QUICHE All unsweetened, open-faced custard pie served hot or cold as an entrée, appetizer or snack. It requires onIy a few ingredients - eggs, milk, seasonings and whatever else you might wish to add in the way of chopped vegetables, meat, poultry, seafood of shredded cheese. Quiche can be made in a conventional pie plate or pan or in a special dish called a quiche dish.

Quiches are traditionalIy made in a pastry crust, but crusts made from mashed potatoes, cooked rice or spinach, bread crumbs or cereals are also delicious and do not contain the high fat content of pastry. –see Cooking Equipment:Quiche Dish