We want to introduce you to one of our customers. Meet Marisa! She lives in Knoxville, Tennessee and is a full time mom and homeschool teacher. She also works part-time as a server at a local restaurant. She has three Maggie Bags (so far) and is looking forward to adding more to her collection.
Maggie Bags: How did you first hear about Maggie Bags?
Marisa: While I was working at the restaurant I saw two different customers who had Maggie Bags. I couldn’t believe that something so pretty was made from seatbelts.
Maggie Bags: Which bags do you have in your collection?
Marisa: I have a Small Messenger, Travel Cosmetic Bag, Small Cosmetic Bag and a key chain.
Maggie Bags: Why did you make the decision to home school? What do you see are the advantages?
Marisa: I have a son who’s 13 and a daughter who is 9. After my son’s first grade year I started looking at home schooling. I have a cousin who home schools and after researching it for a long time I decided “I can do this.” The advantages to homeschooling are endless. We are not tied down to a school desk and can explore education more broadly and creatively. I can teach them God’s word and practical knowledge they will need as they grow up.
Maggie Bags: You’re busy being a mom and homeschooling, but outside of that what is your favorite pastime?
Marisa: I really enjoy cooking. I learned from my mother-in-law, who is from Germany. Our favorite family dish is probably spaghetti, but I’ve been making a new chicken pot pie recipe that uses a crust recipe my mother-in-law taught me. My son really loves it!
→Editor’s note: Find Marisa’s Chicken Pot Pie Crust recipe at the end of this post.
Maggie Bags: Tell us a little about the pictures you sent us.
Marisa: We just starting taking pics with animals, then with butterflies, then the rainbow was outside my back door. I have had about 10 rainbows this summer in the evening in the very same spot!
Maggie Bags: Next stop?
Marisa: Well, I’m looking forward to picking out my next Maggie Bag! I think I’m going to go with the Campus Tote in Ultraviolet.
Marisa’s Chicken Pot Pie Crust
Marisa makes her own pie crust and says it works well not only for chicken pot pie, but for pumpkin, blackberry or apple pie.
Crust (makes 2 crusts)
- 2 cup flour
- ⅔ cup melted butter
- Dash of salt
- 1-2 tbsp of water to start
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°.
- Mix flour and salt. Cut in margarine.
- Sprinkle with water and mix with fork.
- Press 1/2 of crust mixture into pie pan and bake for 7 minutes.
For the filling, Marisa likes Pampered Chef’s Easy Chicken Pot Pie recipe. Since the crust makes double, use 1/2 of the crust mixture for the bottom crust and 1/2 for the top of the pot pie crust.
Enjoy!
