Slow cooked potato & leek soup

This is the first time I've made potato & leek soup and I was surprised how easy it was in the slow cooker. This serves 6 and is lovely served with crusty bread rolls,  Pane di Casa or sour dough.

Ingredients:

• 6 very large potatoes, peeled, washed and cubed
• 2 leeks, washed, halved and chopped - white and green parts are used
• 6 cups vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon mixed herbs
• Salt & pepper to taste

Method:

1. Place all ingredients in the slow cooker, stir and turn on the slow cooker
2. Cook for either 4hours on high or 6hours on low
3. Just before serving, spoon portions into your blender or food processor with some of the liquid and blend, placing each blended portion into a saucepan on low to keep warm
4. Once the entire soup has been blended, serve into bowls, top with salt & pepper and dip the bread in…D-E-L-icious  XD

Leek and Mushroom Quiche

This is the easiest quiche ever and is extremely versatile. You can add 2 cups of your choice of filling. I used 2 cups of sliced mushrooms and leek, but you could add asparagus, capsicum, peas, corn, bacon, cooked chicken, ham or onion.

Ingredients:

• 4 eggs
• 1 and 1/2 cups milk
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• 1/2 cup self raising flour
• 1 and 1/2 cups tasty cheese, grated
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 cup sliced leek
• * or 2 cups of filling of your choice, cooked, then left to cool

Method:

1. Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees celsius
2. Cook the mushrooms and leek (or your choice of filling) in a little oil on the stove for a few minutes to soften, place in the fridge to cool
3. Whisk in a bowl the eggs, milk, butter and flour
4. Fold in the cheese, leek and mushroom (or your choice of filling)
5. Pour into a 24cm quiche dish and spread out the mixture evenly
6. Bake for 40 minutes or until set
7. Serve hot with vegetables or cold with salad

Note: As mentioned, this recipe is extremely versatile because it offers a choice of fillings. As long as you pre-cook your fillings for a few minutes prior to adding it to the quiche mixture, it will turn out perfectly. You can also add a pastry base if you wish. I blind-baked puff pastry for my base and it added some volume. It truly was D-E-L-icious  XD