{"id":183789,"date":"2025-04-14T07:05:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:05:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/baking-category-a-b\/on-chicken-pot-pie-being-a-good-neighbor-and-being-just-a-lil-ugly\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T07:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:05:24","slug":"on-chicken-pot-pie-being-a-good-neighbor-and-being-just-a-lil-ugly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=183789","title":{"rendered":"On Chicken Pot Pie, Being a Good Neighbor, and Being Just a Lil Ugly"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\"\"\"\"I was reminded of this little truth this week: to have a good neighbor, you have to be a good neighbor.<\/p>\n

This week in Bellville, I made a Chicken Pot Pie for a new friend who\u2019s going through something hard\u2014because what else can I do when life feels overwhelming besides wrap it in pie crust? (Rhetorical)<\/p>\n

Just as I was standing at my kitchen counter, flour in my hair \u2013 I could feel it, crimping the crust wondering what I<\/em> was going to eat for dinner\u2026 my neighbor texted. He\u2019d made too much supper, and left a pot on my porch. I hustled out there barefoot like it was Christmas morning and found: half a roasted chicken, smashed potatoes with bacon, corn, and spinach. A full plate of kindness and a generous wave and holler hello from across the street.\u00a0 It was perfect (and so was the pot pie, I might add).<\/p>\n

This is your reminder that the nice thing, the thoughtful text, porch pie, or extra scoop of mashed potatoes? It all comes back around. Don\u2019t hesitate with it. Let\u2019s just be the good neighbors this week without a bunch of pomp and circumstance and see how it all shakes out.<\/p>\n

The offering this week is below.\u00a0 A picture of Graham shaking paw is above. Take good care and maybe go rummaging through the craft closet just for funsies:<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0 <\/strong>The most powerful long read of the week<\/span>.<\/strong> This story stayed with me. It\u2019s a personal, detailed account of survival and silence, and a reminder of how important it is that we listen\u2014truly listen\u2014to one another\u2019s stories, even the ones that are hard to tell, and harder still to write. \u00a0<\/span>This is the Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn\u2019t Write<\/strong><\/a>. (The New York Times Gift Article)<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I relate all to hard to Millennial Hobby Energy<\/strong><\/a>. Exhibit A: my entire career. Exhibit B: my craft closet. Exhibit C: the garage bakery I\u2019m starting currently in my mind\u2019s eye and soon to be in my actual garage.\u00a0 Is this you too? (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019ve never been very keen on using my very BODY to keep up with women\u2019s beauty trends and wow \u2013 maybe that\u2019s<\/strong><\/em> what\u2019s about to be trendy? Untouched Faces Are Having a Moment on TikTok \u2013 But Will They Last?<\/strong><\/a> Gen Z is making a case for being \u201ca lil ugly\u201d which is exactly the case I\u2019ve been making since my awkward teen years so \u2013 great! Here we are! (Cosmopolitan)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Let\u2019s spend some time with April\u2019s micromoon<\/strong><\/a> this weekend.\u00a0 (TIME)<\/p>\n

\u2022\u00a0<\/strong> Emily Schuman offered 12 self-care rituals that actually made a difference<\/strong><\/a> and I can very much co-sign turning down your bedroom a few hours before bedtime. It\u2019s\u00a0 turn down service, lavender spray. (Substack)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 We all know someone who could use a hug or a Double Crust Chicken Pot Pie<\/strong><\/a> right now. And I can tell you from experience \u2013 if you\u2019re going to make one chicken pot pie, you might as well make two (which is exactly why I have a pot pie in my fridge right now). I\u2019m not always great with giving hugs, but I am great with giving pies. (Joy the Baker)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I am, certifiably, this nosy<\/strong><\/a> so this new podcast about OPM (Other People\u2019s Money) is really compelling to me. \u00a0What We Spend Podcast<\/strong><\/a> (TikTok, Apple)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 Are you a wet hair sleeper? Here are some things to consider<\/strong><\/a> (like\u2026 a moldy pillow!?) (Self)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 I\u2019m convinced that HOAs exist to make us petty together<\/strong><\/a>. (TikTok)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 If you didn\u2019t get the memo, consider this it \u2013 We\u2019re growing radishes<\/strong><\/a>. It\u2019s very simple<\/strong><\/a> and they\u2019re lovely vessels for salted butter this spring and summer. (Hudson Valley Seed, YouTube)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 We\u2019re invited to a Good Friday Crawfish Boil next week and there\u2019s few things I love more than a Lenten fish gathering! The host and hostess are Food Folks\u00ae and I\u2019m brainstorming bringing them a crusty loaf of bread<\/strong><\/a> and a vegetable bouquet<\/strong><\/a> as a host gift. I\u2019m notoriously terrible at flower arranging but maybe if it\u2019s food, I\u2019ll be better equipped? (Joy the Baker, Gardens Illustrated)<\/p>\n

\u2022<\/strong>\u00a0 It\u2019s never not Fun Little Drink season. I feel like I need to reach beyond the hibiscus lemonade I\u2019ve been making nearly every week and this Beet Sumac Soda<\/strong><\/a> might be just weird enough to pass muster. (Bon Appetit)<\/p>\n

Have a lovely day, friends! Get after this Sunday!<\/p>\n

xo Joy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n