Pie-a-Day #7 Corn Quiche in Cornmeal Crust

So tonight I just couldn’t face another sweet pie. It’s the seventh day of this pie commitment so I thought, “Why not make Mom happy with a quiche for dinner?” She is a corn aficionado so I put together a “pie” of sauteed fresh corn niblets, a bit of bacon, a couple of tablespoons of gruyere and Julia’s ratio of custard (1 egg in a measuring cup then cream to reach 1/2 cup). I used half and half, (after all my mom is 89) and I poured it all into a cornmeal crust inspired by James’ McNair’s Pie Cookbook.

Mc Nair’s book has all these wonderful suggestions for decorating the edge of your pie. I attempted the “Checkerboard”, forgetting that I had to blind bake the crust, angling parchment paper and a pound of beans around the little pieces of dough edge facing the filling. Oh well. Next time it will be prettier. I have to buy some different pie pans too. Getting a little tired of the pyrex thing. And oh, it was delicious.