The Pastry: Mise en place (is a French culinary phrase which means "putting in place" or "gather". It refers to the setup required before cooking): Make sure your butter is all cubed up and it's sitting in the fridge, herbs are already chopped, if you're using them and you have a cup or bowl of ice water on hand. In a large bowl, mix the flour and salt and herbs together with a whisk, if you are using the herbs.
Add the butter cubes to the mixture and mix quickly with your fingers, remember the heat of your fingers and hand will warm the butter up very fast, which is why you want to mix quickly until the mixture resembles sand and small pebbles, only tiny beads should remain.
Add the ice water, up to 14 tblsp at first then add, one at a time a tblsp of the ice water until the dough holds together when you squeeze by your hand. You may not need all the ice water.
Create a rounded oval shape which is not too thick, cover in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator until needed. I don't like making the dough a ball as when it comes straight out of the fridge will take longer to get it flat with a rolling pin. You want the dough to be very cold when rolling but it will also crack on the edges more so when cold which is why I recommend a much flatter pile of dough. Your finished product should be that you can see small tiny patches of butter interwoven in your pie dough top and bottom.

The Filling: Using either boneless skinless thighs or chicken breasts, sprinkle salt, pepper and granulated garlic on both sides and grill (ideally) or use a heavy bottoms pan and heat up some vegetable oil and pan fry each side until done, really thick breasts can be butterflied open for more even and quicker cooking. Cube up the chicken and set aside. Keep the cubes the same size as the vegetable cubes.
Cut the carrots into cubed pieces and boil in water for 2-3 minutes, until the are cooked through but not too soft, set aside.
Blanch the peas in hot water just until any frozenness disappear, drain and set aside.
You can skin the potatoes or don't for a more rustic look. Cube up the potatoes and cook in boiling water until cooked 3/4 of the way, about 4 minutes depending on how large you made the cubes, drain and set aside.

The Stock: Using home made stock is best (See my Chicken Stock recipe). Next best thing is making your stock with Better Than Bouillon Chicken Bouillon or the Roasted Chicken Bouillon (I think they also make a low sodium chicken bouillon). If your using the Bouillon method, it's easiest to mix all three tblsp with as little warm or hot water as you can and once you integrate the Bouillon making sure it's dissolved, add more water until you get to 11 cups. Once you have the mixture, chicken stock, you can add a tsp of salt and 1 tsp of fine ground black pepper. If your not using the herbs in the dough, you should add a tsp thyme to the stock now. Bring to a simmer over medium/low heat, stir, once hot taste for slat and pepper content and adjust accordingly. Get your corn starch slurry together by measuring our ¾ cup of corn starch and adding just enough cold water until it can be stirred, mix well, once the stock is simmering and your happy that it tastes chickeny and is seasoned well, add some hot stock into your "slurry" until you can pour easily pour the mixed slurry back into the stock, but first turn down the heat to stop the simmering and stirring simultaneously as the stock meets with the slurry and will react by thickening your chicken stock, once you've added three quarters of your slurry, turn the heat back to a simmer, this is when the magic happens, stir the chicken stock it should be getting thicker, now adjust the stock with more slurry until you have a very thick base for your chicken pot pie.
Stir in all the vegetables and the chicken, taste! Adjust the seasoning if necessary. Let cool, as it cools it will thicken even more. You can stop at this point and make the pot pies the next day if you wish.

Putting it all together: Pre-heat the oven to 400° F. Take the dough from the refrigerator and using a rolling pin roll out the dough between ⅛ to ¼
If you like a bottom crust: form a sheet onto a pie plate or baking dish pushing the sheet to conform to the inner curves of the pie plate or baking dish and trim off the excess dough that overhangs the edges using a butter knife. Add the pot pie filling into the pastry lined baking apparatus very close to the top leaving a ¼ of space. Add a top pastry sheet over your fillings and using a knife slice an X into the center of the pie to allow steam to escape. If your making a huge 13x8 baking dish you can cut three X's into the top to help the steam escape. Line a baking sheet with foil and place the pie on it, place in the center of the oven for 20-30 minutes or until the insides are bubbling hot and the crust id golden. You may need to check at 15 minutes to make sure the edges are not browning too much, if they are take a couple of strips of foil and wrap around the crusts edges.
If you like a only a top crust: fill the baking dish with pot pie filling and leave a ¼ inch gap to the top. Add a sheet of pastry dough over the top and using a butter knife trim the edges off, place on a foil lined baking sheet and bake for 30-30 minutes. Be aware that the edges can burn, check at 15 minutes and use some foil strips to cover the edges if it happens.

