News The Morning News
posted by on October 16 at 9:48 AM
Mavericky: McCain calls Hillary Clinton for economic advice; gets decidedly cool reception.
Confused: Palin calls New Hampshire “part of the Great Northwest.”
No Dice: Nickels can’t ban guns in parks, state AG says.
It Could Be Worse: Median home price in Detroit down 57 percent, to $9,250 (!!!!).
Too Thin?*: Nancy Reagan breaks her pelvis.
Can’t Get a Break: Jon Bon Jovi becomes at least the sixth artist to protest McCain campaign’s use of his music.
War Is Peace: Palin claims “no abuse of power at all” found by report that found “abuse of power.”
Tanking: Lousy economy hurts car sales.
*An office poll says that no one remembers what this is a reference to, but I’m including it anyway.
Recipe of the Day: Leek, Tomato, and Blue Cheese Mini Quiches (Recipe and photo via La Tartine Gourmande)
(For 2 to 3 mini quiches, molds measuring 3.5″ at the bottom, and 1 1/4″ high)
If you want to make this as a big quiche, or 4 individual quiches, double the quantities.
Ingredients
Pastry crust (she uses a gluten free crust; good alternatives include this foolproof pie crust from Cook’s Illustrated—just reduce the sugar—or Julia Child’s pate brisee.)
3 small leeks, chopped (about 3.5 oz)
2 small Zebra tomatoes, sliced (can substitute any ripe tomato)
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 garlic clove, chopped
A few coriander seeds
1 thyme twig
1 oz blue cheese, crumbled
2 organic farm eggs, beaten lightly
2 Tbsp whole milk
2 Tbsp crème fraiche
Nutmeg, freshly grated
Fresh parsley
Salt and pepper
Roll your pastry and place in molds; place to wait in the fridge, covered.
Preheat your oven at 400 F.
In a frying pan, or sautee pan, heat 2 Tbsp olive oil on medium heat. Add the thyme and coriander seeds, then the leek, onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper and cook, without browning, for 7 to 8 minutes, until the vegetables are soft; set aside.
In a bowl, combine the eggs, cream and milk. Season with salt and pepper and add a touch of freshly grated nutmeg. Add the parsley.
Arrange the vegetables in the tart shells (make small holes with a fork first) and cover with the batter.
Add the crumbled cheese and slices of tomatoes. Bake for about 25 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes before eating, so that the batter sets. The quiches can easily be reheated the next day.
Actually, if anyone has been up that way check out Burlington, Vermont. It has a tower (needle) and ferries. It really looks and feels like a Seattle with different chirality.
Leeks?!! You monster!
Sarah looked tired, probably from jetlag, so it's silly to read too much into this verbal typo.
Detroit is awesome.
this morning news is very bold.
that recipe looks good. i wonder if you can add chiles poblanos to these quiches?
erica- i know you loathe sports, but the Phillies are going to the world series and manny was denied. come on now.
No meat?
it was the duchess of windsor who said 'you can never be too rich or too thin'.
But Spy Magazine made it a catch phrase, along with "short-fingered vulgarian", aka Donald Trump, but also John McCain if you notice.
Leeks give me "the wind." Please post more recipes with beer in them.
where's the link for the detroit article??
MURDERERS! Clearly Slog is not the place for me!
Is that recipe right? Only 4 tablespoons and the eggs for how many little quiches? It doesn't seem like enough to cover 3 leeks and an onion.
Sorry - didn't read close enough. And that was 4 tbs "of liquid". Still.
"Clinton likes McCain enough to keeps [sic] his photo on the wall of her Senate office"!!!!
@ 2,7,10,12
The first day it was funny. Second day, not funny. Now, it's just sad. Find a new joke, please.
Hey now, medium penis, don't include me in your contempt. I have a personal interest in the matter, as you'll see from my nickname.
I was sticking up for my pal, leek.
Why is JB @1 talking about where my dad lives?
If you like it so much, move there, John.
And then my dad can laugh at you.
Oh, and can we use hatchets and scalpels in the parks too?
@3 - Palin IS a walking "verbal typo."
As Herb Caen said about Nancy Reagan, Pat Buckley and their stylish, social X-ray ilk:
Arthritic with chic, wan with poise...
Credit to Tom Wolfe for "social X-ray"
I can't find any info to back up that insane Detroit home price. I did find this: http://208.176.52.77/Content/Upload/AssetMgmt/Site/HOUSING/Aug08stats-less%20Branch.pdf
Which, if you're lazy and don't wanna click, says "2008 YTD August Average Residential Home Price: $18,822" with a -55.72% change from last year.
Happy birthday to Oscar Wilde.
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