LAUREN REIMER

PERFECT POT PIE:

1-2 sheets puff pastry dough
2 large chicken breasts, cooked and cubed 
1/3 cup salted butter
2/3-cup flour
2 cups whole milk
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 small yellow onion, finely chopped
1 tbsp. garlic, minced
2 cups pea and carrots, frozen work fine
1 egg
1 tbsp. water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large saucepan, melt butter on medium heat. Add in flour, stirring until the consistency of peanut butter. Slowly add in milk and keep stirring. Add in the chicken stock, onion, and garlic. Use a whisk to break up any lumps. Turn the heat up to high till you reach a boiling.
Bring on the mashed potatoes, soggy green beans, barbecue sauce, and brisket, and this gal is happy.
When mixture thickened, turn the heat to low. Add in peas, carrots, and cooked chicken; stir well. Fill your pie dish with your filling; then cover with pastry dough. In a small bowl, whisk together egg and 1 tbsp. of water. With a brush, lightly coat the puff pastry with egg wash. Pop them in the oven and bake for about 18-22 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

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I LOVE cooking good ol’ comfort food.
I love to cook for the ones I love. Mainly because I’m still learning, and those who love me will always, at least, pretend to love what I make for them.
The time I cooked my first homemade chicken pot pie is a meal I’ll always remember. It was the very first time I’d ever felt like I’d really achieved something, in the kitchen. I made it for my boyfriend, a friend of his, and myself to share. By the end of dinner, I went to pack up the left overs for the next day, bur there was absolutely not a bit left to pack up. They ate the whole darn thing and were scraping the dish clean. I really felt like quite the little housewife at that dinner, and I will never forget it.
Love is a many-splendid thing. All you need is love. It may sound silly to most people, but the way he shows me he loves me is by letting me know that one day he will take care of me forever. That I can be a house wife and mother, and he will take all of the financial stress off of me. It doesn't make sense to most, but that’s how our relationship is and that’s what we both want from and for each other.