Cooking Through Magnolia Table In A Year: Week 41 Review

Like my Easy Upside Down Apple Sweet Rolls, these Quick Orange Walnut Sweet Rolls use refrigerated crescent rolls, brown sugar and butter, however that is about where the similarities end. Even using some of the same basic ingredients, these Quick Orange Walnut Sweet Rolls have a totally different, but wonderfully delicious taste as my own sweet roll recipe. The rolls are soft, caramelized and very balanced between the soft crescent roll texture and crunch of the walnuts. I really enjoyed having walnuts in each bite as they are incorporated into the roll filling and believe they definitely make the recipe. For a quick and easy sweet roll, these definitely are delicious! 

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Coming in with a rating of 7.5, these Quick Orange Walnut Sweet Rolls would be a wonderful breakfast treat. Unfortunately for us, they do call for a lot of cinnamon so Charlie is more restricted in eating them, however the flavors are wonderful. Similarly, in the future, I might make a little less of the orange glaze, as we had a ton of leftover glaze. The rolls are plenty sweet without the glaze, however the glaze had a delicious orange flavor, so a little goes a long way. Overall, I thought this recipe was wonderful and certainly will make it for a Saturday morning special treat in the future.

Chicken Pot Pie is one of Charlie’s favorite foods. Growing up, my family did not eat it much, and while I have always enjoyed the meal, it hasn’t been my go to dish because of the potential for soggy topping in leftovers. That being said, this recipe is delicious and Joanna Gaines has a super unique twist that totally transforms traditional chicken pot pie, especially the leftovers.  While the topping can’t be prevented from becoming soggy, she does suggest serving the chicken pot pie over mashed potatoes and this simple addition is such a game changer. The mashed potatoes add a great texture to the pie, especially once the crescent roll topping is no longer flaky and fluffy. 

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This great dinner recipe gained an average rating of 7! Do be aware though that we nicknamed this dish “chicken pot soup” for its super saucy base. At first, this revelation threw us off, however once we discovered that it acted as a gravy to the mashed potatoes, we really enjoyed it. We found that this recipe was best served in a bowl and can even be treated as a chicken soup if you run out of mashed potatoes and the topping becomes too soggy. I most certainly can see how Joanna mentions it is a family favorite of theirs in the winter as this recipe is so comforting and flavorful.

• Black pepper
• Kosher salt
• Butter
• Onion
• Carrots
• Celery
• All purpose flour
• Garlic powder
• Garlic salt

• Beef broth
• Fire roasted diced tomatoes
• Canned corn
• Russet potatoes
• Frozen peas
• Stone ground yellow cornmeal
• Heavy cream
• Eggs

• Pickled jalapenos
• Canned pimientos
• Wild Rice 
• Shredded chicken
• Cream cheese
• Marinated artichoke hearts
• Diced water chestnuts
• Fresh tarragon
• Cheddar cheese