You can also par bake a top crust by measuring how large the top needs to be to fit on your baking pan, bowl or whatever you are using. Cut it to size and place on a baking sheet and bake at 350 degrees until tan in color, not golden. Then use these pre cooked tops to put over your bowl of hot pot pie filling you heated on the stove top and then only bake for 5 minutes until the pie top heats up and gets a more golden color, 10 minutes tops. Remember if you forget to cut an X into the pre-baked tops, if the filling bubbles over it will all be over the sides of the crust!

Mix the wet ingredients seperatly and then mix the dry ingredients seperatly, then combine the two mixes.

Dry the hot dog(s) on a paper towel before putting the stick into the end puching it in until only 1 to 2 inches remains outside the hot dog. Make sure the hot dog with stick clear your pot of oils diameter, if not trim down the stick or push the stick into the hot dog further.

It is easiest to place the batter in a tall mug or similar object, long enough to accomodate the hot dog length. Once the oil reaches 350-360°F. Dip your hot dog into the batter and remove using a twisting motion to avoid air bubbles, keep trying until no air bubbles, place the tip of the battered dog into the oil, spinning it around and slowlyly dipping and spinning as close as you can get into the oil before letting go of the stick. Fry one or two at a time depending on your pot size, for about 3 minutes, make sure the frying corn dog is rotated for even cooking on all sides.

Remove from oil onto a paper towel. Enjoy with some honey mustard!

Pre-heat oven to 375°F.
Heat a 10" saute pan, medium high heat, add the oil. Let the oil come to temperature. Add the onions, celery, bell pepper garlic and ham. Saute for 3-5 minutes. Add in the crawfish. Bring the crawfish to temperature. Sprinkle in the flour, using a whisk, stir constantly until a white roux is formed, cook for 3-5 minutes so the raw flour taste gets cooked out.

Now add the tomato sauce and slowly add in the chicken broth until a sauce is formed. (You may not need all the stock!)
Bring to a boil and reduce the heat to a simmer and simmer for 30 minutes. Season to taste with S&P and tobasco.
Remove from heat and allow to cool. (preferably overnight)

In a small mixing bowl combine the egg, milk and water, this will be your egg wash to brush on the outside of filled dough and to seal the edges of the dough, set aside.
cut 3 inch circles out of the pie dough.
Prepare a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Place about 1 tsp to 1 tblsp of filling in the center of the circle brush the edges with a little egg wash, fold in half and seal the edges by using a fork and pressing into the edges crimping them shut, so no filling leaks out. Pierce the top of the pie so steam can vent out during the baking and brush the top with egg wash. Repeat with the remaining dough circles and bake for 20 minutes.

Rinse the Jasmin rice three times in cold water, rubbing the rice against itself with your hands will help to rub off the starch, so your rice doesn't clump up and is separate and fluffy. Add the rice to a sauce pot and cover with cold water 1/4 inch over the top of the rice. And a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, lower heat to the lowest simmer and cover for 8 minutes. Then remove from heat and fluff with a fork. If for any reason you still have water in your rice, turn up the heat and boil it off.
Turn off the heat leave the cover on until serving.

Cut the chicken thighs into bite size pieces. Coat the chicken pieces in Tony's Creole Spice.

Mix together the flour, corn starch and panko bread crumbs. Coat the chicken pieces, pressing the panko mix into the chicken pieces.

Set aside until the oil reaches 375. The temperature will fall sometimes 60 degrees, if you can maintain around 325-350, once the chicken cools the oil down after you first drop it into the oil. Depending on your "bite size", fry them from 3-4 minutes each batch. Fry the chicken in 3 batches, once they are all crispy. Set aside.

In a fry pan, heat the butter over med/low heat. Add both of the minced Thai and red peppers and a pinch of salt. Cook until the peppers are just about soft, about 3-4 minutes. Add the chopped mango and turn off the heat. Add the honey, set aside. Mix the crispy chicken into the pepper honey mixture.

Serve over Jasmin rice.

