catching up

dude, i am so behind on this thing. i blame my computer. my video card or something is all messed up so like 3/4 of my screen is super fuzzy, which makes me not wanna sit in front of my compie for long periods of time. good news is that i bought my first lappie today! i get it this weekend. bad news is i'm super behind and have made a couple of things that i have neglected to share so i am staring at this blur right now.


okay, i made chicken pot pie like a couple of nights after my last post. bought like little disposable foil things for them at ralphs. they came in six to pack and i only used three of them, which means i have enough to make them again some time!



here is the recipe that i used (from betty crocker, of course):

CHICKEN POT PIE

Prep: 40 min
Bake: 35 min
Makes 6 servings

1 box (10 oz) frozen peas and carrots
1/3 cup butter or margarine
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
2/3 cup milk
2 1/2 to 3 cups cut-up cooked chicken or turkey
2 ready-to-use pie crusts

(1) Rinse frozen peas and carrots in cold water to separate; drain.

(2) In 2-quart saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour, onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is bubbly; remove from heat. Stir in broth and milk. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Stir in chicken and peas and carrots; remove from heat.

(3) Heat oven to 425ºF.

(4) Ease the pie crust into ungreased 9-inch square pan. Pour chicken mixture into pastry-lined pan.

(5) Place the other pie crust over chicken mixture. Turn edges of pastry under and flute.

(6) Bake about 35 minutes or until golden brown.

i guess just as a note, the original recipe said to make your own crust and that you could use the store bought crusts to make it faster, which cuts the prep time in half. definitely what i did that night. maybe if i make it again i will attempt my own crust.


i didn't have a rolling pin and like i mentioned before, ended up making three little pies instead of one big one. i used a bowl that was a little bit larger than the foil things to cut out a circle for the bottom crust and then the foil thing to cut out a circle for the top crust. and rolling the dough back together with a cup was interesting.

the pies came out super tasty. i think the next time i make them, i will add some potatoes though. and i grilled the chicken on my foreman, so it ended up a little tough. gotta think of a better way to cook the chicken.

and then like last week the girl was in town and wanted meatloaf so this time i made tyler florence's meatloaf that i posted last time. here it is again: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/dads-meatloaf-with-tomato-relish-recipe/index.html

we tried buying a meat thermometer since there is pork in this one but i guess they forgot to put it in our shopping bag or it fell out or something. either way, it wasn't there when we got home.

anyways, the tomato relish was AWESOME. defs WAAAAY better than the sauce last time. however, i think i liked the meatloaf i made last time better. not sure if it's because i'm not a fan of the ground pork, or if it's because a couple of the spices were different. oh, and both times i used wheat bread instead of white since that's what i have around the apartment.

the tomato relish, halfway done and the food sitting on the stove

the finished product