Still in my PJs and Slimmed Down Spinach Quiche

For my friend Julie who is in the middle like she often is. She loves and gives and has no idea of the lives she touches.

SLIMMED DOWN SPINACH QUICHE
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Vegetable cooking spray
2 c. sliced fresh mushrooms
1/2 c. diced onion
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 c. egg substitute
1 tbsp. Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. pepper
1 c. 1% low fat cottage cheese
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen spinach, thawed & drained
Vegetable oil pastry
1 1/2 oz. part skim Mozzarella cheese slices
Coat a large, non stick skillet with cooking spray; place over medium high heat until hot. Add mushrooms, onion and garlic; saute until tender.
Combine egg substitute and next 4 ingredients; stir in spinach. Add mushroom mixture, stirring well; spoon into prebaked pastry shell. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes. Arrange cheese slices over quiche; bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Let stand 5 minutes before slicing.

Yield: 8 servings, 220 calories per serving.



VEGETABLE OIL PASTRY:
1 1/3 c. all purpose flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg white, slightly beaten
1/3 c. vegetable oil
1 tbsp. cold water
Combine flour and salt; add egg white, oil and water. Stir with a fork until dry ingredients are moistened. Shape into a ball; place between 2 sheets of wax paper. Roll out to a 12" circle. Place in a 9" pie plate; flute edges. Prick bottom and sides of pastry with a fork. Bake at 450 degrees for 12 minutes. Yield: 1 pastry shell.


Today I am still in my PJs and I don't even care that a sweet neighbor came to visit me and she caught me resting in them. I have been doing a lot of that lately... a lot more than I really want to. This "recovery" stuff takes too long!!! I have been adding a few exercises each day to my routine and eating healthy and I decided about an hour ago that I wanted something chocolate. I have not had cravings of any kind since they installed my pacemaker and that seems like a good thing. I can't say I "crave" it. I just miss it because it is familiar to me. That is kind of the way it is with me and Julie and some of the other people who are part of her world. We are okay with change, as long as we can slip back into what is familiar to us once in a while like a trip to "In and Out Burger". If we did this all the time, it would not be healthy and we know that but if we just have an occasional trip into our "comfort zone" it makes it easier to deal with the "twilight zone" that we live in most of the time.

We all do things we really don't want to do and face the things that we wish we could escape. Julie is dealing with the struggle of knowing her grandfather was sick for a long time and his passing leaves her with a heavy heart. As she comforts her mom and her children, she has to try to find some "PJ" time for herself and that is not easy. We who know Julie are so thankful for the beauty that she brings to us with her care for others and the joy that her personality exudes. I wish I could just wrap her in a warm blanket and give her chocolate brownies to make her hurt go away but that is not going to happen. She has to go through this time herself and she has to help the others around her as they deal with their own pain. She will do great... it will take time but she will do great.

The reason I am sharing the Slimmed Down Spinach Quiche with you is Julie tries to eat gluten free and this is a gluten free recipe. I am also thinking if I make a healthy dish along with my gluten free brownies (from scratch with Ghiradelli cocoa) the healthy snack will cancel out the not so healthy one. What do you think?

Romans 10:15 how beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace.

Love,
Nana

P.S. In case you wonder how I choose my verses, I say a prayer, open the Bible and type the words my eyes fall on so Julie, God must see how beautiful you are too. Loving you through this difficult time.