Chicken Pot Pie

I love pot pies. I love to make them and eat them and serve them.


4 T unsalted butter (1/2 stick)
1 med. onion (diced)
1/2 C. flour
1/2 tsp. salt  (may want to omit this if broth is already salty)
pepper to taste
4 C. chicken broth (32oz)
3 C. cut up chicken   (I used 5 chicken breasts, but you can use whatever you have.)
1 small bag frozen mixed veggies
2 cans croissants
1 lg egg yolk
1 tsp water

Preheat oven to 375*
- Melt butter; add onions & cook until tender and onions are clear.
- Add flour, salt & pepper. Stir constantly until pale yellow & thick like oatmeal
- Add broth, continue stirring while bringing it to a boil and thickening. Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.  Stir in chicken & frozen veggies, season again if needed.
- Lay out croissants on top to cover mixture.  (I had 7 left to roll and bake seperately)
- Beat egg yolk & water, brush on croissants.
Bake 25-35 minutes.

Grandma D's Bread Pudding

When I was little I used to spend a lot of time at my grandparents. I was Grandpa's little buddy. We'd make chocolate ice cream with vanilla ice cream and Hershey's syrup.  We'd sit and watch t.v. while cracking walnuts. He'd make me a scrambled egg in a small Pyrex dish and microwave it to cook.  And we'd devour a casserole dish of Grandma's bread pudding.

4-6 slices white bread cut into cubes (texas toast bread is great for this, and I use kitchen scissor to cut it)
2 T. butter/ margarine, melted  (I forget it sometimes, still tastes the same)
1/3 C. packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/3 C.  sweet raisins  ( I really don't measure them out, just dump 2-3 little "snack" boxes in)
3 eggs - beaten
1/3 C. sugar
1 tsp vanilla
dash of salt
2 1/2 C scalded milk

Preheat oven to 350* F.
-Set milk in small sauce pan over lowest heat possible. Scald during next prep.
-Cut bread into cubes and place in casserole dish.
-Drizzle with butter.
-Sprinkle with brown sugar & cinnamon.
-Add raisins
-Mix in eggs, sugar, vanilla, & salt
-Alternate adding a little scalded milk and gently stirring it all together.
-Place casserole dish in cake pan with 1" hot water in pan.
Bake 60-70 mins.

This is great served warm or cold as dessert or breakfast!  Or if you're like me, an anytime snack.

Cocoa Indians

I have fond memories of my mom making these for us.  They're kind of like a brownie, only not as sweet and the consistency is more cake like.

Doesn't take much to make them!

1 C. flour                           1/2 C. shortening                          1/4 C. milk
1/4 C. cocoa powder         1 tsp. vanilla                                 1/2 tsp. salt
2 eggs                                1/4 tsp baking soda                      1 C. sugar

Dump it all in a bowl and mix together.  Grease or spray 9x13 cake pan (or use smaller if you want them thicker. 9x13 will yield approx. 1/2 thickness).  Spread batter into pan  and bake for 25 minutes at 350* F.  Let set for 10-15 minutes before cutting (I use a pizza cutter, so easy and doesn't damage my pans).