Quiche

Pastry for one 9 inch pie

Line pie plate with pastry. Top pastry with:

1/3 c. finely diced onion (or dried equivalent)
2 handfuls of chopped, fresh spinach (optional)
bacon, crisply fried, cooked breakfast sausage, chopped ham or left-over chicken cut into small pieces (if using chicken add 1/2 t. dried thyme leaves to the eggs) Amount of meat varies according to your taste. I use about 6 slices bacon.
1 c. grated Swiss cheese, or cheese of your choice. A mixture of Italian cheeses is tasty.

Beat together:
4 eggs
2 c. half and half
3/4 t. salt
1/4 t. ground pepper
cayenne pepper or red chile to taste, 1/8 or more teaspoon dried powder

Pour over food in pie plate.

Bake 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 300 and bake 30 to 45 minutes longer until center is set. Allow to rest a few minutes before serving.