Chicken Pot Pie Granny Style
Not my Granny’s! My Granny Martha could can, pickle, and preserve. Cook? Not so much! Orlando has delicious recipes from his Granny and this is one. The crust looks amazingly flaky. Wait until you see a slice of this pie! Orlando and I go way back. We both worked at the same company in Raleigh (actually Morrisville), North Carolina. He was my immediate superior and I’m afraid I gave him headaches. Medical research is beyond demanding. Taking on this job seemed like a good idea at the time. After training I would eventually work out of my home. (Be able to take care of my aging Mother.) Fuzzy slippers and PJs ’till noon … How hard could it be! I was forewarned about the 65% travel time. I just didn’t realize the 65% was in addition to 40 hours of work. Something like that! Mother was on her own and not happy! The Fresno airport had no direct flights to where I was headed. Three connections later I dragged myself into the hospital. Immediately I was on! As I’m typing here … why am I missing this job!! Ha! There were perks! Maybe mostly for my friend Ed who loved baseball. He’d meet up with me in US’s baseball towns and we’d take in a game. Houston, Boston, Raleigh-Durham, etc … Visalia not so much. I’m very proud of my work with this company. Orlando was impressive. He was busy reining in people like me and flying all over the country too.
Hope you enjoy this recipe, and I have more from Orlando! I asked for a picture of Orlando to post. He attached a video of him singing, “All I want for Christmas.” It’s not even July!
Use peas, or asparagus or broccoli florets with the potato, celery, carrots and onion. This is jam packed.
Make your favorite 9″ pie crust or use a store bought (2 crust in a pinch!)
Thank you Orlando and to your Granny too!
Photos and recipe courtesy of Orlando
One of my favorite berries. This tart is three layers of deliciousness!
My mother would call any plant coming up in our yard but not purposely planted a volunteer. We had the best volunteer asparagus from the birds she would say. I’m not sure the blackberries that grew through from Dr. Smith’s (you know, a common fence) were exactly volunteer but that’s what they too were called. Dad was handy at everything. He always had time for projects. That’s what mother said. So before long the blackberry volunteers were transplanted along a newly constructed support system amongst our many walnut trees. The fruit from these vines provided pies, cobblers and jams for seasons. Definitely blackberries are my favorite … the seeds not so much. Try this recipe that has just the right amount of whole berries over a layer of seedless berry filling.
A request from my son-in-law. So, I looked through my cookbook library and pulled out one of my favorites, American Cake. (Thank you Ann, my daughter-in-law’s gift.) I enjoy reading the stories as much as looking over the recipes. After reviewing hummingbird cake recipes on-line this recipe looked best for my family. Oil instead of butter, no coconut (not liked by all), and the recipe was easy enough to toss together in record time.
Loving the out of doors … garden’s in, and nearing its first production. Every corner of my yard has a purpose but there’s one spot that needs a little color, the concrete table. I’ve been wanting to try my hand at mosaic and with these bright Mexican tiles this table will come alive. Sadly, many tiles will be hammered and cut to produce the finished product. Because I’m not sure this activity will continue to be a passion I’m not investing in expensive cutting tools. I’m going to be inventive. I may use colorful dishes and clay pot pieces as well. I hope you’ll enjoy following my progress.
The taste of Red Velvet the easy way!