Thursday, April 29, 2010

Potato-Bacon Torte


I made this potato-bacon torte for dinner last night. It was quite delicious. I got it from the Food Network website. I forget whose recipe it is. The picture is also not mine, but I forgot to take a picture of it for the blog. Here is the recipe. Enjoy!


4 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled

2/3 cup heavy cream

3 springs of fresh thyme

3 medium russet potatoes, peeled an sliced into rounds

1/4 gruyere cheese, grated

salt and pepper

2 pie crusts

1 egg for eggwash


Preheat oven to 375 degrees.


Put cream and thyme springs into a small saucepan and bring to a low simmer. Keep at a simmer for about 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and let steep while you prepare the torte.


Place a pie crust in a pie dish. Arrange some of the potatoes in a single layer and sprinkle with salt, pepper and 1/4 of the bacon. Repeat until you have 4 layers. Top with the cheese.


Remove the thyme sprigs from the cream and discard. Pour cream over pie making sure it seeps down between the potatoes. Place other crust on top. Crimp edges together. Beat egg and brush over top of pie. Cut a few slits in the top. Bake for 50-60 minutes until golden brown and potatoes are tender. Let cool 15 minutes and serve.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Lysol's Terrible Marketing

I saw a commercial today for the Lysol No-Touch Soap Dispenser. Their selling point: it stops the spread of the bacteria that collects on hand pumps. Um, unless your soap doesn't work, the bacteria shouldn't spread becuase you wash your hands AFTER you touch the hand pump. So, really, it holds no water. Come on, Lysol, think about things before you launch a marketing campaign.

Monday, April 12, 2010

Perfection

I finally did it. I finally made the perfect pie. I rolled the dough into perfect circles, It fit the plate perfectly, in a word: perfect.

That was until a dog got to it. I come downstairs and half the top crust is missing. The rest of the pie was intact. No filling gone, just half of the top crust. But I just hold onto the fact that for a few hours, I had a perfect pie cooling on the counter.