White mushrooms

boneless, skinless chicken breasts

a lot of chopping

A LOT of chopping. It definitely didn't help that the knife I was using was quite poor.

We started on the sauce/filling for the pies. It basically required us to fry up the mushrooms in oil, add in some flour, then slowly pour in the chicken broth.

Very slowly pour a cup and a fourth of chicken broth while stirring. This was definitely a 2 person project as I am still unsure of my own cooking prowess.

oh and a sprinkle of Thyme.

hmm... Thyme... what an odd name for an odd seasoning/spice. It really is a pain to pronounce. Makes me feel like a fool. "I think we put in too much time."

Regardless the filling turned out awesome.

The ever so glamorous Val catering plate was to measure out an approx. 6in diameter circle. 

Gotta slice little vents into the pie tops and brush on the beaten egg onto the tops as well. Definitely didn't have a brush so we used a fork.

and Voila!


I think it turned out really well. They were quite tasty.

Savory Pie

If you didn't catch the last hint then you now may know that I made Chicken and Mushroom pie(s). 

I also ended up making cheesecake as a random fun extra thing to do. I really had no business making it but who cares?

When I opened the Daisy sour cream it had this photo of the Grand Canyon. ITS SO PREETTTTY!

Nicole has been such a good sport about this. Of course, I'm sure it helps that she gets whatever she wants of what we ended up making. 

What you see in her hands is a new madness. This madness shall be known as the cheesepancake. 

The center was so delicious. I can't say I cared for the graham cracker crust. I'll have to make that from scratch too from now on. 

Lazy Day

So this blog will be a combo of food and place exploration as it seems to be directed. 

In case you haven't figured it out, I've never really cooked before. So I'll be going a little slap happy with pictures and writing about my cooking adventures in Amherst while also adding in adventures in Holyoke. 

So to start things off with a BANG...

I made grits for breakfast.

MMMMMMMM GRITS

I also threw in a scrambled egg. Scrambled eggs is difficult. I spent a good 10 mins washing the skillet afterwards because I wasn't swishing it around fast enough or maybe didn't have the heat up high enough. D:

Next recipe might be more savory than sweet...