Cuisine Queens: Food... Family... & Hopscotch?

Pam was crowned our "Queen" for her Chicken Pot Pie recipe at our "SPICE OF LIFE" meeting in June. It was very yummy - a definate keeper... especially for those colder months (coming a lot faster than I care to think about) when you are looking for good old comfort food!

Pam's winning recipe:

Chicken Pot Pie

2 cups diced chicken

1 green or red pepper – diced

1 onion – diced

Cook these ingredients with a little water, garlic, Mrs Dash or seasoning of choice.

Add chicken mixture to:

2 cans of cream of potato soup

1 can Veg-All

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup shredded cheddar

1 cup shredded mozzarella

½ cup milk

½ tsp pepper

½ tsp thyme (important)

Place a crust on bottom of pie pan - pour in pie mixture. Top with crust, slit for vent holes.

Cook 40 – 45 minutes @ 375 degrees.

I often bake for 30 minutes, cook and freeze solid. When I’m going to use it, I let thaw slowly at room temperature and bake 30 – 40 minutes @ 350 degrees. Check to make sure crust is not getting too dark – cover edges if necessary.

Let cool at least 10 minutes before serving.

July was our "Family & Friends" event where our invited guests were treated to our "PICNIC PICKINS" recipes. It was fun to stray from our normal meeting format and just visit and enjoy each others company, along with our families.

Cristie tweaking her recipe

Pam & Hailee voting for their favorite recipe

The highlight of the night was Pam drawing a hopscotch on the black top and showing us her mad hopscotch skills. She even brought her own
"Hoppy Taw"
in it's own tin! She reminded us all of the rules and we all eventually tried our hand (or foot) at "kickouts". I found that the older you get, balance is definately an issue... not to mention the extra weight bearing down on that one foot! I'm sure it was quite the site seeing us playing hopscotch. Hailee had never played (I don't think she had ever heard of hopscotch) But she was a good sport and joined in the fun!