Our food program lady came by for a visit this week and after she left I thought I should have shared our Menu page with her. (And yes, I know she has a title that is much more professional. Normally I call her by her first name and here I'm going to call her my food program lady because I like her like that.) So, I emailed her the link and she responded with asking about our recipes especially the pot pies. So here I am during nap time creating a Recipe page and a blog to go with it. I am not sure how it will work, if I will just keep adding pages or delete the current recipes to add new ones. Or figure out how to format the blog page to carry a recipe...must be nice to be tech saavy but I'm not. Anyway, it seems I am always on the hunt for food that will both entertain the toddlers as well as the chef (namely, me) and I find myself scrolling through pinterest and the internet quite a bit. I must admit often times the chef (namely, me) is much harder to entertain than the toddlers! Lately I am fascinated with muffin tin meals both regular sized and the mini. While I have found several pot pie in a muffin tin recipes the one posted on our Just Recipes page is a blending of 2 of my favorites and how we serve it here at Daycare usually with a side of fresh fruit. Our own homemade version is pictured on our Menu page (hopefully I become better at photographing our food perhaps I need to add a bit of flair like, fresh sprigs of parsley and such). However, these adorable little pot pies are made using a regular sized muffin tin with a thick filling of turkey, peas and carrots, and an outside "crust" more like a muffin than a pie. They work particularly well for little hands to hold without being too messy. We usually cut them in half for our 1-2 year olds to pick up and self feed. For our toddler that prefers using utensils (he just became adept at scooping and is quite proud of himself) we just crumble a pie up into a bowl and give the boy a spork! The kids just gobble them up, as does my husband if he can get his hands on them, so I usually make 2 batches at a time! This recipe is also easily altered to accommodate chicken, vegetarian, and of course spicier preferences. I like to sprinkle a bit of parsley on top just to be pretty. Also I should mention the filling is much thicker than the usual pot pie and you might prefer them juicier. So have a bit of fun with it and please leave a comment about how you changed it up, we'd love to hear about it. These little pies can also be made ahead of time and frozen for future use. Just pop them from the freezer to the microwave and heat for 30 seconds. Scrumptious, adaptable, fun to make and convenient, my favorite kind of food! If you are planning on freezing them you need to Flash freeze for 1 hour then put them into a freezer bag or wrap individually as preferred. For safety Always check food temperature (especially the center) to ensure it's not too hot when serving to small children and toddlers. Note: toddlers prefer their food cold or warm rather than hot while my husband prefers burning his hands and eating them straight out of the oven.
I hear someone wrestling themselves up so I'm guessing nap time is over. And there it is, the rebel yell, "up up up". She always says it 3 times, standing next to me she whispers but from her crib it's always a yell lol! I am in to swoop her up before the others join in and then we will be all about snack time. Enjoy!
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