Chicken and Dumplings and Kids!

January 21, 2009

I really enjoyed reading my friend Kelly’s blog today. Her children are some the most well-behaved children you’ll ever meet…oh and they are SO FUNNY!  I loved looking at the picture of them making dumplings. It reminded me of the days when my kids were little, I always let them have something to ‘cook’ with, even if it was just a bowl of flour and a spoon. )  The mess was worth it!!!

Today I am reaping the benefits of letting my girls have free reign in the kitchen (well within reason). They still experiment with different flavors, which can be hard to swallow sometimes. ;o) Overall they are both very good cooks. It comes with a lot of frustration. They cook and ‘forget’ to clean up! Some meals would be eaten in segments because they had to learn the timing thing out. Sometimes I would get in there to cook and realize I didn’t have key ingredients, now THAT is very frustrating. But it has been worth it, I wouldn’t trade all that training for the world on a silver platter!
I’ve had some request for the Dumplin recipe so here it is:

Chicken and Dumplings

All ingredients can be adjusted some.

Heat chicken stock, chicken, salt and pepper.

Get it good and hot.

In a bowl:

a stick of butter

2-3 cups of flour

1 T baking powder

Blend together with pastry cutter

Add 1 cup of milk.

OR use your favorite biscuit mix OR use tortillas

You can roll them out and cut them into 1”x2” strips OR just drop the dough in my teaspoons. I just drop them in.

You can add a little basil if you like.

Cook 15 minutes or so. I like to add a little sour cream.

If you are struggling with your kids not wanting to be in the kitchen you may want to check out my e-book.

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