quiche

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I made broccoli quiche, and although I'd planned to make banana bread for desert, I forgot to buy baking soda and my chef-on-email advised me that it wouldn't come through properly.

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  1. noun A rich unsweetened custard pie, often containing ingredients such as vegetables, cheese, or seafood.

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  • Easter Brunch menu offers ham and Swiss quiche, French toast, chicken primavera, herb-roasted pork loin, fruit and berry display, cheese display, muffins, assorted pastries and more. —  Freep.com - RSS
  • LONGMONT - On a snowy Thursday morning Linda Kopecky baked orange rolls and a vegetable quiche, the same meal she plans to serve early Easter morning. —  TimesCall.com
  • Diners can find quiche, soups, a steakburger and traditional club sandwich on the menu along with some yummy desserts.
  • We got back and went to yes, Cafe de la Prix and this time we splashed out on a bowl of muesli, sourdough bread, a wrap and some apple and cheese quiche which tasted amazing and a muffin! —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
  • You can also submit an unusual but successful egg recipe - quiche, frittata, scramble, whatever (not all cooks fancy themselves poets, after all, and everyone should have a shot). —  WordPress.com News
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  1. French, from German dialectal Küche, diminutive of German Kuchen, cake; see kuchen.
 

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