REAL MEN EAT QUICHE AND ENJOY IT
Naturally a great salad and a good wine helps to make a hearty meal.





CRAB QUICHE

1 pastry shell (9 inch) partially baked
1 tbs butter
2 tbs shallots, minced
1 1/3 cup crab meat
1 tbs flour
1 1/2 cups Swiss cheese, shredded and divided
3 eggs
1 cup half and half
1/2 tsp salt
dash white pepper or hot pepper sauce
dash nutmeg
minced parsley

Have a 9 inch pastry shell partially baked. Saute shallots in butter until tender, about two minutes. Mix with crab meat and flour and set aside. Sprinkle 3/4 cup the cheese in the pie shell, then spread with the crab mixture. Sprinkle the remaining 3/4 cup cheese over crab meat. Beat eggs, cream, salt, pepper, nutmeg, and parsley until mixed. Pour into pie shell over crab mixture. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees. Serves 6 to 8. In our house it serves 4 and maybe six in a pinch.

EASY WAY TO GET YOUR VEGGIES
Many people, especially children, turn up their noses to zucchini. There is a way to overcome that barrier - think chocolate. There are so many delicious recipes using chocolate with zucchini. There is even a web site called "Chocolate and Zucchini." This wonderful offering tastes like an excellent brownie and it is easy to make. Again, I have rooted out a recipe and altered it to suit my tastes and of course, I always think my alterations make it just a little better.




CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI LOAF

2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/3 cup cocoa
1/2 tsp ground cloves
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cps sugar
1 cup oil
1 tsp vanilla
2 cup grated zucchini
1 cup chocolate chips
3/4 cup of your favorite nuts (walnuts are great)


Grease and sugar a tube or a loaf pan. Sugaring instead of flouring the pan makes a little crunch on the outside instead of that white pasty flour. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Sift together all dry ingredients and set aside. Then beat together the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Next mix in the zucchini. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in the chocolate chips. Bake for 50 minutes or until a tester inserted comes out clean.