Iron Chef Challenge ~ King's Hawaiian Bread

Just a short two weeks ago my family was enjoying this gorgeous sunrise 10,000 feet up on top of Mount Haleakala in Maui.

And we enjoyed the lovely view of the Pacific Ocean from our hotel room on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu.

And we educated our Panda and Monkey on a moment in history that changed the course of our country.

Coming back to the cold, snowy Midwest was a shock to our thin skins and we are all desperate for any glimpse of a reminder of Hawaii! So I jumped at the chance to participate in this month's Iron Chef Challenge if no other reason because is involves King Hawaiian Bread!



The only recipe I've ever made with King's Hawaiian Bread is a spinach dip that you place in the middle of a hollowed out bread bowl. It is very yummy, but I wanted to try something different. I headed to King's Hawaiian website to browse through some recipes. I found one for a quiche that I thought fit my meal planning needs.

A King's Quiche starts with sausage. And since we are hog farmer's, I have plenty of sausage from 5 hogs we butchered last winter!

Brown the sausage in a pan coated with nonstick spray.

Drain your spinach. I simply cut a slit in the end of the box and squeeze it until the liquid drains out. Once you have the spinach drained, add to the sausage.

In a bowl whisk the eggs, milk, sour cream, oregano, mustard and pepper. After you have those combined, get your Hawaiian bread ready. I chose to use the Round Loaf. And I needed one half of the loaf for this recipe. It was a great chance to work with my kids on fractions...

When they weren't shoving their mouths full of the bread!!

Take the bread and cube it into chunks. I had the girls just tear up enough to cover the bottom of a greased 9x13 pan. The recipe says to use a 10 inch quiche pan, but I didn't think the whole egg mixture would fit. And putting it in a bigger pan guaranteed leftover!

Spread your sausage/spinach mixture on top.

Pour the egg mixture on top of the cheese, add the red peppers and refrigerate. I put mine in the fridge overnight and baked it the next morning. Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes.

 This was a great breakfast for a school morning! Perfect way to send my kids off to school, with full bellies! And I know they loved it!

This recipe is definitely one I will make again!

A King's Quiche

8 ounces bulk pork sausage

1 (10 oz.) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained

4 cups cubed King's Hawaiian Bread (about 4 oz.)

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (about 8 oz.)

6 whole eggs

1 1/2 cups skim milk

1 cup fat free sour cream

1 tsp. dried oregano leaves

1 tsp. dry mustard

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

Preparation

1. Brown sausage and onion in skillet. Drain.
2. Toss together meat mixture and spinach.
3. Lightly coat a 9x13 pan with nonstick spray.
4. Place cubed bread into pan. Top with meat mixture and cheese.
5. Whisk together eggs, milk, sour cream, and seasonings.
6. Pour liquid evenly over pan.
7. Sprinkle bell pepper over top. Push into crumbs.
8. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
9. Preheat oven to 350° F. Bake for 55-60 minutes.

Makes 12 servings. According to my calorie figures, it is roughly 300 calories per serving.

Getting Rid of the Droopy Butt!

My Farmer wears jeans every day of the year. And he destroys jeans. He typically buys non-name brand, pretty cheap jeans that make his butt droop. And my Farmer has a cute butt! So when Wrangler teamed up with The Real Farmwives of America to offer us a chance to review a pair of Wrangler's for our hubbies, I jumped up and down!

I poured through every pair of men's jeans Wrangler offers. My Farmer is sort of picky about the jeans he wears. They have to be long, he's 6'4", and relaxed, he doesn't like to get cut off at the waist. And a darker wash. The pair we have fits that bill!

However, when the package came, he decided they were much too nice to wear in the hog barn. Hmmm. Ruined my plans to take his picture doing his everyday barn activity. He reminded me any pair of jeans he wears in the barn end up torn from front to back. He has come home before with a homemade air-conditioning tear in his jeans. He wants to wear these jeans for nicer occasions.

Since we had a bit of snow over the weekend, it seemed like a great time for a snowball fight in the jeans.

Our Panda was the target of his aim! Monkey was busy shoveling snow.

And once they finished throwing snow at each other, he decided to shovel the snow! I will appreciate that when I'm trying to get out of the backdoor in the morning with my 3 inch heels on!



To win a pair of your own Wrangler Jeans please visit the Real Farmwives of America's Page and sign up.

While Wrangler did give me a pair of jeans to review on this blog all thoughts, pictures and opinions shared here are my own. And deciding that these jeans finally made my Farmer's rear end look good is my opinion too!