The great thing about quiche is that you can eat it for any meal. What I’m trying to say is that I made a quiche! And it tasted pretty good—robust and flavorful, and with an acceptable yet stiff homemade crust (also a first for me). It was actually really difficult—it used up all my dishes and stalled my blender—but I was pleased with the result. It looked like the picture, too!

My first quiche.

It’s hard to find a quiche around here that doesn’t include eggs, but I have found some restaurants that serve it, and it seems to be $8 or more per serving. This recipe, on the other hand, cost less than $6 and made about seven meal-sized servings, for a total potential savings of $50. (Not that I would normally have eaten seven servings of restaurant quiche this week, but I do sometimes eat at restaurants, and this saved me from doing that.) The money goes to…

http://villagereach.org/

VillageReach improves health systems and access to health care in some of the most unreachable corners of the world, with the goal of saving lives and improving health and well-being. I saw this organization on the The Life You Can Save website, and it’s GiveWell‘s top-rated charity, so it’s clearly worthy of this humble blog’s Biggest Savings Yet!.