Annapapoutsakis.com Website Review

anna papoutsakis: chef. writer. caterer. editor. culinary badas*. i knew it had been awhile since i have posted anything. the blog has taken a back burner to retail, working crazy hours during the holidays, working crazy hours post holidays, being in school again, and of course, grubhub. however, having just popped on the site, i did to prove i’m still cooking, but doing more eating than writing, some highlights from my instagram account and my phone in general. you can in another pantry experiment, i made a batch of “cream of something” especially as you make it and know exactly what is in it. it is comprised of chicken bullion granules, nonfat dried milk, cornstarch, and dried spices (basil, onion, thyme, pepper). it sounds a little weird but it’s pretty tasty. today i decided to make a chicken and rice crockpot stew – just set it and forget it.  another base. my stew turned out thick and creamy and while delicious on its own, was screaming for dumplings or crust or cheese and creamy chicken and rice crockpot stew 1 pound chicken thighs into the stew, topping with pie crust, and baking to golden brown. you can make empanadas, dumplings, cas*eroles…possibilities are endless de*p dish was a success! the recipe i followed was great, i loved the crust and the sauce. i added some turkey pepperoni for flavor and i i think the inspiration came from some buzzfeed quiz, where there were a bunch of pictures of pizza and you were supposed to pick one you relate to. not that i can relate to chicago de*p dish, but at that moment it looked the most appealing of all the slices. i have made one of my best friends is a native chicagoan and upon asking him if he has made it, he said he did once, but messed up the crust. this was disconcerting, as the crust is the aspect i am most concerned about executing right. another friend who loves to cook said he loved eating it when he lived in chicago, but never made it. gee, that helps! so i do not have enough chicagoans in my life, nor has anyone in the nyc area that i am close with made it. probably because we already