I'm making a huge pot of chicken and dumplings and you're all invited

[notadmblnd]

to dinner. Especially all you negative nellies that are feeling down about things today. There's nothing like a hot bowl of chicken soup to help heal the soul, and I've decided I want to do this for all of you today. So come, join me for dinner. We can sit together at the table, express our sorrows and hopes and hopefully leave for home feeling better.

P.S. homemade apple pie for dessert

[Jed Dilligan]

1. I'm waiting now

For the militant vegans to swoop on you!


"Why do you think innocent chickens should be killed to help the emotional needs of the bourgiose?" (or borgeois, or boigeorges) (ok, the last one was over the top)


:popcorn:

[notadmblnd]

4. lol.. I won't make you eat it

just have some pie. No fowl nor fish passed in it's making.

[Jed Dilligan]

8. Hey, the soup sounds great to me!

Southern Baptist matzoh ball.

[uppityperson]

2. I'll be over, thanks

[whistle]

3. What can I bring? A cucumber cream salad would be nice with that

...Oh, I need your address....

[notadmblnd]

5. oh I love cukes and cream, with just a little sugar

I just know, we're going to have a feast!

[whistle]

34. It's my mother's recipe for Hungarian Cucumber Salad...

3 to 4 large cucumbers
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup of sour cream
1 tablespoon white vinegar
2 to 3 fresh garlic cloves (minced fine)
1/4 teaspoon hungarian paprika
1/2 teaspoon sugar (optional)

Preparation
Peel cucumbers and thinly slice (1/8 inch, the thinner the better)into disk shapes using a hand grader or food processor. Place sliced cucumbers in a bowl, add salt, cover and place in refrigerator for 8 hours. Stir occasionally. (note: This allows the bitterness to be removed from the cucumbers, so don't use the juice, the sour cream and vinegar supply plenty of liquid)

Remove cucumbers and squeeze out excess liquid. Discard this juice.

Blend sour cream, vinegar and minced garlic, then mix well with salt marinated cucumber slices. (Add sugar also if prefer a sweeter taste). Garnish top with paprika when ready to serve.


My 13 year old granddaughter loves me to bring this cucumber salad to family affairs. I always bring extra for her as this keeps well for several days if refrigerated.

[notadmblnd]

36. That's the one, you can only find them

in Polish resturants and of course my house, around here.

[whistle]

38. Well now you know of one additional house...in Orlando Florida...hehehehe

[notadmblnd]

42. cucumbers need picking too.

there'll be some on my table soon. I love Old European peasant recipes. Fried cabbage and noodles is another of my family favorites and don't get me started on beets. I can eat beets till my pee runs pink.. I know, it's gross and probably too much information.. but it's true.

[Solly Mack]

6. What a sweetie!!!! Thank you!! I've been craving chicken/dumplings!!

Got ice cream for the pie? maybe a slice of cheddar? :)

Comfort food!!!!! Yes!!!!!

[notadmblnd]

11. I have cheddar, but you can bring the icecream

in fact bring what ever or who ever you like. The more the merrier. We've just been spending too much time feeling bad lately and today I want to play mother and give people comfort. I just think we'll feel better if we do this.

[Greyhound]

7. I haven't had home-made chicken & dumplings since my Great

G-Mother died over 30 years ago. Mmmmmmmmm!

I have a great coleslaw recipe and will happily tend bar. Just say the word.

[Pharaoh]

9. I'll bring the beer!

Hell, I'm in Wisconsin,

We have lotsa beer here and I'm only one state away,

Somebody send me a leer jet , I'm too toasted to drive.........:toast:

[Poiuyt]

18. I'm in Wisconsin too. We can carpool.

I don't know where we're going though :shrug:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

10. Great, now everyone is going to pretend to be negative nellies

I'd get out the folding table if I were you. :)

[notadmblnd]

13. I have more chicken in the freezer

but I can use help peeling some more apples.

