Simple Chicken Pot Pie!!!

OK.... so finally, night time is here and I can sit and reflect! Not for long, mind you!!!! Anyway... after being home all day... and I do mean ALL DAY!!!! I managed to drive myself crazy with thinking that I must cook! I always do that whenever I have time at home... I think its a coping mechanism in my brain to try to get myself organized... to "cook ahead" so to speak... I'm always talking about it so I guess I must do it! Anyway... as Miller, bless his sweet heart... snored away on the sofa... and then retired back to his chilly bedroom! ( i can hardly walk in there he keeps it so cold with his ceiling fan!) to sleep off his fever and let the Phenergan work its magic to make him stop ... well... stop being sick! I won't give you too many details! I began bringing out the cookbooks... the Paula Dean magazines.... the laptop... googling away.... I think I wasted about 3 hours devouring recipes, trying to figure out what ingredients I had on hand, etc.... trying to make the BEST dinner ever... and then even I started feeling not so good! My rational side said... "don't make something you will get sick on and never want to eat again! " ha ha!!! So.... I settled for something "bland"! Something that my great grandmother would have made.... in fact... its what I used to smell when I would walk into her kitchen each time we went back to visit in Memphis.... the memories are as vivid as the lights on this computer! The smells are still there!! How does that happen? how does it always stay the same and never grows dim,

never seems dull.... and I never embelish it to try and make it seem better? it is what it is... it is why I love antiques... why I have an antiques shop... why i love to cook... why i treasure the quilts that were handmade by my grandmother and great grandmother! its why i can say in all honesty.... it was in my blood... i just loved being in "Big Mamma's" attic! Its what started my love of all things family! of all things antique! of all things meaningful! and...my love of Chicken Pot Pie and Chicken and Dumplings! That smell!!!! THAT WONDERFUL SMELL.....

hope you enjoy the recipe as much as we just did!!!!

Simple Chicken Pot Pie

3 Cups cooked chicken, torn in chunks

1 small can tiny English Peas

2 eggs, hard boiled and sliced into quarters

layer chicken, peas, eggs, sprinkle with pepper in a greased medium sized casserole dish. ( smaller than a 9 x 13 )

Layer White sauce over:

3/4 stick light butter

3/4 C flour

melt and blend together in medium saucepan over medium heat: Slowly add 2 1/2 C chicken broth, 1 small can evaporated milk, 3 chicken bouillon cubes... wisk until completely blended and let simmer until thickened. Add more broth or milk if needed. Also sprinkle with 1 1/2 t tarragon.

Pour sauce over chicken mixture... make sure it "seeps" in and top with crust mixture.

Crust

1 C self rising flour

1 C buttermilk

3/4 stick melted margarine or light butter

Pour evenly over all and bake at 350-365 for 40- 45 minutes or until browned and bubbly!!!

So yummy!!! Serve with cranberry sauce on the side!!!