If indulgence is wrong then I don’t want to be right.
Some times I want it all. And at the same time. Preferably on a spoon. Theres just something about getting a warm thick creamy spoonful of deliciousness that using a fork cant live up to.
I could take all my favorite things and chop them up and put a butter soaked pastry on top I would be very happy. One dish that allows me to do this without looking like a three years olds plate is the Chicken Pot Pie.
A pie filled with chicken in a pot…a pot pie with chicken, anyway you arrange it, it just works. Its perfect harmony. They should also stir up warm fuzzy comforting feelings from back in the day. I unfortunately have never had a good CPP anywhere. Ever. The only CPP I like is the one I make. Maybe its because I don’t like the peas and carrots that are usually thrown into the traditional CPP. I like to jazz up my CPP with unconventional vegetables like fennel, broccoli, lima beans and kale. Funny enough, all super green vegetables that happen to be my favorite as well. But don’t worry if you don’t have all these vegetables on hand. The beauty of this dish is that you can put whatever you like in it. You really cannot go wrong. The only things I stress is that you have the best quality of everything that you are choosing to put into your filling. Thanksgiving leftovers work excellently for this, or any leftovers for that matter!
I like to put dill into my CPP to brighten things up a little. This also creates such a beautiful fragrance when you pierce the buttery Puff Pastry and are hit with the sweet dill in your face.
