the best quiche I have ever tasted in my life.