Okay, I don't mean to be a snob, but I LIKE making my own cream sauces. Tomorrow night's dinner, Chicken Balsamico, calls for a can of Condensed Cream of Chicken Soup. Now I could buy the canned stuff, but whipping up a béchamel is so easy. Why couldn't I add some chicken base to some béchamel and get the same thing?
A funny side note, Red held up a can of the condensed soup and asked how many of the audience had some version of the soup in their pantry. The girl next to me held up her hand and said, "Who doesn't?" I laughed and said, "I don't." She looked at me like I was crazy! To be honest, I don't have anything against the stuff, I used it for MANY years. It's just that now that I know how to make my own without much fuss, I don't see the point.
I feel the need to point out when this realization hit me. I had made many versions of the chicken pot pie recipes floating around out there. Then one day, I came across a recipe that didn't use the "soup". I tried it mostly because it is made with a bottom and top crust...which I have always liked. I fell in love! I make this pie regularly on a weeknight, and my family never grows tired of it.
To be honest, this recipe is what makes me I think I could make the Chicken Balsamico without the canned soup.
A funny side note, Red held up a can of the condensed soup and asked how many of the audience had some version of the soup in their pantry. The girl next to me held up her hand and said, "Who doesn't?" I laughed and said, "I don't." She looked at me like I was crazy! To be honest, I don't have anything against the stuff, I used it for MANY years. It's just that now that I know how to make my own without much fuss, I don't see the point.
I feel the need to point out when this realization hit me. I had made many versions of the chicken pot pie recipes floating around out there. Then one day, I came across a recipe that didn't use the "soup". I tried it mostly because it is made with a bottom and top crust...which I have always liked. I fell in love! I make this pie regularly on a weeknight, and my family never grows tired of it.
To be honest, this recipe is what makes me I think I could make the Chicken Balsamico without the canned soup.
Daphne
Keep your mind wide open.
Keep your mind wide open.