Green things

Dinner tonight was a vegetable tart with potatoes, leeks, zucchini, feta cheese, and asparagus. It was delicious, but what leek-potato concoction isn't?

Store-bought pie crusts are for wusses. It takes what, 5 minutes to make your own?

Pate Brisee
-Makes 1 double-crust or 2 single-crust 9- to 10-inch pies-
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon sugar1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
1/4 to 1/2 cup ice water

1. In the bowl of a food processor, combine flour, salt, and sugar. Add butter, and process until the mixture resembles coarse meal, 8 to 10 seconds.
2. With machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream through feed tube. Pulse until dough holds together without being wet or sticky; be careful not to process more than 30 seconds. To test, squeeze a small amount together: If it is crumbly, add more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.
3. Divide dough into two equal balls. Flatten each ball into a disc and wrap in plastic. Transfer to the refrigerator and chill at least 1 hour.

So lovely! And such a light, healthy dinner! I love things like this, super easy, tasty, and adorable.

For a quick sweet finish I sliced some fresh strawberries and whipped up some homemade cinnamon whipped cream.Lastly, did you know about this? I love Green Tea ice cream, but I can't ever seem to find it. Apparently Haagen Dazs makes it... I had no idea. If you did know about it, shame on you for not telling me. SHAME.