Fathers Day hamper

My Dad deserves to win this hamper becuase everything in it is just what he likes:

• Long Neck Rose 187ml 
• Long Neck Sauvignon Blanc 187ml
• Long Neck Merlot  187ml 
• He Likes Wine

• Mrs Bridges Blueberry & Raspberry Flavour Sweets 155g
• He Has A sweet Tooth 

• Dark Chocolate Sour Cherries 75g
•  And a Sour Side

• Malabar Nuts (Small) 90g
• and a Nutty Side 

• Patchword Pate Mediterranean Recipe Chicken Liver Pate with Sundried Tomato & Onion 90g
• Ditty’s Irish Oatcakes with Celery & Black Pepper 150g
• so he can sit back and relax 

• Caffe Dolcetti Biscuits For Coffee Fig & Oat 130g
• Elegant & English Biscuits for Tea Ginger and Lemon 125g
• Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company 56g
•  Milk and White Raspberry Cups 65g
• Hampstead Tea Earl Grey 125g
• Also Loves Drinking Tea

But Not Only All Those Things He Deserves this Because ...................................

I Love Him So Much 

and he is kind.

genorous .and thoughtful to me and others ....

My HomeMade Chicken Pot Pie Competition

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

Ingredients:

• 2 cups cooked shredded chicken (I use boneless, skinless chicken breasts roasted for one hour @350 in oven covered)
• Homemade Gravy or use (1) Campbells chicken/turkey gravy in jar
• Top & Bottom peice Pie Crust (I purchased pre-made ones in the tins for my freezer cooking, but you can make this homemade too)
• Frozen Hashbrowns (diced) 1/2 16 oz. bag
• Frozen Peas & Carrots combination 12 oz. bag
• Onion, 1/4 cup diced small (optional – we don’t do onions at my house…picky eaters)
• salt & pepper to taste

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Take pie crusts out of package. If you have purchased the ones in the tins take one tin out and thaw on counter. Turn the second tin upside down as it thaws. While that it thawing mix together in a large bowl the shredded chicken, hashbrowns, peas & carrots, onion (opt) and gravy. Add salt & pepper to taste. When pie crust has thawed (15 minutes usually) add pot pie ingredients into pie tin with crust. Then take the upside down crust and gently place it on top of the pie carefully. spread it out and pinch the two pie crusts together on the seams. Poke a few holes with a knife or fork on top of pie. Cover and FREEZE if you want this as a freezer meal, or place in oven at 350 degrees and cook for 35-45 minutes until top is golden brown and you can hear the inside is bubbling.

Favourite Frozen Food Recipe

 i buy everything from frozen or fresh to make this its ......

Pesto Chicken Stuffed Shells

12-16 jumbo pasta shells
water for boiling pasta
4oz cream cheese, softened
1 cup freshly grated Parmesan or Asiago cheese + 1/4 cup for topping
3 tablespoons prepared pesto (homemade or store bought)
2 cups shredded cooked chicken
2 cloves garlic, minced
salt and pepper to taste


In a large pot over high heat, boil water and prepare pasta shells as directed on package. Cook pasta shells only until al dente. The pasta will finish cooking when the dish is baked. Drain the pasta shells and set aside.

In a large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients, except the 1/4 cup of cheese for the topping. Fill the pasta shells with the filling and place in a baking dish.  Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup of cheese over filled shells. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake shells uncovered for 30 minutes or until shells are bubbling hot and cheese melts.

* To make ahead/freezer meals - Prepare as directed but place filled shells in an oven- and freezer-proof baking dish. Top with remaining 1/4 cup of cheese over filled shells, cover and freeze. When ready to prepare, defrost. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake shells uncovered for 35-40 minutes or until shells are bubbling hot and cheese melts.