Friday, September 26, 2008  A Cake By Any Other Name...  I was
starving after work the other night and I had no clue about what
to throw together. Pasta is always an option, but hauling out
the stock pot and waiting for it to fill with water is always
unappealing.  I've been changing up my eating habits because my
work schedule has changed. I try to snack (that's right...Nik
snacks...) before work and have something for dinner at work,
but sometimes it doesn't work out like that.  Enter stage left:
Frozen chicken breast and broccoli and leftover gravy. Easy and
simple, it came together in a flash. I ate some from-the-bag
potato flakes while I waited for it to bake (yes, I added water,
butter and microwaved them, too). And it was worth the wait.  It
doesn't look that pretty, but that is the beauty of the galette.
It's free-formed crust can make a faux pastry chef out of
anyone. A galette is just a cake. No, not gateau, but something
with a buttery, flaky crust that can be filled or cooked and
layered with swee