We are halfway through the challenge to write and post 31 consecutive days!
Most of my posts have been written in the evening after I return from work. Tonight, I decided to make chicken pot pies for dinner. This seemed like a good idea at the time. I am planning to the 21 Day Sugar Detox in November so I’ve been trying out some of the recipes.
This one for chicken pot pies took more time than I planned for. Recipes take about double of the stated time in the cookbook the first time I make them and I didn’t account for that. And I had missed that the pot pies would need to cool before digging in. So, instead of writing a post dedicated to thank-you notes tonight, I was making chicken pot pies!
If you are interested in trying out this recipe it’s in The 21-Day Sugar Detox Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for Any Program Level
(Amazon affiliate link). I was VERY hungry by the time it was cool enough to eat.
Was the chicken pot pie worth it?
The dish takes over 2 hours with prep, cooking, and consuming. Given the limited amount of time I had to write tonight, perhaps a long recipe was not in my best interest. It was worth it as I still have things to be grateful for tonight:
- My mom told me how to store the leftovers
- I had food to eat
- I was still able to get a blog post written!
- I learned a new recipe
- It was fun to write about food!
- There is a lesson to be learned about time management
Do recipes ever take you longer than expected? Did you find a way to still be grateful?
Those look DELICIOUS! We don’t eat meat but we do enjoy a tofu pot pie lol.
seems like tofu would work at well. I’ve heard that it will absorb the flavor of whatever it is cooked in.
Looks delicious! So, I’m interested in the detox. Will have to poke around here. Thanks for writing tonight anyway! That’s why they call it a Challenge! Congratulations! You win!
I’ve been thinking about the detox for a couple of months and purchased the books. Then I decided to to the writing challenge and knew I could not to both at the same time (and manage merging the new cats with the existing cats). Short version of the cat story is here: https://tonsofthanks.com/helping-stray-kittens-find-homes/
I heard about the detox on one of the podcast episodes of A Real Food Journey, I just do not remember which episode right now! http://www.arealfoodjourney.com/category/podcast/.
thanks for the encouragement on writing tonight :)
Curious what the crust is made of. I really need to get to book myself since I was the one who recommended it to you :) I had it checked out at the library for a while.
Smart move not doing the 21dsd and the blog challenge at the same time, that is a recipe for failure!
The crust is almond flour, coconut flour, 2 eggs, and 10 Tbps of butter. that’s a lot of butter!
One of my favorite comfort foods!
Yum! A pie is ALWAYS with it and is something to be grateful for, especially a homemade pie.
Thank you for linking up to #thankfulthursday again. Love having you here! xS
Thanks for inviting me to your #thankfulthursday linkup!
The pies look yummy. Makes me wish I was doing a chicken pot pie for supper this eve.
We are having chicken but not pot pie. I remember the night you made thoses.
Guess it was a good lesson in time management after a busy day at work and getting home late.
What a great lesson, Heidi! I love how you find the gratitude in the little things. I don’t know if I’d be brave enough to attempt making a chicken pot pie from scratch. I made a homemade apple pie once from scratch, though.
Thanks Patty! I’ve been braver lately with trying new things as my mom makes almost everything from scratch and my sister has been inspiring me too. I am not as fast as them though yet, lol. They tell me it just takes practice.
Zingerman’s does a yummy chicken pot pie in January and February. I’m thankful when I can get it better than I would make it at home. I like comfort foods in the fall! =)
I have yet to try Zingerman’s! In all the years I’ve been commuting to Ann Arbor I’ve never gone to their restaurant!