Marissa-recommended and Connor-made — Les Petites Gourmettes

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 3/4 cup yellow or white cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
• 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• Canola or vegetable oil, for frying
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup flour
• 2 tablespoons cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
• 1 small yellow onion, peeled and diced
• 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 1 cup milk
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 1/2 cups prepared mashed potatoes (mashed with a fork, still a little chunky)
• 1 1/2 cups sweet corn kernels, cut from 2 fresh cobs or frozen
• 1 hot or sweet red pepper; roasted, peeled, cored, seeded, and diced
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper