The Crane Family: FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

Kami and Brittany are off for their first day of school! Both are loving their teachers and happy to be back with their friends!! Brittany has joined band this year and is learning how to play the flute! Both girls are busy, busy with gymnastics and love it! Kami is our social bug who already has two birthday invites for this month!

Favorite Family Recipe

Chicken Pot Pie

Pastry: 1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/3 c soft butter
Mix all the above together with a fork, cutting in the
butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle with water and toss with fork until moist.
Press into a ball and then roll out.

Chicken Mixture: 1 carrot, sliced 2 potatoes, diced
Cook these until soft.
You need 2 cups of chicken...cooked and diced
You will also need 1/2 cup frozen peas

While the above ingredients are cooking, you can make the
following sauce.
1/4 cup butter 1/4 cup flour 1 c chicken broth
1 cup milk 1 tsp. thyme 1 tsp. sage
1/2 tsp. salt 1/8 tsp. pepper

Melt butter in medium or large saucepan. Add flour and cook over medium heat...about 1 min, stirring constantly. Add broth, milk and seasonings slowly and bring to a boil. Cook, stirring until thickened.

Stir in peas, chicken, carrot and potatoes. Pour into a 10" pie pan. Lay pastry on top, brush lightly with milk.

Bake in 450 degree over for about 20 minutes. Pastry should be golden brown in color.

Pumpkin Bran Muffins

2 c all-bran cereal 1 tsp gound cloves
1 1/2 cup buttermilk 1/2 tsp salt
1 can pumpkin 1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 c oil 1/4 t ground allspice
2 tbsp orange juice
2 eggs
2 1/2 c whole wheat flour
1 1/2 c sugar
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon

Mix cereal and buttermilk and let stand 5 min. Add pumpkin, oil, orange juice and eggs, blend well. Mix flour, 1 1/2 c sugar baking powder and baking soda, spices and salt; mix well.
**this batter can be baked immediately or stored in a tightly covered container in fridge for up to 2 weeks.
Oven temp: 400 degrees
Grease muffin cups or line with baking cups. Fill cups 3/4 full of mix. Sprinkle each with a little brown sugar Bake at 400 for about 15-18 min.

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Friday, September 5, 2008

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

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