We had some friends around for drinks and some
baseball-watching followed by a simple dinner. It does not get much simpler that roast chicken and roast potatoes with a salad.
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| Chicken prepared for the oven with olive oil, Maldon salt, rosemary and thyme. |
I prepared a small snack of cheese and rye crackers but it wasn't very popular: too much angst watching the baseball. I hate to admit it but we loaded up on drinks instead.
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| A cheese tray was not very popular but the drinks were. |
What do you do with leftover chicken or turkey?
I make a pot pie because it's an easy way to load vegetables into those Rascals.
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| Chop up all of the vegetables you can think of. |
I think green peas are a must in a chicken pie:
I add heavy cream to the dish after throwing in all of the leftover chicken, and if you're watching your fat intake you can use a combination of cream and chicken stock.
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| Heavy cream added to the chicken pot pie. |
I buy that rolled up butter puff pastry in the freezer section at the grocery store, a handy item to have around if ever there was one. A simple layer on top bakes up to a perfectly golden crust:
Whip up any old-fashioned coffee cakes lately?
I was inspired by
my dear friend Melissa to bake her recipe on Sunday morning for a crowd of teenage girls here on a sleeplessover. It was a huge hit:
It filled the entire house with an amazing cinnamon smell: so cozy on a cold autumn morning. Thanks Melissa!
The cake bakes up with a perfect crumb texture:
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| Served with grapefruit. |
Don't you love these autumnal shades set off by blue and white dishes?
Speaking of autumnal shades I have a new post up on Frock Philosophy with a discussion of my own autumn wardrobe colour story,
click here if you're interested.
I hope you have a marvellous week with some nice baked things in it along the way.
Stay Cheery my Darlings,
xoxDani