[notadmblnd]

14. we can take it out to the yard. It's rainy here, but the garage

has a roof

[patricia92243]

12. I love Chicken & Dumplings but can't make them worth a hoot. I'll be ther

there and bring some vanilla ice cream to go on top of our apple pie.

You know - some good Amaretto (sp) coffee would go good with that pie also.

[PlanetBev]

15. Those dumplings couldn't possibly be....

MATZOH BALLS, could they?

[notadmblnd]

16. no but tell me how to make them and we'll toss some in the pot

I'm not sure what kind of flour to use. It is just a matter of flour right?

[PlanetBev]

17. Yeah, you have to have Matzoh Meal to make them

There's real trick to making them. There either so light that they float out the window, or they sink to the bottom of the dish and create a tital wave.

Alas, I've never even attempted to make them. Left that job to my mother and aunt.

[notadmblnd]

20. my dumplings float

I'll have to look up a recipe for matzo, but I think I could handle it.

[Nobody]

26. In my family we used eggs and flour

Ordinary all-purpose flour at that.

Mix eggs and flour while boiling the broth. We didn't specifically shape the dumplings, just mixed eggs and flour until the eggs were all incorporated into the flour. They formed lumps. Once the water is boiling, you add the dumplings s - l - o - w - l - y and stir. You can't add dumplings unless the water is boiling. My first attempt, I forgot this and ended up making paste.

You can also make noodles out of eggs and flour, but you'll also need some oil. (any kind will do, we usually used vegetable oil. Do not use the kind you have to melt down.)

Knead the oil, eggs, and flour into dough and roll it thin. Cut into strips. Boil in water for ten minutes or until they taste ready.

My family's recipes are heavy on "put some flour in with the eggs" and light on "add one cup of flour".

There is a trick. When I make noodles, sometimes I can get the oil, egg, flour combination just right and everything flows. But if I don't use enough oil and there's too much flour, it feels heavy and tastes heavy. I can't quantify it, my grandmother never wrote this recipe down. She made noodles with me several times before I got it right.

OK. That does it. Now I'm hungry.

[kskiska]

30. Matzo Balls

2 eggs
4 tablespoons melted chicken fat or 4 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup cold water
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup matzo meal

Beat eggs, fat, water, and salt together.
Stir in matzo meal, adding just enough to make a stiff batter.
Chill 1 hr. Form into balls a little smaller than a ping pong ball and
cook for 30 min. in boiling soup or salted water.
Makes 18.

From my former boss' Jewish wife on Long Island.

NOTE: Matzo balls wouldn't be used with chicken & dumplings. They're better in chicken soup.

[sickinohio]

19. I'll be there, along with

my son, my brothers and all of my nephews. My mother use to make the BEST chicken & dumplings that you ever tasted in your life (at least we all thought so). At ANY family gathering, we required her to bring chicken & dumplings. I always felt left out of the meal. By the time I would get around to getting my share, my brothers, my husband, my son and all of nephews (all of whom have appetites as big as they are) would have had their share (and then some) and I was left with the scrapings from the bottom of the pan. It was always a lot of fun. I certainly do miss that. She passed away this past April.

So, anyway, me and my family will be at your house in spirit. Thanks for the invite.

[notadmblnd]

21. I'm so sorry for your loss..

you won't have to scrape the pot at my house, you'll be the first to be served here.

[sickinohio]

23. Thank you.

That's very kind of you. I never really minded scraping the bottom, though. It was always great fun watching all the boys pig out, and seeing the joy in my mother's face when they did.

By the way, I am sure that I am going to love your chicken & dumplings as much as hers. Yum. :9

[zeemike]

22. My mother used to make the best chicken and dumplings

And I have tried to duplicate it with no success.
What is your recipe for the dumplings? or is it a family secret?

[cherokeeprogressive]

25. Bisquick Dumplings

My mom used to have to cover them to keep them from floating up to the ceiling. I never knew how she did it until recently. I called her to ask her recipe and she said "Bisquick, silly!"

