I was happy to take the day off Friday to spend it with Ryan on his special day!The birthday boy woke up bright-eyed (or maybe "Bright light, Mommy, turn it off!") and ready for fun.
I wanted to make him something special for breakfast but he's not Mr. Patient when he's hungry, so I popped in some mini blueberry muffins. (Use a Better Crocker pouch mix where you just add water, then put a spoonful into sprayed mini muffin tin and bake for as long as the pouch says-the bottom end of the range). He wasn't sure what to make of them at first, but soon caught on to the idea (see Step 3 below).
After a busy morning helping me bake his birthday cake, napping, and going for a stroller ride to take some birthday pictures and run errands, it was time for lunch. I carried out the "mini" theme with some personalized Chicken Pot Pies. Here's the "keeping it real" recipe:
- Decide your alter-ego "Super Mom" is going to make mini Chicken Pot Pies for lunch.
- Take out the Fill phylo dough you bought in some dillusional stupor that made you think you would ever have time/patience/2 hands free in order to make something with phylo dough.
- Realize phylo dough has to thaw for 2 hours before using, then takes 45 minutes to bake.
- Put dough back in freezer to wait for mythical future time when you'll plan far enough ahead to use it.
- Google "Chicken Pot Pie Pillsbury Crescent Rolls" and follow this recipe instead.
- Instead of simply laying the triangle on top, attempt to roll out crescent dough, cut circles and flute like pie crust just so you have a photo for your blog.
- Remember that next time, you should not use as much thyme. Commit to memory "NEXT TIME LESS THYME."
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