Mini Mushroom, Tomato and Bacon Quiches

I was trying to cook something with no wheat for breakfast and Quiche came to mind. I thought it'd be complicated but it turned out to be easy.

Ingredients:
- 8 pieces of bacon
- 8 oz of mushroom, sliced
- 2 big tomatoes, cut in little cubes
- 5 eggs, 3 egg white
- 1/4 cup of spring onion
- 1 cup of milk
- 1 tbs of oil
- Salt and pepper

Method:
1. Cook bacon until it is rather crispy or according to your preference. Set aside in a bowl.
2. Heat a large nonstick cooking pot over med heat. Add oil and sliced mushroom. Cook until golden brown, 6-7 minutes. Add cooked mushroom to the bacon. Let cool for about 5 minutes before you add the spring onion, tomatoes and pepper.
3. Whisk eggs, white eggs and milk in another bowl.
4. Pour the eggs mixture to muffin tin that is already coated with cooking spray. 5. Add the bacon mixture to each cup.
6. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake until the tops are turning just beginning to brown, ±25 minutes. Let cool.
7. Serve and enjoy!
 
Note:
* If you don't have a muffin tin, you can substitute it with any oven safe glass bake ware.
* You can substitute sausage for bacon or with any other vegetable you prefer.

Potatoes and Cabbage Casserole

Last weekend was a Labor Day weekend and instead of cooking or dining out, My husband and I decided to be creative with what we have in the pantry and came up with this dish.

  Ingredients:
- 2 big potatoes
- 1/2 cabbage (or 1)
- 1 medium onion
- 1/4 cup of milk
- 1 tbs of butter
- salt and pepper


Method:
1. Peel potatoes, cut in cubes, boil to remove starchiness and set aside.
2. Shred cabbage and onion, boil until tender (5minutes).
3. Mash potatoes adding 1/4 cup of milk and 1 tablespoon of butter. Add cabbage and potatoes to the mixture. Season it with salt and pepper.
4. Put the mixture in to a glass bake ware or casserole dish, sprinkle some cheese on top.
5. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees and bake the dish until the cheese is brown.

* You can add bacon or cheese to the mixture if you wish.

Easy enough?

Stir-Fried Shredded Potato and Green Bell Pepper （清炒土豆丝）

I was introduced to this dish the first week i arrived in Shanghai and have liked it ever since. This is definitely one of my favorite dishes. It is delish and so easy to make. Since I bought some potatoes from the fresh market earlier this week, i decided to make some.

Ingredients:
- 2 big potatoes
- 1 green bell pepper
- 2 tablespoon of butter
- 3 cloves of garlic
- 1 small shallot
- salt and pepper for seasoning

Method:
1. Wash, peel and cut the potatoes in a long thin strip style (known as Julienne). Soak it in cold salt water for about 30 minutes to keep it from oxidizing (turning brown) and to remove starchiness. Drain and set aside.
2. Wash and cut the green bell pepper julienne style.
3. Mince garlic and shallot.
4. Heat 1 tbs of butter in a wok, add shallot then garlic, fry until fragrant.
5. Add the potato and let it cook for about 7 minutes then add 1 tbs of butter and the green pepper.
6. Season it with salt and pepper.

Note:
- You can add another red bell pepper for color.
- Add some celery if you want.
- Add 1 tbs of soy sauce for flavor.