(Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune/MCT)

COFFEE CUP QUICHE: 
A coffee cup is the perfect vessel for a quick meal such as quiche. It takes only a few ingredients and quick cooking time. (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune/MCT)
Results can be tasted in minutes because it’s cooked in a micro-wave.

Yield: 1 serving
1 egg
1 1/2 tablespoons milk
Salt
Ground black pepper
1/4 of a bagel (or similar amount of French bread, etc.)
2 teaspoons cream cheese
1/2 slice  ham
Fresh thyme leaves or fresh chopped chives
Dijon mustard
1. Beat egg and milk together with a fork in a coffee cup, adding salt and pepper to taste. Tear bread into dime-size pieces; stir in. Add cream cheese; stir in. Tear or cut ham  into small pieces; add to mixture. Sprinkle with thyme.
2. Microwave on high until done, about 1 minute 10 seconds. Garnish with mustard and fresh thyme or chives.