Wow that was a tongue twister! I made these little pot pies when I realized I didn't have frozen pie crusts in the freezer for this recipe. I used the same recipe but poured the chicken mixture into six ramekins instead of a pie shell.

I pulled out my Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry (any puff pastry will do), waited the required 10 minutes for it to thaw, rolled it out and cut it into squares with my pizza cutter. After I scooped the chicken mixture into individual ramekins, I placed a puff pastry square on top. Then I adorned them with little designs I cut with little cookie cutters.

Finally, I bushed them with a beaten egg, and cooked at 350 for about 20 minutes (or until the pastry looked golden brown. De-lish.

I loved my Thanksgiving table. Our little family stayed home this year and shared Thanksgiving with our neighbor. I wanted to make our table look like we were celebrating a special occasion. I didn't want to stick with the usual fall colors so I looked around my house to see what I could put on the table. Some white and silver gourds, silver pear candles, silver apple place card holders, and silver chargers and white plates worked but it lacked color. So....while I was minding my own business at Walmart I passed the fabric section. They had bolts of fabric for 5 bucks! BOLTS! I picked up this great green fabric and used it as a runner. Then I picked the last of the herbs in my garden and put them in little vases with silver ribbon. I thought the table turned out pretty nice. Onward to Christmas! Stay tuned for some great recipes.

When we were house hunting in Boise one of our good friends invited us over for dinner. She served these Lil' Cheddar meatloaves and when I tasted them I thought I had died and gone to heaven. They are seasoned beautifully and on top is a ketchup, mustard, brown sugar mixture that I can seriously lick right out of the bowl. I begged my friend for the recipe and she graciously gave it to me. It is one of my go-to meals for Sunday dinner and I often compliment it with Heavenly Potatoes (they are actually called Funeral Potatoes but I'm a glass half-full kind of girl).
The great thing about making these together is that they take the same amount of time to cook. 45 minutes and dinner is ready! I hope you enjoy.


Lil' Cheddar Meat Loafs
*By Erin R.

1 egg
3/4 cup milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup onions
1 tsp salt
1 lb ground beef

2/3 cup ketchup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp prepared mustard

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Mix egg and milk together. Stir in cheese, oats, onion and salt. Mix well.
Stir in beef to mixture. Shape into 8 loafs and place on a cookie sheet wrapped
in foil.

Mix ketchup, brown sugar and mustard. Spoon over loafs.

Bake uncovered for 45 minutes or until beef is no longer pink on the inside.

Enjoy! Printable recipe



Heavenly Potatoes
*formerly Funeral Potatoes

1/2 cup chopped onions
1/4 cup butter
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 lbs. frozen hash browns
2 cups sour cream
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup cornflake crumbs

Saute onions and butter until transparent. Mix together with next four ingredients. Pour into a greased 9x13 dish. Sprinkle with cornflake crumbs. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or until bubbly. Printable recipe