If I may add corn bread recipe to this fabulous bean soupbag of navy beans, a couple of ham hocks, a chopped up onion, salt, and pepper. Put all of that in crockpot, covered with water, for about 8 hours on low.
1 lb ground beef, 1 lb ground venison, 2 eggs, about a cup of water, - box of stove top stuffing. Mix it up. Put in meatloaf pan and put your favorite sauce on top. Bake for about an hour at 350. Never fail meat loaf just like you asked
Thought that thread w as outa my league. Talking about Herb de Provence, duck in chili and beef stroke me offThis is kind of what my Winter Cookin' thread was about.
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My mom still makes chicken and dumplings @ once a month and they are out of this world good.No chicken dumplings? What kind of thread is this.
Like going to a PA Dutch restaurant in Florida , they are famous for their chicken but don't do dumplings. 😩
My mom still makes chicken and dumplings @ once a month and they are out of this world good.
I'm no cook, but I've made/attempted to make them, half a dozen times over the years with mixed results, lol. The chicken is easy, of course; it's the dumplings that are difficult for someone who isn't in the kitchen regularly like myself. They're "drop" dumplings, btw, NOT the "easy", rolled and cut out from dough type.
Anyway, here's how she makes them:
The key, she says, is buy the fattest chicken you can find at your grocer. I even buy a pack of chicken thighs along with the whole chicken to get the extra fat, and of course meat.
In a big pot boil your chicken until tender, adding salt to taste. When it's done take the chicken out, set aside to cool. Once it's cool enough to work with, remove all the meat from the bones and set aside. Add a can or two of chicken broth to the water if you wish and bring it to a boil when you're ready to drop the dumplings.
Dough: in a large bowl combine flour with Crisco shortening and just enough milk to coat the flour. She uses a fork to combine all three, btw. You want the mixture to be "sticky", not too thick or runny. Too thick? Add a little more milk. Too thin? Add a little more flour.
Bring the water you cooked the chicken in, and broth, to a full boil. Take a spoon and "drop" @ a tablespoon at a time into the boiling water. They're done in minutes so keep a watch on them.
Like I said, I've made them about six times with mixed results. Three times they turned out fabulous, the other times, not so much. My mistakes early on while learning were either I put too much Crisco in the mix, ( which causes the dumplings to just melt away, which is the most common error until one has made these many times), or trying to make too many dumplings becase they're just so damn good. If you make too many, it will cause them to not have much flavor.
The first time I made them and they turned out just like my mom's, I was on top of the world, lol. However, I had some friends show up and between us they were gone in no time.
I've had them several different ways, but drop dumplings, if made right, are far and away the very best.
Great, it's snowing and the roads are slick, but I'm now tempted to make the one mile trip to Meijer for some chicken so I can make myself and my son some.( Got a bunch of holidays I've saved so I took the next 10 days off.)
Chicken and dumplings....it's what's for dinner.
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Don't forget the corn bread or I'm not coming over.bag of navy beans, a couple of ham hocks, a chopped up onion, salt, and pepper. Put all of that in crockpot, covered with water, for about 8 hours on low.
Beat me to it which was wrong. You already had your say.If I may add corn bread recipe to this fabulous bean soup
2 packs jiffy, 1 egg, 1 can creamed corn, 1/2 stick of butter, big dollop of sour cream and a tablespoon of sugar. Bake in pan or muffins at 375 for 20-30
I'm far from a cook, but I make Potato Soup that is pretty close to what they serve at The Apple Barn in Sevierville Tennessee, which I love.
1. 7-8 large potatoes chopped to whatever size you like
2. 1 lb bacon fried crispy enough to chop and add to soup
3. 1 pint heavy whipping cream
4. Sour cream, I use the medium size container
5. Chicken broth, usually takes 1 1/2 of the large containers
6. Chives or some green onions chopped fine. I use the dried chives and some
chopped onion sometimes.
7. Handful of cheddar cheese
Cook until potatoes are tender and you're ready to go.
I like mine with REAL cornbread...NO SUGAR!
Think I'll cook up a big pot for the Super Bowl! Wife will makes us a cheese ball, pigs in a blanket, and meatballs that she makes in the crock pot with a jar of grape jelly and a jar of BBQ sauce! Go Bucs!!!
You would not be using 16oz's of peanut butter and 16oz's of Betty Crocker Creamy Vanilla Icing and microwaving it until soft pouring it into a bowl and mixing then into a pan laced with wax paper sprayed with butter spray and letting it set in the frig until hard would you? (Peanut butter fudge) Chocolate would have 16oz's of sweetened condensed milk with with 16oz's of semi sweet chocolate chips melted in the same fashion and mixed together in the same fashion as above.You guys probably know but when I do chili I use 1/2 sausage. You can spice it too by adding hot or spicy sausage
if you want a quick fudge recipe give me a shout
That actually does sound good, may give it a try soon. And yes, BE Mashed Potatoes are good, no question.Kinda random and this is only Thanksgiving and/or Christmas casserole with my extended family...but everyone demands I make it every year. I don’t cook ever and have no talent for it but I can combine a bunch of calories. My kids/nieces/nephews refer to it as Rex’s Cheesy Potato Surprise....”where the secret ingredient....is calories”. Crowd pleaser for 20+
- 5 or 6 cartons of the Bob Evans microwave mashed potatoes....yeah, **** off....they’re good and they work. Start with 3 that have been heated up in a mixing bowl....add the rest in later to thicken as needed bc it’ll be a little runny if not. Believe me no one knows or cares they aren’t hand mashed. Shame on you for what you’re thinking of me right now. You’re wrong. They’re great.
- soften a stick of salted butter...mix it in
- soften 8oz of cream cheese...mix it in
- 8oz of sour cream...mix that **** in
- got to get some cracked pepper and sea salt at this point.
- add more potatoes in as needed....this is where it’s runny
- chop up some chives...throw em in
- controversial step that I deviated from my Aunt’s original guidance: mixing in shredded cheese. Originally it was sharp cheddar had stirred in. It’s awesome, it kinda melts throughout. Where I venture out year to year is trying some different cheeses here to see what the crowd thinks. Feel free to really explore the space here.
- finally, pour greatness into a casserole dish thingy or two....then a layer of sharp cheddar to melt on top. Sharp is not to be deviated from here. No getting squirrelly. Tried and true.
- heat at 200 or 250 for 10-20 minutes until it’s melted niiiiice on top.
That’s a comfort food if there ever was one, but yeah that’s only once a year or you might die. You’ll be napping in front of crappy Thanksgiving NFL football in no time.
You’re welcome Catpaw, go be a hero.