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1 February 25, 2014 Boston

A Weekend with Friends // Zucchini-Pesto Mini Quiches in Phyllo Cups

Zucchini-Pesto Mini Quiches in Phyllo Cups {Katie at the Kitchen Door} #brunch #recipe

This past weekend was a much-needed break from winter. The sun came out, the temperatures rose above frigid-levels, and my three best girlfriends from Duke flew/bussed/trained in for a weekend of gossiping, giggling, lots of walking, and really good food. Now that it’s Tuesday and 20° again, it seems like the good vibes from this weekend are going to have to get me through the next 11 days before we leave for Ecuador (!!!). Good thing 11 days is not that long, and last weekend was really good.

Having people that love you the way you are is a wonderful thing, whether those people are your parents, your boyfriend, or childhood friends. But there’s something about a group of great girlfriends that’s just awesome, and sometimes hard to find. When the four of us get together, we laugh, a lot, both about shared memories and stories that we’re telling each other for the first time. We talk about our feelings in this intense, introspective way that I don’t have the opportunity to do very often, and sometimes it makes us cry. We make fun of each other and support each other at the same time, something that only comes from really knowing someone, not just from what they say about themselves but from how you’ve seen them act and grow and change. We tell boy stories. A lot of boy stories. More than Trevor would like. And we love each other, and it’s the best.

Girlfriend Brunch

Zucchini-Pesto Mini Quiches in Phyllo Cups {Katie at the Kitchen Door} #brunch #recipe

Friday and Saturday we ate (and ate and ate – it’s also good to have friends who like food as much as you do, and who are willing to walk it off for miles and miles afterward) at several Boston restaurants – dinner at West Bridge was a highlight, perhaps the best meal I’ve ever eaten – but on Sunday we had a cozy little brunch at my house. I was a little over-zealous with the menu: green smoothies! mimosas! lattes! lox on homemade bread! quiche! and waffles with cinnamon-berry sauce! My friends gave me a little reality check when they arrived and we cut out the smoothies and the lox (although I know Phoebe wanted that lox – next time, love, I promise), sticking with the mimosas, lattes, mini quiches, and waffles. The waffles are my mom’s recipe, that she used to make me every year for my birthday, and I served them with a quick sauce made from frozen mixed berries, sugar, and a cinnamon stick. The quiches are from Lindsay and Taylor’s book Breakfast for Dinner, which was the first book I turned to when I wanted a breakfast-for-breakfast recipe. The phyllo cups are easily baked in a muffin tin (or Lindsay says you can buy them pre-made, although I’m guessing they might be tricky to find), then filled with grated zucchini and a pesto-and-egg-custard mixture. Not exactly health food, but at least there’s a little bit of green in there. We all devoured them, along with the waffles and mimosas, and afterwards it was pretty hard to resist falling into bed for a three-hour nap. It was the best kind of Sunday. And the best kind of weekend.

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Zucchini-Pesto Mini Quiches in Phyllo Cups {Katie at the Kitchen Door} #brunch #recipe

Zucchini-Pesto Mini Quiches in Phyllo Cups

Adapted from Breakfast for Dinner. Serves 4-6.

  • 1/4 lb. packaged phyllo, thawed in the fridge
  • 4 TBS butter, melted
  • 1 TBS olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
  • 1 small zucchini, washed and roughly grated
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 c. heavy cream
  • 3/4 c. pesto, store-bought or homemade
  • salt and black pepper, to taste
  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F. Brush regular muffin tin cups with some melted butter. Carefully unroll phyllo dough and cut sheets into 4-inch squares, keeping the sheets stacked together. Gently place one square into each muffin tin, pressing down to line the tin. Do this carefully, but don’t worry if some squares rip – the other layers will cover them up. Brush these squares with more melted butter, then layer another square of phyllo on top, again pressing down. Repeat one or two times more, until tins are fully covered. Bake for 8-10 minutes, until bottoms of cups are slightly puffed and dough is golden. Remove from oven and let cool at least 5 minutes before filling (leaving them in the muffin tins).
  2. Heat the olive oil in a small frying pan over medium heat. Add the minced garlic and saute for 1 minute, then add the grated zucchini and saute for 2-3 minutes longer, until the pan is mostly dry. Remove from heat.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat together eggs and heavy cream. Stir in the pesto. Season with salt and black pepper.
  4. Place a small spoonful of zucchini in each phyllo cup. Spoon 2-3 TBS of the egg-pesto mixture on top of the zucchini. Bake for 12-14 minutes, until egg mixture is set and slightly puffed. Carefully remove from muffin tins and serve.
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  1. newsanchortohomemaker says

    February 25, 2014 at 1:12 pm

    This is like three of my favorite things combined in one! Looks great :)

    Reply
  2. I'm Gonna Cook That says

    February 25, 2014 at 1:50 pm

    These look really lovely and delicious! I love little mini versions of food. They’re just so social!

    Reply
  3. brookemarsal says

    February 25, 2014 at 4:49 pm

    Yum! Those sound delicious!!

    Reply
  4. atkokosplace says

    February 25, 2014 at 5:51 pm

    Wonderful! And your pictures are terrific too!

    Reply
  5. chef mimi says

    February 25, 2014 at 6:39 pm

    These look absolutely fabulous!!!

    Reply
  6. theladyearl says

    February 25, 2014 at 8:39 pm

    I love the philo cups. You’ve inspired me!

    Reply
  7. laurasmess says

    February 26, 2014 at 12:18 am

    What a gorgeous post. Glad that you got to spend time with your best girlfriends, I definitely agree that close friendships with other women are irreplaceable. These little quiches are just beautiful. Love the combination of zucchini and pesto! Yum! xx

    Reply
  8. Sophie says

    February 26, 2014 at 5:36 am

    These look amazing, and so pretty :)

    Sophie
    http://what-sophie-said.blogspot.co.uk/
    xxx

    Reply
  9. liztiptopshape says

    February 26, 2014 at 7:52 am

    These are so beautiful. It’s genius to use phyllo as the quiche crust!!

    Reply
  10. Mallory Fay (@forkvsspoon) says

    February 26, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Quiche in phyllo…perfect! And Ecuador…Safe travels!

    Reply
  11. Michelle says

    February 26, 2014 at 10:42 pm

    College friends are the best.

    Reply
  12. oorlova12 says

    February 27, 2014 at 11:04 am

    Looks good! I wonder if I can use wonton wraps for this

    Reply
  13. FoodBlogFriday says

    February 27, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    Those are gorgeous and they sound delicious! Perfect thing for a weekend brunch or a great party snack!

    Just an FYI, tomorrow is going to be the first EVER #FoodBlogFriday on Twitter and you should totally participate! It’s super easy and it’ll be a lot of fun. Just share this post on Twitter using the hashtag #FoodBlogFriday and I’ll help drive traffic back to your site! I’m hoping you participate and don’t forget to let all your other blogger friends know!

    Reply
  14. LaVondaMarie Downard says

    February 28, 2014 at 11:13 am

    these look amazing going on my cooking list!

    Reply
  15. cookingonfleetstreet says

    February 28, 2014 at 7:22 pm

    I just made pesto to use up some leftover basil. I need to try these; they look delicious!

    Reply
  16. Feeding7Sisters.com says

    March 1, 2014 at 10:59 pm

    These look great… I love the idea of using phyllo this way! Thanks for the wonderful recipe.

    Reply

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