Good Word Wednesday

How To Be An All Star In The Kitchen 101

This recipe was given to me by my sister-in-law and has become dinner over at our house many times. The first time I made this chicken pot pie from "scratch" my crowd was so impressed by my culinary skills (duh) I didn't let on that all I did was cook some chicken and open a few cans. I was a kitchen all star and here's how you can be too:

Chicken Pot Pie

Here's what you'll need:

Lay out the bottom layer of crust. In a mixing bowl combine the chicken (cooked), soup and veggies (if using fresh, cook them first or you're in for a long bake time). Pour all that into the pie crust. It will look like this:

Put the top layer of crust on and flute the edges for that extra special Mrs. Clever touch. Learning how to pinch the edges of a pie is one of my earliest cooking lesson memories from Mamasita Bonita; she was a good teacher, no? Don't forget venting holes to allow steam to escape.

Bake at 415 degrees until it looks like this. It could take up to 45 minutes, so plan accordingly.

Then dig in and sit back. Praises are not far behind, I promise.

I have a friend who has coined a term for things like this: Pretend Fancy. I love this phrase and use it to describe way more than food in my life. Who doesn't want a little pretend fancy in their lives, anyways? So, do you have a pretend fancy recipe that looks like a million bucks but is actually embarrassingly easy? What makes you a Kitchen All Star?