Pi Day

It started out as a sewing day.  I had a three hour class at The Cotton Shop making a tote bag with pre-printed fusible web.  Very interesting.

I spent quality time bonding with Rachel, a small machine that I take to classes and have available for sewing guests at home.  This is probably the second time I have sewn on it and it's a doll but quite different from the big machine.

This machine does not have an automatic thread cutter and I was shocked at the pile of thread clippings I accumulated. The sales people tout the thread savings from the automatic cutters but I honestly thought that was just a sales gimmick.  Not so.

And of course since it was Epic Pi Day and Albert Einstein's birthday, I hung the flag out and made a spinach pie with a brown rice crust for dinner.  Very good!

Brown Rice Pie Crust
makes one 8" or 9" crust

1 ½ c or 2 c cooked rice depending on size of pan
1 egg
salt and pepper

Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Press into an ungreased pie dish. Bake (without filling) at 350 F for 10 minutes. Use for your favorite quiche recipe.

Spinach Quiche

2 oz. fresh spinach, coarsely chopped

¾ cup of milk
1 cup chopped onion
1T oil
2 eggs
1/2 t salt

¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 c shredded Pepper Jack cheese

Heat oil in frying pan, add onion and cook for a few minutes, until onion are beginning to get soft.  Add in spinach and cook until wilted.

In a bowl, beat eggs and stir in milk, salt and pepper.  Add spinach , onions, and cheese. Stir together and pour into pre-baked brow rice crust.

Bake at 375 F for 25 minutes, until firm and starting to brown.