During the Pandemic, I have felt like I'm cooking and doing dishes nearly nonstop. I finally decided to search for and buy some Kamut flour that some people with celiac claim they can eat without the health consequences. I was able to buy 25 pounds from a man in Pleasant Grove. It cost $38.00, so much more than 25 pounds of all purpose flour. However, my body seems to tolerate it well, and I'm able to make one meal for dinner which saves me a lot of energy. We've already tried pancakes, cookies, roux, and pizza pockets.
Last week I thought I'd try a new chicken pot pie casserole recipe using Kamut since I usually make mine without crust. This one https://www.favfamilyrecipes.com/chicken-pot-pie-crumble/ involves making a crumble with flour, butter, and parmesan and sprinkling it over the pot pie base. I even made it in ramekins with only the vegetables the kids like in their own ramekins. But, when hungry little Andrew came to dinner and heard me talking to Beth about how we were having chicken pot pie (one of my kids favorite meals) but that I had used a new recipe, he stormed out and nearly burst into tears. I called out to him asking him what was wrong, he yelled back, "You just HAD to try a new recipe." I almost laughed out loud. What a terrible thing I did to him. He gets so hungry sometimes and was not amused that I made a meal that he might not like.
As it turned out, Beth did not like the crumble, she doesn't think cheese should be used with pot pie. I pulled most of the crumble off Andrew's but he said he would mix some of his in and he ended up liking it when it was mixed in with the chicken and vegetables. The homemade pie and crumble from scratch took about 3 hours. Somedays I wish we all liked premade frozen Costco meals.
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