There is never disappointment when I tell the boys I'm making chicken pot pies for dinner. This is one of our most favorite comfort foods of all times. I usually make the crust from scratch but there have been times I just buy the ready made ones from the market. Some great variations of this recipe is using ready made puff pastry and cooking it just as a top crust with this mixture in a rectangle pan, sometimes as pasties found in the fish n chip shops of England, like empanadas or even mini versions using a silicon cupcake baking tin. Any which way we chose to make them, we always pair this dish with some "chips" or as we know them -french fries. Ahhh... the struggle between the English and the French. As fall comes closer, I cannot wait to indulge in a warm ooey-gooey, pipping hot chicken pot pie. CHICKEN POT PIE FILLING 1.5 lbs. boneless skinless chicken thigh or breasts, cooked and shredded 2 cups vegetable or chicken stock (sometimes I just use water and up my sea
I have often been asked about my culinary background, to which I jokingly respond that I come from a culture that has been focused on food for the past five thousand years. I am not a professionally trained chef, but that’s one heck of a resume. I am an advocate for eating well but with sensibility. I love to eat but hate to waste food!