"Happy Pi Day" Quiche

We celebrate Pi Day. Who doesn't? Since I have always worked in a Math department, Pi Day celebrations are a must. I used to work with a lady who would bake the most wonderful cookies that were, of course, cut out in the shape of the Greek symbol pi. I have been involved in Pi Day demonstrations, lectures, and history seminars. I have a Pi shirt.

Our annual celebration at CSCC consists of filling our conference room with pies (or any edible that is round).  It is usually a two-day celebration since some of our faculty have M/W schedules or T/TH schedules. And now that we are on semesters, it seems Pi Day (March 14th = 3.14) falls on Spring Break, so we will celebrate this week.

I have chosen to give up sweets as part of my Lenten discipline, therefore I opted to create a quiche-pie for this week's festivities. (Comment from my husband: "You are telling me that my 8-month pregnant wife is giving up sweets for Lent?!?" In honesty, I have not been fully sacrificial since Ash Wednesday but the sweets in my life have been severely limited and my awareness of Christ's sacrifice for us, as sinners, has become a daily reminder.)

Mushroom-Bacon-Swiss-Spinach Quiche:

1 9-inch pie crust
1/2 cup Swiss cheese, shredded
3 slices of bacon, chopped
1/2 small onion
1 small can of sliced mushrooms (or 5 fresh mushrooms, sliced)
Large handful of fresh spinach, cut into strips
Salt and pepper
Parmesan cheese
4 eggs
1 cup milk
2 tablespoons flour
1/2 teaspoon mustard powder

Sprinkle bottom of pie crust with Swiss cheese.

In a frying pan, cook bacon pieces. Place bacon on top of Swiss cheese in pie crust. Drain fat from the pan then saute onions and mushrooms. Add spinach to pan to lightly wilt the spinach. Spoon veggie mixture into pie crust.

In a medium bowl, beat the eggs, milk, flour and mustard powder until thoroughly mixed.

Pour egg mixture over veggie layer.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 40-45 minutes or until firm. Enjoy!