When I ask my girls what they would like for dinner I secretly hope that it will be something really simple like a salad or a soup or a sandwich.

So, when my little one said that she wanted chicken with gravy and mashed potatoes and corn, how could I say no? This is the stuff that kids love.

I tend toward healthy, vegetarian meals. She was having no more of it. And I couldn’t deny her.

I must admit that I love the smell of this food in my house. It reminds me of holidays, my childhood and visits to grandma’s house.

It’s not pretty, it’s not trendy and I’m not quite sure how healthy it is but it makes us all feel good, even if I only get to smell it.

I try to “gourmet it up” as much as I can and add as many vegetables as I can.

I start with butter, of course, this is old school.

I add:
two cloves minced garlic,
two onions,
4 stalks of celery
1 Tbsp dried sage
I let everything sauté.
I added ¼ cup of flour and about a ½ stick of butter
Then I added a ½ cup of heavy cream
And 1 cup of chicken stock

I happen to have leftover chicken pieces so I threw that in. It had a lot of pan juices so it added extra moisture.

I let everything simmer while I made the mashed potatoes.

I just peeled, chopped and boiled, 10 Yukon Gold potatoes, leaving some of the skin on.

When those were done I drained them and whipped them with more butter and some salt. When they were almost done I added 1 cup of heavy cream and gave them a quick 30 second whip.

I just boiled some frozen corn with butter.

Then I piled it all in her favorite bowl.

She loved it; Full of butter and carbs. Kid heaven!