MMM damn now I think I'm gonna make some yardbird and dumplings today...

[Sydnie]

27. My father used to make great ones too

He used a biscuit recipe from a Betty Crocker cookbook, rolled it out as if to cut biscuits, then sliced it into rectangular pieces and dropped them in the stock. They are the comfort food I often crave when I am down or stressed. You could try that if you are adventurous. Flour the dough before you cut it and leave some of it on when you drop them in to thicken the stock. Yum!

[notadmblnd]

31. you could probably use canned biscuits

basically biscuts is just milk flour and baking soda or powder(what makes them float) and a little salt

[notadmblnd]

28. not a secrect... but thres a hard wa and an easy way depending on my

mood. I toss a chicken in a pot filled with water and a little salt (cause I'm not a big salt fan and it can always be added later). When the chicken is done, I take it out and let if cool so I can clean the skin and bones off the meat. I run the broth through the strainer to clarify it a little. Then add celery, onion maybe some parsley or a little dill and garlic even if you like (just chop and toss it in or saute it in a little butter first) put the chicken meat back in and a few mixed vegitables (carrots peas beans and corn) and bring to a boil. Mix up your dumplings, bisquick or jiffy mix. Recipe on the back.. drop them into boiling pot, cook uncovered for about 10/15 minutes then cover and cook another 10/15. Viola! chicken and dumplings.

My sister likes me to add egg noodles too but they tend to suck up all the juice, so I like to cook the noodles seperate and just pour broth over them.

The real easy way is to buy the low sodium chicken broth, toss in the chicken and veggies you like and bring to boil. Then do the same with the dumplings. My grandma used to use the Aunt Sue brand but I like my own broth (less salt).

experiment with it, you can't ruin it.

[CountAllVotes]

24. I need a recipe,this recipe

is there one? :D

[notadmblnd]

32. I posted it here in the thread

enjoy!

[CountAllVotes]

37. oh I found it!

I got lost with the cucumber thing. I hate cucumbers btw.

That is the same recipe my mother used. Bisquick was her best friend. :D

[Sydnie]

29. MMMMMM ... sounds great

I can almost smell it from here.

[angstlessk]

33. here's a question. do you make noodle dumplins or bread dumplins?

I love either..and hey...I hate somethin today just to be a negative nellie...for your chicken and dumplins!

[notadmblnd]

39. flour, shortning (oil) , milk ..baking powder

or just use bisquick or Jiffy mix. I use Jiffy, cause it's a minority owned company and less expensive. but if you really want to make them from scratch...

2c. flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/4 c shortning (oil)
3/4 c. milk

add milk last, mix.. they will be a little stiff and very sticky. drop by spoonfill into boiling soup
cook uncovered 10/15 minutes and then cook covered another 10/15. When you take the lid off the entire top of the pot should be filled with fluffy dumplings.

[zeemike]

43. That sounds like the kind my mother used to make

I can remember her dropping the sticky doe in with a spoon, and I know she did every thing from scratch
Thanks I will try it.

[Jax]

35. How about leftovers?

My husband and I are out to door knock for our outstanding Democratic State Representative.

Can we come for leftovers? Chicken and dumplings are a favorite!!! And I bet the conversation is stellar too. We will reciprocate with a nice big Dungeness Crab Bisque for you after Dems sweep in November how bout? Our apple trees are bumper this year, bet your pie is outstanding.

thanks for this GREAT post and your efforts here at DU notadmblnd. Made my day.

:thumbsup:

[notadmblnd]

40. Sure and if ther'e no left overs, we'll make more

I sometimes have a little trouble with my pies.. but you're right, this one is particularly good. I put a lot of love in it for you folks. My husband used to rate my cooking by how much love I put in it. If he wasn't particularly crazy about how dinner turned out.. he would say.... baby, you didn't put enough love in it.

[Jax]

41. Well you put a lotta love

into these forums.

Thank you,
Alyce