Maine meets Ireland on this day before St.Patrick’s Day. Whoopies Pies (of Maine fame) with Irish Cream / Bailey’s in the middle frosting. What’s not to love from this mid-week treat?
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March 2021
This isn’t the prettiest Chicken Pot Pie that I have ever made, and I guess it’s just a bunch of random veg that I had in the fridge (leeks and cabbage aren’t generally part of the equation) but it sure does taste good. AND I have this t-shirt specifically for Pi Day today on 3.14 so I *of course* had to make a Chicken Pot Pie. Cute, eh? (I mean the tshirt, not the pie)
I seem to be the queen of finding random ingredients, and this week is no different. Have you ever heard of Banana JAM? I had no idea that you could make jam out of bananas, but you can and it’s pretty darn good. I had to buy a jar when I saw it in the shops and decided to make these here Monkey Pie Bars — Banana Coconut Crumble Bars. Amazingly rich banana flavor and toasted coconut. Perfect “tropical” flavors to warm up this cold March morning.
Hand pies, pasties, whatever you want to call them are a great alternative to making a sandwich when you’re headed out on a mini-picnic (in March!), so I made these Potato Leek and Cheddar ones before heading out. Bacon would have been a lovely addition but I didn’t have any in the fridge. So yummy. So easy too — just remember to take the puff pastry out of the fridge the night before. And I am off on my mini-adventure!
While we’re wrapping up “Bread Week” here at CSPS, here is another bread-like recipe — Bacon Cheddar Chive Biscuits. OMG are these good. Absolutely phenomenal. I think the the trick to making them so flaky is to freeze the butter ahead of grating and then adding to the dough. It’s a little crumbly when you go to roll it out, but trust me, it will work. These are, hands down, the best biscuits that I have ever had. Here they are pictures as my breakfast,but they would also go great with soup or salad or as a dinner roll. Trust me, you’ll want to make them. Besides: Bacon. Cheddar. What could go wrong there!