Crustless Chicken Potpie

There are times that you want all the goodness of the chicken pot pie accompanied by freshly home baked bread.    

Polly's Shrimp Paella with cut Fideo

After learning how to make paella and watching several TV travel and food show to Spain, I tried my cooking skill to come up with my version of Paella - cooking only with what I have in the pantry and refrigerator already.     I have plenty of frozen shrimps, a can of tomato paste, tomato, green bell pepper, onions, cilantro, thin cut fideo noodle, Bomba rice, and various spices.   Watching how it is made in huge paella pan over the open fire and a cooking spatula the size of boat paddle is really inspirational.

Pilaf Style Rice with Cranberries and Tagine Chicken

I love the new ways to prepare rice other than steaming them in my old faithful rice cooker.
This is a dish I concocted with all the ingredients I have in my kitchen at the time.   Ingredients include dried cranberries, Jasmine rice,  chicken with skin (extra chickens from the tagine chickens,  finger shredded), cumin, red paprika, chili flakes,  onions, etc.   prepared in extra virgin Olive Oil.   Served with roasted butternut squash.   If you know the basic cooking method of making Pilaf or Risotto or Paella, you got it.     I prefer to use water as liquid, however, instead of using chicken stock or flavored stock as liquid.