The custard is deep and luxurious, ivory colored and liberally studded with bits of filling -- pale leeks, tawny mushrooms or bright green spinach. Maybe a curling ribbon of ham. The top is a mottled ...

Preheat oven to 350 degrees, with rack in lowest position. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. Add leek and asparagus; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until ...

Quiche, that culinary darling of the 1970s, suddenly seems to be appearing on menus everywhere. At Empire Coffee + Pastry in northeast Minneapolis, quiche — truly impressive quiche, it must be said — ...