There were homemade biscuits from the weekend thinking about getting stale...
I started thinking about what I might do with them... And my mind, which has been headed in a decidedly retro direction lately, landed on Chicken à la King! OK, not the gross version with condensed soup, but a real version of some kind...
So, I poached a chicken breast (on the bone) in a quart of chicken stock I'd made weeks ago (and frozen!). Then I made a roux with equal parts butter and flour. I let it just start to brown, lightly, then added some stock from the poaching. I cooked it over low heat until very velvety (hence the name: velouté).
I added salt, pepper, chopped sage and thyme. In another pan, I sautéed some cubed potatoes, then added chopped scallions and celery. I added all of this to the velouté, along with the poached chicken (shredded into bite size) and some frozen baby peas.
Then I nuked the biscuits just long enough to soften them - about 20 seconds - split them... and topped them with the chicken mixture.
Yes! It felt like the 50s! But very delicious, high-toned 50s!!!