Tag Archives: custard

Roasted Pepper Quiche with Bacon

Posted on 12/08/2015 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This quiche is so fun to cut into. The layers give a pop of color and the flavors are incredible. Use cream if you don’t have buttermilk. Roasted Pepper and  Bacon Quiche 1 pie crust 4 eggs 3/4 cup grated … Continue reading →

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Farro Pudding

Posted on 03/19/2014 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine Greg, aka Rufus, normally doesn’t have much of a sweet tooth, but he finished off most of this dessert without me. This made me happy because normally he can take or leave dessert, which means I do most … Continue reading →

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Tomato Bacon Quiche

Posted on 08/16/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

At first I really wanted to do a BLT quiche, but the lettuce has to stay crunchy so I settled for just bacon and tomatoes. And cheese and basil. Tomato Bacon Quiche 1 pie crust 4 eggs 3/4 cup mozzarella … Continue reading →

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A Leftover Dessert Invention

Posted on 02/23/2013 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

The night before Valentine’s Day my wife rolled over and stated that she would really like some sort of cheesecake for dessert. Not really awake and thinking the refrigerator was well stocked I agreed. The next morning I had a … Continue reading →

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Kale, Spinach and Bread Casserole

Posted on 04/04/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine A coworker recently gave me a huge bag of kale her father had pulled from his garden and had planned to compost. I need a little help embracing greens sometimes, so I turned to our well-worn copy of … Continue reading →

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Richard’s bread pudding

Posted on 01/06/2012 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

By Katherine We were lucky to have an early Christmas Eve dinner with two of our good friends, Richard and Brian. With Greg working part of the day, I had no plans to attempt his family’s ricotta cheesecake recipe, a … Continue reading →

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Chocolate zabaglione with an amaretti twist

Posted on 04/14/2011 by Rufus' Food and Spirits Guide

This is a great twist on the standard zabaglione recipe. It can be topped with fresh Amaretto whipped cream, fruit, amaretti cookies or eaten plain. Or it can be poured over vanilla ice cream and topped with everything above. Or … Continue reading →

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