Episode
Good Eats: A Bird In The Pie Is Worth Two In The Bush
Overview
Chicken Pot Pie is a medieval classic that's fallen into disrepair recently, due in large part to our willingness to let factories do the baking for us. Join host Alton Brown as he looks at three different ways to fix this sad state.
Details
- Series
- Good Eats
- Season
- Season 14
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2011-03-21
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
A Bird In The Pie Is Worth Two In The Bush is Episode 16 in Season 14 of Good Eats. It aired on 2011-03-21. The runtime is 21 min.
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Recipes in This Episode
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Falafel
Hummus For Real
Pressure Cooker Chickpeas
Roasted Chickpeas
Slow Cooker Chickpeas
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