Poised for Success by Jacqueline Whitmore

19 Nov

Homemade Chicken Pot Pie

When it’s cold outside, there’s nothing more comforting to eat than a homemade chicken pot pie.  You can have dinner ready and on the table in less than an hour with this quick and easy recipe.

What you’ll need:

  • 1 box Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts
  • 2 cans Campbell’s cream of potato soup
  • 1 15 oz. can mixed vegetables, drained (I use Veg-All)
  • 1/2 cup milk (I use skim milk)
  • 1/2 tsp thyme
  • 1-2 lbs. cooked chicken (diced or cut into bite-size pieces)
  • Optional: thawed green peas or other frozen vegetable (I add 1/2 cup of sweet peas and 1/4 cup of sweet corn)

Unroll one pie shell crust into a glass pie plate. Mix all ingredients together in a large mixing bowl and then spoon into pie plate.  Cover ingredients with top pie shell crust. Create four vents into the top of the pie crust with a sharp knife.  Bake at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until crust is golden brown.  Enjoy!

November 19, 2010 | Filed Under Entertaining at Home, Recipes | 3 Comments 

Top Holiday Office Party Etiquette Advice

Everyone loves a party. But when it comes to office parties, especially around the holidays, not everyone knows or remembers how to behave.

Plenty of us will get our chance to party with our bosses, clients and co-workers during the next few weeks. But we need to keep a few things in mind if we want to be professional and still have fun at the holiday office party. Here are my answers to some frequently asked questions.

Q: What is the proper attire for an office party?

A: I would say something fun but professional. In other words, stay away from anything too risqué, too tight, too loose, too see through, too anything. Keep it professional.

Q: So what’s “fun” attire that is appropriate?

A: You could wear a blue suit, but you could wear a more fun tie. You could wear something with a lot more color. You could wear something that could showcase your personality that you wouldn’t ordinarily wear at work: a beautiful shawl, maybe even a funkier pair of shoes.

Q: Is there anything men should avoid wearing?

A: It depends on the venue, but I would say stay away from T-shirts with rude sayings like “I’m With Stupid,” or maybe muscle shirts or pants that are too loose. Avoid wearing jeans with holes in them or maybe the wrong type of shoes, like tennis shoes.

Q: What about women?

A: Anything too tight, too low, too short, too revealing. Read more

November 1, 2010 | Filed Under Holiday Etiquette, Office Party Etiquette | Leave a Comment