Then & Now

July 30th 2008

March 24th 2009

Just wanted to show everyone how big she is getting!

Turkey Pot Pie

I have been wanting to make chicken pot pies for a while, and my friend Ashley made them the other night and posted pictures & a recipe on her blog The 3 G's. This inspired me to make them sooner than later. So tonight I made turkey pot pies, fresh squeezed strawberry lemonade, and for desert caramel apple pie.

I couldn't find a recipe that I liked for the pot pies so I made my own:
Ingredients ~

Crust

• 2 cans of Pillsbury Crescent Recipe Creations

Filling

• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 3/4 cups Progresso® chicken broth
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 1/2 cups shredded cooked chicken or turkey
• 1 cup refrigerated cooked diced potatoes with onions (Simply Potatoes)
• 1 1/2 cups celery and carrots
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions

• Heat oven to 400°F
• In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Add onion; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until tender. Stir in flour, salt and pepper until well blended. Gradually stir in broth and milk, cooking and stirring until bubbly and thickened.
• Stir in chicken and mixed vegetables. Remove from heat. Spoon chicken mixture into crust-lined pan. Top with second crust; seal edge and flute. Cut slits in several places in top crust.
• In small bowl, mix egg and water. Brush mixture over dough.
  
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until crusts are golden brown.

Turkey Pot Pie Part 2

The crusts are rectangle so I cut off the extra and made a personal size caramel apple pie with the leftover crust.

Ingredients ~

• 1 small apple cut into small chunks
• 4 tablespoons butter - melted
• 1 1/2 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  
• 2 tablespoons caramel
  
• leftover crust from pot pies
• leftover egg wash from pot pies

Directions

• Set oven to 400°F
• In bowl melt butter
• Add apple, brown sugar, cinnamon, and caramel to melted butter and mix together.
• Pour filling into pie crust
  
• Brush top with egg wash
• Bake 10 -12 minutes or until golden brown
• Top with caramel and whip cream & Enjoy!

Pie crust - I rolled out the leftover crust so that I could fold over the edges to make the top of the pie without having to use two pieces.

Chicken & Chips

So on Sunday my friend Amy made Fish & Chips and posted it on her blog The Dinner Hour. Tonight I didn't know what to make for dinner and seeing 2 potatoes sitting on the counter Amy's dinner came to mind. I changed it up a little and made Cajun Chips and Honey battered chicken strips. Oh and I made a ranch & dill dip. It all tasted great.

Check out Amy's blog for step by step directions!

Bath Time

Pictures from tonight's bath ~

Raegan was mad she had to wait to get into the bath!

Raegan was happy to be in the bath, and Billy thought she needed to help!