Every bite of food should be a sweet bite
This tart almost did not get made. There were so many issues that at one point I told myself to forget it and to move to the next recipe in the line up.
Except…
Beside the Key Lime pie, a Pecan pie is the only other pie that I would take the time to eat. The only issue I have with them, is that most of the pecan pies out there are a sugary mess. I usually cannot get pass the first bite, before I have my fill and the rest is forgotten and ends up in the trash.
I love savory tarts. While I have a bad affair with fruit tarts, not so with savory ones. In fact, I like them all, tomato tarts, zucchinis, with eggs, with cheese, with ricotta, you name it - A total affair of the belly.
And if you do overlook the actual tart, they are healthy too! (let me believe it ok)
So, when I saw what Dorie had choose for us to cook in the second week of French Friday’s with Dorie, I was giddy with excitement, one because it was a tart, and two it had carrots and leeks! And if there is anything I love more in the vegetable world, is leeks.
By the way, did you know that leeks were the national emblem of Wales?
The recipe calls to use a tart dough which needs to be partially baked ahead of time. I set out to space this out in two days - but, if you are lucky enough to work from home, you can probably get this done earlier in the day and the finish the whole thing in time to put this in your dinner table.
You can tell that we are entering fall. The recipes that my fellow bloggers are putting out there are all about the fall ingredients - Soups, stews, and most of the desserts are being made with fruits found in the fall: apples, pears, gone are the summer light berries and citrus and in are the squash, cranberries, dates and figs.
This weeks Tuesday with Dorie choice is coming to you compliments of Leslie of Lethally Delicious.
As Dorie mentions on the recipe, this is the most popular tart in France. I can see why. It was simple to do, fast to cook and according to the testers “appetizing!” – can you tell that Tom’s food vocabulary has expanded since I started to give him more food to “taste”? He no longer uses small words like “yum!” or “Delish!”, but things like “scrumptious”, “mouth-watering”, and “luscious”.