It was another one of those hectic type days where Ally is fussy in a doctor's office, but this time it was her doctor and she was getting her shots. I hate hate hate taking her to get her shots! I know it hurts me more than it hurts her, but oh does it kill me! Thankfully the nurses who give her the shots are all very sweet and always try their best to make me feel better. I would love everything about the doctor's office if it wasn't for some very odd murals on the walls. When you first walk into the building there is a painting of a tree and a couple fictional story book characters. You think "aww, a little kid friendly painting. how sweet." But then you look at it again and notice, oh my God is that a vagina??!! I swear the center of the tree, where the painter was trying to make a tree-like face I am assuming, there is a huge tree vagina. It looks so lifelike and pornographic I can't believe I seem to be the only person (besides my mom) who notices! It could be my dirty mind, but I sort of doubt it. And that's not all. When you go inside the office, in the hallway directly behind the waiting room, there is more to the painting. The artist painted the back of the vagina tree and made it look as though you were looking at the same scene from the waiting room, but from the back. Neat, right? Wrong. Behind the tree, in the dark shadows is the tin man wielding his ax very threateningly and looking like he is ready to hack the little storybook girls to pieces who are standing innocently in front of the tree... and did I mention this is my pediatricians office?
But anyway, Ally got her shots and she is now sleeping soundly in her crib and Beau and I are full and on the couch, both on our separate laptops. (technology sure gets in the way of bonding doesn't it?) After my emotionally exhausting trip to the doctor, i wanted an easy dinner to make and I am so lucky that this one was! I have never attempted anything like it and it just happened to be very simple and completely fantastic! What was it? Mushroom Pot Pie! And if you already have the ingredients to make a crust, as I do, then all you need to buy is a couple different types of veggies and boom badda boom, there it is! Super cheap, super easy, super healthy and yummy. I have been working on this crust for some time and I think I have it perfect! It is flaky and buttery and the exact kind of crust that I cannot stop eating.
VEGETABLE PIE
for the crust:
1 1/3 cups AP flour
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp chopped fresh oregano
1 stick (8 tbsp) butter (I used a butter margarine blend for money saving sakes), chilled
3 Tbsp vegetable shortening
1/4 cup cold water
for the filling:
2 small onions, diced
2 small packs mushrooms, sliced
1 cup diced green beans
2 small potatoes, peeled and diced
3 ribs celery, diced
3 carrots, diced
1 1/2 cups broth
3 heaping tsp flour
large pinch dried sage
salt to taste (make sure to taste! It uses a lot)
to make the crust: mix together the flour, salt and oregano. Add in the butter in chunks and the shortening. Use your fingers to mix and crumble together the mixture until it is incorporated. Slowly add in water, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Form into 2 balls, wrap in plastic wrap and chill. It will be a little soft, but it rolls out fine with a lot of flour on top and on the rolling pin. Roll it out and place in a pie tin. Cook in a 350 degree oven until golden; about 20 minutes.
for the filling: saute the onions and mushrooms until soft. add the rest of the vegetables and saute for a few minutes. Add stock then flour. Bring to a boil and then simmer until potatoes are soft and sauce is thickened. Pour into pie pan. Top with the other half of the dough (the raw half) and bake for 30 minutes or until golden. Let sit for 5 minutes before serving to set up.
I really enjoyed this dinner! The filling is very versatile though, you can add whatever veggies you want, meat, herbs or anything else you can dream up.
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