For Womens

By Pat Eby Special to the Post-Dispatch Q • I really enjoyed my chicken pot pie at Black Sheep and would like to make this comfort food at home if they will share the recipe. — Mike Harris, Holly Hills A • Twice is nice for this chicken pot pie from owners Zach and Mary Rice of Black Sheep and Mama 2's Biscuits. The comforting dish is offered at Black Sheep for dinner at Mama 2's Biscuits for brunch. "It's wildly popular with customers," Zach Rice says. "It connects the two concepts in a great way." Yield: 10 servings ...

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