Quiche Lorraine

Folks-
We just got home a couple of weeks ago from our family vacation in Florida (it was a blast!) While visiting Epcot at Disney World, my daughter had a Quiche Lorraine for lunch at the France Exhibit at World Showcase. She enjoyed it so much that I decided to make one tonight for dinner. I started with this recipe at allrecipes and modified it from the suggestions in the comments. I actually made two at once due to the amount of ingredients I had, with the intent to freeze one. We'll see if that plan lasts through tomorrow!
In any case, here's my recipe:

Quiche Lorraine

1 prepared 9" deep-dish pie crust, or 2 regular 9" pie crusts
12 strips of cooked crispy bacon, coarsely chopped
1/3 cup minced onion
1 cup shredded Swiss cheese
1-1/3 cup half-and-half
6 eggs
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place the bacon, minced onions, and Swiss cheese in the pie crust. Whisk together the other ingredients and pour into the pie crust. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes, then turn the heat down to 300 degrees and continue baking for another 30 minutes. Allow to cool for ten minutes before cutting into eight slices and enjoy while still warm.
Tip: This recipe works well with ham instead of bacon. Deli ham is acceptable. Cooked spinach is also good in it. You can change out the Swiss cheese, substituting in mozzarella or Monterey Jack in its place.

Adult Grilled Cheese

Folks-
One of my kids favorite sandwiches--actually most kids favorite--is the simple Grilled Cheese. I discovered a while ago that you can turn this simple favorite into a more adult meal through just a couple of simple additions.

My version of the Grilled Cheese for Adults is to use whatever hard cheese is available (usually a cheddar, Jack, or mozzarella), using two slices (or a small handfull of the cheese if grated) and before grilling it, I add thin sliced onion and tomato slices.

Give it a try next time you want a hot sandwich at home at lunchtime!

Ingredients:

2 sandwich-sized slices cheddar, sharp cheddar, jack, mozzarella, Swiss, and/or gruyere cheese

2 slices sandwich bread, sourdough works well, but seeded bread is also good

1 slicing tomato, sliced thinly

1 thin slice of onion, red, white, or yellow, preferably red

Cooked bacon slice (optional)

1 tbsp mayonnaise 

Grated parmesan cheese, if available, optional 

Preheat a pan or griddle on the stove to medium heat. Spread half of the mayo and some of the Parmesan cheese on a slice of bread, and place it in the pan, mayo side down. Quickly assemble the sandwich in this order on top of that bread: cheese slice, onion, tomato slices, bacon slice, cheese slice. Smear the other slice of bread with mayo and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Flip when bottom slice of bread is golden brown and grill until the second side matches.

Eat while still hot. Acids in the tomato slices will prevent the cheese from solidifying. These do not keep well for later.

Edited 12/30/2024 to be more specific.