Skim the fat off of the turkey drippings, if your using them. In a medium pot, Warm up the drippings and the stock (or just the stock). Then add the spices.
In a small bowl or measuring cup mix the water and cornstarch together (this is called a slurry), now add in a bubbling tablespoon of the hot gravy to the slurry (this is called tempering) mix it and quickly add it back in to the gravy, stirring the gravy well increase the heat to a simmer, the gravy will thicken fairly quickly. Once it thickens to the your preferred thickness bring the heat down or turn off the heat completely.

If the gravy is still not thick enough after 2 minutes, you can create another slurry and after tempering it stir it into the gravy and bring the heat back up top a simmer.

If the gravy is too thick you can add more stock to it to thin it out.

So good over mashed potatoes, turkey and stuffing!. Enjoy!

Combine the water, yeast and sugar in the large bowl, stir well and let 'proof' for 5-10 minutes or until foamy.
In a mixer bowl, combine the flour, salt, and lard and knead in the butter with your hands until broken up into very small pieces. When the yeast is foamy, put the dough hook attachment on the mixer and gradually add the flour mixture on low speed until its all incorporated.
Scrape the sides down between additions. When the dough comes together, take it out of the mixer and onto a floured work surface and knead until smooth and elastic about 5-10 minutes, adding more flour if necessary.

Coat a large bowl lightly with the olive oil, then put the dough in, turning once to coat both sides then cover loosely with a clean dry towel or plastic wrap.
Let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1-1/2 hours.

Punch the dough down split into 2 equal pieces and shape into 2 flat rounds about 9 inches across (it will expand to about 10"). Place the dough on a lightly oiled parchment paper lined baking sheet. Sprinkle the top with sesame seeds, about 2-3 tbsp should do it, then press them lightly into the dough. Loosely cover the loaf and let rise until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. When the dough has risen, remove the cover, gently brush with the egg wash, sprinkle with sesame seeds if your using them, then put into a pre-heated 400°F oven for 10 minutes. Turn the heat down to 375°F for an additional 10 minutes or until the loaf(s) are golden brown and sounds hollow when tapped.

In a food processor, pulse several times to combine the all-purpose flour, and 1/2 tsp each salt and sugar.

Add the cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces. Pulse until mixture resembles coarse meal, with a few pea size pieces remaining.

Add 6 tblsp ice water; pulse until dough is crumbly but holds together when squeezed (if needed, add up to 2 more tblsp ice water, 1 tblsp at a time). Do not overmix.

Turn out onto work surface; knead once or twice, until dough comes together. Split the dough into 3 equal pieces. Flatten each piece of dough into a disk, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Place the dough on a floured piece of parchment or waxed paper. Using the knuckles of your hand, press edges of dough to help prevent cracking when you roll it out. Repeat for each piece of dough.

Roll the dough to a 14-inch round. Using parchment paper, lift and wrap the dough around the rolling pin, being careful to unroll over a 9-inch pie plate. Fit it into the bottom and along the sides of the plate, being careful not to stretch or tear dough. Repeat for each piece of dough.

With a paring knife, trim the dough 1" over the plate then fold under and seal to form a rim. Crimp the rim with a fork or your fingertips. Prick bottom of pie dough all over with a fork. Repeat for each piece of dough. Refrigerate for 1 hour.

Boil or bake potatoes until tender.

Remove the skin and discard, place in a mixer and blend until smooth.

Pre-heat oven to 365˚F.

Add the melted butter, sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt. Combine well.

Add the eggs, one at a time and mix well in between each egg.
Add the flour, buttermilk, vanilla, lemon extract and mix well.

Fill each of your pies with 1/3 of the pie filling.
Bake for about 1 hour or until the center of the pie is set.

Add the egg to a large bowl, mix well, now add the sugar, add the yeast, add the salt, now add the warm water and warm milk, mix well.

Add the flour, mix together well. This dough should be wet. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes.

Prepare all of your vegetables.

Mix the vegetables and cheese into the bread dough.

Place the wet dough into a piping bag or a large sandwich baggie, cut the end off when ready to pipe into your oil for frying.

Heat up 1-2 cups frying oil, 350-365°F. like canola or vegetable oil, in a large fry pan or sauce pot.

Cut the plastic corner out of the piping bag or baggie, pipe in 1½ inch long lengths into the hot oil.

Don't over crowd your pan, fry in batches. Flip fritters until golden on both sides, about 4-5 minutes.