Monday, May 28, 2012
Friday, May 25, 2012
Baker's Paradise
My good friend recommended this website to me the other day and it is wonderful! The site is www.thebakerskitchen.net. I wanted to share it with you as well. If you are a baker and cake decorator like me you will enjoy this site. I am always trying to find tools and other little thing that send me all over town and into a ton of stores. Any website that is this convenient should be shared. Hope this helps those bakers out there that are always looking for supplies like me.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Chicken Potpie with Biscuits Recipe
I found this recipe in one of my Taste of Home Magazines and decided to make it last night. It was delicious. The whole family approved! Even my 4 and 6 year old had seconds. =)
Chicken Potpie:
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4lbs), cut up
*I used 4 boneless chicken breasts, which made this process a whole lot easier
4 C water
3 medium carrots, cut in half
2 medium onions, quartered
4 chicken bouillon cubes
1 bay leaf
1/2lb whole fresh mushrooms
2 celery ribs, cut in half
3 T butter
5 T all-purpose flour
1/2 C milk
1 C frozen peas
1 t dried basil
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
Biscuits:
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
2 t baking powder
2 t sugar
1/4 t salt
5 T butter
1/2 C milk
Place the chicken, water, carrots, onions, bouillon cubes, and bay leaf in large saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Add mushrooms and celery; simmer 15 minutes longer or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken; allow to cool. Strain broth, reserving vegetables; skim fat. Set aside to cups of broth (save remaining broth for another use.) Discard bay leaf. Remove meat from bones if necessary. Chop vegetables and cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
In large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk and reserved broth. Bring to boil, cook and stir 2 minutes until thickened. Stir in the chicken, cooked vegetables, peas, and seasonings. Pour into greased 2-qt baking dish; set aside.
For biscuits, in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk, just until moistened. Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead 8-10 times. Pat or roll out to 1/2 inch thickness; cut into biscuits.
Place biscuits on top of chicken mixture. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Chicken Potpie:
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4lbs), cut up
*I used 4 boneless chicken breasts, which made this process a whole lot easier
4 C water
3 medium carrots, cut in half
2 medium onions, quartered
4 chicken bouillon cubes
1 bay leaf
1/2lb whole fresh mushrooms
2 celery ribs, cut in half
3 T butter
5 T all-purpose flour
1/2 C milk
1 C frozen peas
1 t dried basil
1 t salt
1/4 t pepper
Biscuits:
1 1/2 C all-purpose flour
2 t baking powder
2 t sugar
1/4 t salt
5 T butter
1/2 C milk
Place the chicken, water, carrots, onions, bouillon cubes, and bay leaf in large saucepan; bring to boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 25 minutes. Add mushrooms and celery; simmer 15 minutes longer or until chicken is tender.
Remove chicken; allow to cool. Strain broth, reserving vegetables; skim fat. Set aside to cups of broth (save remaining broth for another use.) Discard bay leaf. Remove meat from bones if necessary. Chop vegetables and cut chicken into bite-size pieces.
In large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add milk and reserved broth. Bring to boil, cook and stir 2 minutes until thickened. Stir in the chicken, cooked vegetables, peas, and seasonings. Pour into greased 2-qt baking dish; set aside.
For biscuits, in a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in milk, just until moistened. Turn onto lightly floured surface, knead 8-10 times. Pat or roll out to 1/2 inch thickness; cut into biscuits.
Place biscuits on top of chicken mixture. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 25 minutes or until golden brown.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Monday, May 7, 2012
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Recommend Sweet Potato Orzo
Today I went to Johnson City, TN to hand over paperwork for the house loan. While in JC, I did a little shopping. =) Charlie's mother took me to Fresh Market; it's a grocery store/health food store I guess is what you say. We got an already prepared chicken breast that was stuffed with Spinach and Feta Cheese. I prepared the chicken breast with some corn on the cob, an easy salad, and Sweet Potato Orzo...Yummy! I got the Orzo from Pike Place in Seattle when I was there. If I ever find more of it I will definitely buy some, or if I get really handy with making noodles I might try to make them. It was so good!!
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