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It's Lindsey, and I'm back with another French recipe for the sixth day of Christmas, a quiche for Six Geese a Laying! Now of course, the song says six geese a laying, but don't worry, this recipe calls for regular chicken eggs.
Obviously, while I was living in France I ate a lot of quiche. Quiche is such a quick and simple meal, and you can spruce it up any way you like! This quiche recipe is very basic and just calls for spinach, but you could easily add anything else you'd like to it. For example, it would be very easy for you to chop up some onion and toss it in to this quiche recipe. Or you could fry up some bacon and chop it up and sprinkle it into the filling once it is in the crust. You could also slice up zucchini and place them on the bottom of the crust and pour the egg filling over the top for a nice Quiche Courgette (courgette is the French word for zucchini.) A word on the crust. When I was in France you could pie pre-made crusts and would be labeled pate brisee or pate feuillette. Pate brisee is what they use for quiche. As I did some research into how you make pate brisee, I realized it was very similar to our basic pie crust. They usually make it with butter, but as you know, we make our pie crust with shortening and it works just as well. So here it is, my basic French Quiche recipe, you are going to love it!
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Have you watched the Holiday Baking Championship Show on HGTV? On one of the episodes, one of the contestants made chocolate jingle bells to decorate her dessert! I know I had to try it and when I got to do "5 Golden Rings" for our 12 Days of Christmas recipes, I knew that this was my chance! These bells don't ring exactly, but they DO shake, and when you break them open, lots of sprinkles pour out. They are a lot of fun!
To make them, you start with a round silicone mold. You can order one on Amazon similar to mine or buy one at Michael's like I did. ![]()
It is probably best to wear gloves to do this part. Have a warm pan ready that has a bit of your left over chocolate in it. Pick up an empty dome and rub the edge of it briefly in the chocolate of the warm pan. Place it on top of the dome filled with sprinkles like a lid to complete a sphere. Allow these to harden in the freezer.
The bells for this pie had golden sprinkles inside of them to carry on the idea of "5 Golden Rings." I also sprinkled the outside of the bells with golden sanding sugar.
Of course, I had to have a delicious pie to put the bells on! Here is my recipe for Chocolate Cream pie. I used a graham cracker crust for this pie, but I kind of wish I had used a regular crust. The pie was still a hit though. You do what ever you prefer.
You can always make your pie using a chocolate pudding mix. (The cooked variety is best.) Making it from scratch is simple though. Since I made this one from scratch, I had egg whites left over, so I used them to make meringue rather that using whipped cream on this pie.
To decorate the pie, I piled on the meringue and toasted it in the oven. My first idea was to make a fondant ribbon using my homemade fondant. But, I ended up making holly berries and a couple of leaves. The fondant helped to hold the bells in place.
I know that I put more than 5 bells on the pie! I wanted to be able to give everyone a bell when I sliced it! Then, they can hold it still with their fork and hit it with their knife and break it open. This is an interactive pie! Aren't those bells fun?
I think it would be fun to fill the bells with M&Ms or other small candies or how about a Lego guy? Just be careful no little ones choke on whatever you put inside! Another idea I've been toying with is making smaller versions of Hot Cocoa Bombs inside the small spheres. Hot Cocoa Bombs make a Large cup of cocoa! For little ones, a smaller version might be nice. So, a piece of pie and a cup of hot milk to drop a Jingle Bell Cocoa Bomb into could be so much fun! What ideas can you think of to use these Jingle Bells for? Let me know in the comments! If you have missed the first 4 days of Christmas, go to our Home Page and scroll through the first four days! There is already so much great food there! I can't wait for days 6-12! This post contains affiliate links. I will be compensated for purchases made through those links at no additional cost to you. Views expressed are my own. Thank you for your support! On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 calling birds...which inspired me to make this Cajun Shepherd's Pie. When we were thinking of what to do about 4 calling birds we looked up what calling birds were. Turns out that's what black birds used to be called. This reminded me of the nursery rhyme "4 and 20 blackbirds baked in a pie." So immediately I thought of blackened chicken pot pie. But after doing much research and being inspired by Tiffany-Anne Parkes recipe for Jerk Chicken Shepherd's pie, I decided a Cajun Shepherd's Pie would be the best approach. The recipe I came up with is so delicious. And although it's not true shepherd's pie because it uses chicken instead of lamb, it's still shepherd's pie-esque. The spice level from the Cajun Spice mix had the perfect amount of heat for me. The sweetness of the sweet potato mash pairs so well with the spicy flavor of the chicken. But my favorite part of the dish is the andouille cream sauce. It is amazing and was largely inspired by chef Antony Field, though my recipe does differ a bit. Tips For Making Cajun Shepherd's PieI hope you guys enjoy this! It was so fun to come up with and even a better thing to eat. Here's some tips for making it:
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On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me: Three French Hens, and so I made a pot of coq au vin!
Here is your language lesson for the day. Coq is actually the French word for rooster. Coq au vin directly translates as "rooster in wine." But it is hard to find a rooster to cook these days, so really any chicken will do. However, for our 12 days of Christmas recipes, the third day calls for Three French Hens, so I knew we would have to make a French dish, and Coq au Vin is just perfect for the season! It is warm and comforting. You serve this Instant Pot Coq au Vin atop a bed of mashed potatoes. Does anything sound more wonderful on a cold winter day? When I was tasked with doing a coq au vin recipe I knew I wanted to use my Instant Pot! I got it as a gift from my husband for my birthday, and I love it! Not only does everything cook faster in an Instant Pot, but it really cuts down on dishes! For this Instant Pot Coq au Vin you use the saute function and the pressure cook function.
A word on the wine used. We are not wine drinkers in this house. Or alcohol drinkers at all. Red wine is a central feature of coq au vin (remember vin= wine) but I didn't want to buy an expensive bottle of wine for one dish. I used Holland House Red cooking wine which is much less expensive. You could also use grape juice if you really don't want to use alcohol at all (the alcohol cooks out, but you do you. No judgement here!) then grape juice would work, but it is probably a little sweeter so you would likely want to adjust your grape juice/chicken broth ratio so your coq au vin sauce won't be too sweet.
I think you are really going to enjoy this Instant Pot Coq au Vin. We devoured it! Merry 3rd day of Christmas! |
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