I've been stuck at home with way too much time on my hands which is the reason this blog post came about. If that sounds like a good thing....erm, well....not exactly 😐

You see, the thing is, every single member of my household tested positive for Covid-19 last week. I guess it isn't surprising consider how cases in Singapore have been soaring since Chinese New Year. 

It started with my older twin, who most likely got it from school (the two consecutive Health Risk Warnings were clue enough) and after that it was just a domino effect. We had successfully dodged the damn virus since January 2020 but finally our luck ran out! 

But you know what? Looking at the bright side, with us adults receiving booster shots not too long ago and the twins being doubly vaccinated slightly over two weeks ago, I'd say (as crazy as it sounds) if there was ever a "good" time for us to contract it then it would be now. The proof was the fact that flu-like symptoms suddenly appeared and then disappeared within a 72-hour window and we were mostly feeling fine after that. It took two to three additional days for all of us to test negative after which we were able to end our isolation. My home currently smells of a mixture of antiseptic, Febreze and fresh laundry!

Yet, despite having mild symptoms, it isn't fun to be sick. It is boring (especially for the children) to be stuck indoors all day. I felt guilty having abandoned my colleague with the experiments we had jointly planned to do in the lab that week. I had made special plans for my husband's birthday which I had to postpone which felt like a total bummer. I felt my insomnia rear its ugly head after being under control for two years. But I'm grateful that we were united in our fight against Covid-19, we suffered only minimally and I can see that we have emerged stronger. I'm glad that it is over and can only hope that we don't have to go through it ever again *fingers crossed*

Coming back to this post, this is a Recipe that I've been meaning to publish for quite a while since I've been asked for the recipe many times on social media. I have the recipe for Cheesy Mushroom Quiche on my blog. I make this 12-inch large quiche with salad for brunch on weekends and it is a good recipe. But this particular recipe for mini quiche is a much more recent development which came about when I was on the lookout for quick lunch box recipes for my seven-year old twins. While on the subject of kids lunch boxes, you can check out many interesting ideas here.

I have been packing these Broccoli-Cheddar Mini Quiches in my daughters lunch boxes for about a year now and they LOVE it. In fact, they love it so much that they asked me to include it in their birthday menu last year (that is a HUGE deal you guys!). Broccoli is their favourite vegetable and they both love cheese so that combination was a no-brainer for me. I've tried a few variations with spinach, mushrooms, Cherry Tomatoes and sweet corn but the feedback I get from them is a frown with an exasperated - "but why didn't you put broccoli in it?" So, that's my reason for firmly sticking with broccoli 😄

Don't like broccoli? No problemo! These mini quiches are super customizable. You can put in anything that you think will work well. Here are some combinations that I like,

💚 Spinach, garlic and mushroom