Somethin's Cookin' In the Wachsmann Kitchen

Chicken pot pie anyone..... Some of you have already sampled some of this delicious treat made from scratch. It is a rare occasion around here as well that we get to enjoy this dish filled with succulent chicken smothered in rich creamy sauce enriched with tender peas and carrots wrapped in a golden, flaky crust. Makes you want some right now huh? Me too! Well I love to share the recipes for these wonderful treats. So help yourself anytime day or night to a most cherished recipe for an unforgettable dinner. Oh by the way It is from my Betty Crocker cook book. I cannot take the credit. It is perfect for stormy or cooler weather. We've got the stormy one alright.

If you use any of my recipes I blog please feel free to leave some feedback as to how it turned out and if you liked it as much as I do. We all love the feedback to know if it truly hits the taste buds all over.

1 (10 oz) pkg frozen peas and carrots
1/4 t. pepper
1/3 c. butter/ stick marg
1 3/4 c. chicken broth (can use the water used to boil chicken in)
1/3 c. AP flour
1/3 c. chopped onion
2/3 c. milk
1/2 t. Salt
2 1/2-3 C. cut up chicken or turkey
two pie pastries 9" in diameter.

1. Rinse frozen peas and carrots in cold water to separate; Drain.
2. Melt butter in a 2-qt sauce pan over med. 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 425
4. Ease pastry into ungreased dish (9x9x2). Pour chicken mixture into pastry lined pan.
5. Roll remaining pastry out. cut out designs, place pastry over mixture. arrange cutouts on pastry. Turn edges under and flute.
6. Bake about 35 min or until golden brown.
7. Enjoy

We're BAAAAACK to earth now...

Sorry time got away from me for a little while. We got busy around here. Seems little bears like this place so much, now our little Bear has a Cub brother. Just as cute as you please.... Bear loves him like no other brother could. When the cub is distraught Bear will hold his hand or give him big kisses and talk to him. So sweet. Bear is doing great. He caught a cold and is getting better now. lil cub came with some minor set backs but all is well now. He is happy now and growing so big. They are both momma bears hearts desire. Bear is starting to crawl all over the place... starting out army style and now he is progressing to hydraulics and raising his tummy up off the ground and hitting the arm and leg motions. He is growing so big. He is also starting to pull himself up to standing. Oh my, what next.... graduation. *sniff, sniff, sigh*. I am soooo excited to see where God is taking them both and where He will use them in this great big plan. Thanks to all for hanging in there with us. We are still alive and well!

The Tag is on!

Okay so here goes. I have been tagged and now am in the spotlight to list 7 weird things about myself... Wow! where do I begin? ha ha ha. Okay I can think of quite a few but you only get to hear of my top 7.... Lucky you.

1. I will change your toilet paper direction if it is going the "wrong way". It should come up over the top and hang down in the front for easy access. The hanging down in the back is totally not the way to go... Ü

2. I like to take my shoes off and stand on soft floors barefoot in public stores. Even more so if i am in the grass.

3. If anything can be opened upside down, i will open it that way. Bags of chips for example; if I opened it you will know due to the fact that you are digging from the opposite end of the top.

4. sometimes I like to just disappear. Nobody knows where I have gone. I will just take off walking somewhere adventurous and find myself exploring who knows where.

5. I like complete silence. No talking, no radio, no anything. Just silence. Poor Johnny Ü... maybe i should have been a nun.

6. I like to know useless facts. Like why are dogs noses wet? Or why or grain silos round?

7. I like to play in paint. Yes hands in the paint bucket.... play in the paint. I also like my feet up to my knees in mud. The good squishy mud (without ants).

So now you know my quirks and that's pretty much all there is to know about me Ü. If you choose to be my friend after all this then you are a weird one too! I love all my weird friends. Now I am tagging my friend Tia Marie... ha ha ha. Gotta love it.