Quiche

     If you keep up with my blog, you know that I normally have my parents over for lunch after church on Sundays.  Today was a little different and it was just J.T., Otis, and I.  Since I wasn’t serving a crowd, I decided to keep things simple with a brunch inspired meal.  We ate quiche, fresh asparagus, which I picked up from the farmer’s market yesterday morning, and sweet potato banana muffins.  It was delicious and a nice break from our regular Sunday meal.  We have had a much needed, lazy weekend after a very busy week at work.  Yesterday we only ventured out twice, hitting the farmer’s market and Publix in the morning and Manna grocery during the afternoon.  We went to Manna to purchase local honey from Duncanville and left with three pounds of it!   J.T. and I both suffer from allergies, although J.T.’s allergies are normal and mine are just plain weird.  Let me first state that I have been to two different doctors about this issue and both are clueless.  When it is humid outside or about to rain my skin becomes very itchy, generally only my forearms, neck, ears, face, and scalp.  It is awful but I do not scratch because I have been told by my dermatologist that this could cause a rash.  When the itching becomes unbearable I take a prescription antihistamine, which allows me to sleep and puts me out of my misery.  I am not convinced that the antihistamine actually does anything to calm my allergic reaction.  I also have a prescription steroid cream, but this only helps temporarily.  While I am uncertain of my allergy, it is either an airborne allergy or some form of an allergic reaction to a chemical in one of my cleaning products or cosmetic items.  To make a long story short, I am in the process of eliminating as many possible culprits of my allergy from our house.  It is actually very similar to when we started our “real food” journey nine months ago.  This morning I ordered this cleaning solution for our household needs.   Many customer reviews of Branch Basics claimed that it helped with seasonal allergies and eczema (which J.T. struggles with).  Several weeks ago, I changed our laundry detergent to Molly’s Suds and we absolutely love this product, especially the smell.  My next big hurdle is tackling my cosmetic items, which is a giant headache.  Yesterday at Manna I picked up Everyday Coconut body lotion, a product my mother told me about a while ago.  After slathering myself in this lotion, my itching has decreased.  I am learning and just like I changed our food, I too can do this.  In the words of my brother, I have gone hippie. 

Ingredients

Crust:

• 1/2 cup coconut oil, plus additional for greasing the pie plate
• 2 eggs, preferably local
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 cup coconut flour

Filling:

• 5 eggs, preferably local
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon coarse black pepper
• 1 bunch scallions, chopped

Directions

1. Grease a 9-inch pie plate with coconut oil.  In a medium bowl whisk together the coconut oil, eggs, and kosher salt.  Stir in the coconut flour.  Press the dough into the bottom and up the sides of the prepared pie plate. Set aside.
2. In a large glass measuring cup, whisk together the eggs, milk, salt, and pepper.  Pour the filling into the unbaked pie crust.  Sprinkle the scallions on top.  Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.  Serves 4. 

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