Sharing my family’s favorite dishes
I’ ve received many emails inquiring what my family’s favorite dishes are. This week, I decided I’d share them with you. Here we go!
Nathan’s favorite chicken pot pie
This has been my son’s favorite since he was in elementary school. During his high school football playing days, he was known to eat an entire chicken pot pie by himself!
■ Two pie crusts ( either homemade or storebought)
For the filling:
■ 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
■ 8 ounces sour cream
■ 1 can cream of chicken soup
■ 16- ounce bag frozen mixed veggies, thawed
■ 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
■ 3 tablespoons chopped parsley
■ 1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon water
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a pie plate with one of the pie crusts.
Add all ingredients ( except egg wash) to a large bowl and stir well to combine. Carefully spoon into pie crust and gently place second pie crust on top. Either make a gorgeous decorative border for the edges, or do like I did and crimp the edges together with a fork to seal. I call this version “rustic,” which sounds better than “I can’t make a gorgeous decorative border.” Using a pastry brush, coat the entire top of the pie crust with the egg wash you mixed up earlier. Cut a few slits in the top crust with a knife.
With a sharp knife, cut a few quarter- inch slits in the top pie crust. Place in oven and cook for 35 to 38 minutes. Near the end of cooking time, check the crust. You don’t want it to get too brown.
If needed, cover the edges of the crust with foil during the last few minutes of cooking. Let rest 5 minutes before serving.
Sweet Harold’s favorite fried pork Chops
I knew before I asked him what my husband would immediately answer when asked for his favorite meal. He absolutely loves my fried pork chops. You can use either boneless or bone- in for this recipe.
■ 6 to 8 bone- in pork chops
■ 1 cup self- rising flour
■ Salt and black pepper to taste
■ 1 cup vegetable oil
Mix flour with salt and pepper on a shallow plate with a fork until blended. Press each pork chop into the flour mixture on both sides until well covered. Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat until shimmering.
Cook two to three pork chops at a time ( depending on the size of skillet) for 5 to 6 minutes on each side.
You will need to lower the heat to medium- high to control the browning of the pork chops.
As pork chops are cooked, place on a plate in a warm oven to keep warm while the remainder cook.
Laura Tolbert, also known as Fleur de Lolly, shares recipes, table decor ideas and advice on her blog, fleurdelolly. blogspot. com. You can contact her at facebook. com/ fleurde. lolly. 5, on Instagram and fleurdelolly@ yahoo. com.