Today, I made one of my favorite pies… Chicken Pot Pie.  I have been wanting to make this for a few weeks now, but I finally put the rolling pin to the pie crust and made it!   Sometimes I don’t make time for cooking as I am working on various projects and lesson plans, but I know that my health is extremely important.  To this end, making time to plan out my meals will yield long term benefits, so I am trying to devote some time each Sunday to make a healthy meal that will last part of the week.  My chicken pot pie was perfect because I was able to throw fresh and frozen vegetables inside as well as chicken and a starch.  After this week, I will have to take a break from the butter as there is an entire stick in the top and bottom crusts.

I love baking… and I love trying new recipes… and recently I have discovered that I absolutely LOVE dark chocolate!!!!  So, with all of this in mind, I made a dark chocolate cake for Thanksgiving… Let me know if you want a slice

Even though I enjoy the process, I don’t find myself in the kitchen as often as I’d like to see myself there.  As a matter of fact, sometimes it takes someone placing a special request for me to really cook… like this past weekend when my aunt asked me to make dessert for a shin-dig she was throwing.  Well, I pulled out the Kitchen Aid and got to work making a pineapple upside down cake and strawberry cupcakes with a banana frosting and some with a strawberry/raspberry frosting.  Both desserts were hits – thank you Lord!!!  Man, when you bake, there is not a large margin for error.  Anyway, my own hunger and cheapness motivated me to cook on Thursday night when I made turkey chops, greens, cornbread, and mashed potatoes.  Every so often, I must pay tribute to my southern roots!  See images below!