Trinculo's Cafe: Exploring the Epicurean with The Stray Gourmet

Autumn, our favorite season here at The Lazy F, is upon us. It's time to be thinking of warm, filling comfort food and taking that little bit of extra time to brighten up the cooler days and nights with special dishes. The following recipe is a natural for breakfast, brunch, lunch or a Sunday night supper. Delicious and full of good things, it's a quiche with a twist.

Autumn Quiche Extraordinaire 1 9” pie crust (homemade is best, but you can buy one readymade) ¾ cup shredded Swiss cheese 2 TBSP. grated Parmesan or Romano cheese (fresh is best) 1 TBSP. chopped fresh chives 1 TBSP. chopped fresh parsley 1 12 oz. package of your favorite fresh breakfast sausage links 4 eggs 1 ½ cups of whole milk ¾ tsp. salt ¾ tsp. sugar ½ tsp. black pepper 1 medium apple, cut into small thin slices Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. Line a 10” quiche or pie pan with the pie crust. Sprinkle cheeses, chives and parsley over the bottom of crust. Cook sausage in large skillet over medium heat until it's no longer pink in the center and arrange in spoke fashion over the cheese and herb layer. Beat eggs in medium bowl with wire whisk until light and foamy. Whisk in milk, salt and sugar until well blended. Carefully pour egg mixture over sausage layer. Dust with pepper. Place the apple slices around outside edge of quiche, pressing down slightly into egg mixture to coat the apples. Bake for 20 minutes and then lower the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake 15 to 20 minutes more or until knife inserted into center comes out clean. Serve hot and be sure to refrigerate leftovers, if there are any!