The beginning of the Naked Breakfast...so I guess its foreplay...

What started out as a simple breakfast between a friend and I has rapidly morphed into an event dubbed, 'Naked Breakfast'. Now, I wish I could say this was me paying homage to Jamie Oliver by dissecting classic breakfast dishes, but in fact, I'm not. Nor are we eating our pancakes sans clothing. Naked Breakfast is a term generated out of a conversation between two 40+ year old men at the bar in which I work.

So in fact if you take the ages of these men: 40 & 48, add alcohol, add a bar, add 2 women to show off in front of, plus various other 40+ year old men, you can see how this becomes the equivalent of recess at a junior high school.

As I have worked as a recess supervisor (ie: bartender) for some time now, the acquired name 'Naked Breakfast' (NB) doesn't bother me. I have also found it useful to create funny conversations or to confuse the occasional friend that stops by...What? a girls gotta have a little fun.

Larry (my NB partner-in-crime) and I have decided to pair our morning breakfast with a movie. We have further decided on a theme for our movies: films based off of comic books! Maybe someday if Im feeling creative, I'll even theme the food to go along with the film!

Naked Breakfast #1: Sausage, green pepper & onion Quiche w/ Cheddar Cheese
Film: Iron Man

I love to make quiche! It is a dish that is relatively simple to make, doesn't cost much and is always delicious and filling! I prefer to keep frozen pie crust around just in case I get a hankering for some. Pilsbury makes the best in my opinion and is usually the easiest to find.

I often entertain men and know their preference for meat, so I dont bat an eye at using a whole pound in one 9in pie. Although, I have gotten some feedback from women that I use a lot of meat in my quiche. Im a firm believer in adjusting to taste...

1 9in frozen pie crust
1 lb ground sausage
1c diced green pepper
1 small/med onion, finely diced
approx 1c shredded cheddar (to taste)
salt & pepper
cajun seasoning
1/4c milk
6 eggs

*I occasionally will cut up mushrooms and add them to the mix as well! I saute them with the sausage before adding them!

Any of these ingredients can be switched out to make any kind of quiche you want!

Also, I have found that picky eaters who turn their nose at the word 'quiche' are ok with the term 'breakfast casserole'.

DIRECTIONS:
Cook the sausage, green pepper and onion first. Use the cajun seasoning to season the meat to taste. Drain excess grease.

Cover the bottom of the pie crust with the cheddar cheese. This prevents the bottom from getting soggy. Add sausage mixture.

Whisk eggs, milk, salt & pepper. Be careful with the salt, the cajun seasoning should already have a lot in it! Cover sausage mixture with egg mixture.

Cover and place in oven @ 360 degree for 40 minutes. If you would like to add cheese to the top, take the quiche out after 30 minutes, add cheese, then place back in oven, covered, for the remaining 10 minutes.

You want the center to be completely cooked...inserting a knife in the middle to see if it comes out clean, is a good test for this dish.

Enjoy!