Melissa's Chicken Pot Pie

• 3 chicken breasts, cut into chunks; or, 2 (5 ounce) cans cooked, shredded chicken; or, 1 cup cooked, shredded chicken
• 2 cups frozen peas and carrots or mixed vegetables
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 1/2 to 2 cups (about 2 medium) potatoes, peeled and cut into bite-sized chunks
• 1 can Campbell's cream of chicken soup
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth or water
• salt, to taste (up to 1 teaspoon)
• 4-6 ready to bake frozen biscuits, baked according to package directions; or, use your own homemade biscuits

1. Place raw chicken and all vegetables in 5-6 quart Dutch oven. All water to cover chicken and vegetables. Season water liberally with salt, pepper,  and garlic and onion powder. This will give flavor to your chicken and potatoes. Boil until potatoes are done and chicken is cooked through.
2. Drain chicken and vegetables, reserving broth. You will need 1 1/2 cups for this recipe and can save rest of broth for another use, if you desire. Place chicken and vegetables back in pan.
3. Add cream of chicken soup and broth to pan and heat mixture. Adjust seasonings as desired.
4. Ladle chicken and vegetables into bowls and serve with split biscuits on top.

Cook's notes: You can place the heated chicken mixture in a 13x9-inch pan and place a pie crust on top. Bake according to the directions given on the pie crust box. Alternately, this will be a beautiful pie, baked in a pie plate with a crust on top and bottom.

Mamaw Mobley's Chocolate Gravy

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons cocoa
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk
• 2 tablespoons margarine, to add at the end

1. Stir together sugar and cocoa in a 2 quart saucepan. Stir in milk.
2. Heat over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture come to a boil.
3. Mixture will "puff up" in the pan, but should not boil over. It will eventually boil back down, about 2 minutes or so. When it has done this, boil for about 30 seconds longer, until you are happy with the consistency.
4. Stir in margarine and serve over fried eggs and biscuits.

*This is a passed down family recipe.

Long John Silver's-Style Fish or Chicken

¾ cup flour

2 tablespoons cornstarch

¼ teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon sugar

¼ teaspoon onion powder

¼ teaspoon garlic powder

¾ cup water

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl and mix well.

Add water and stir until well combined.

Heat oil to between 360 and 375 degrees.

Dip fish or chicken in batter to coat completely.

Deep fry in oil until golden brown on both sides.

Original recipe here.