Recipe of the Month

January is usually cold and dreary even here in the south so, warm comfort food really hits the spot with most people. This chicken and dumpling recipe is one of my family's favorite any time of year. It is really easy, that's my favorite kind, and super yummy. It's a recipe I got from a friend years ago and naturally I had to tweek it a bit. I hope you all like it.

Easy Chicken & Dumplings

4 large chicken breast halves

6 c. water

2 tesp. chicken bouillon

1/4 c. chopped onion

1/2 carrot, chopped (this is optional, mostly for color)

Boil all of the above in a large pot until chicken is tender. This makes your stock that you will add the other ingredients to. Remove the chicken, let cool slightly, cut into small chunks. Don't put chicken back in pan yet.

1 can cream of celery soup, undiluted

1 pkg. white gravy mix (mix with 1/2 c. water)

Whisk the soup and gravy mix into the pan of stock. Cook on medium heat about 5 minutes, then add chicken back into pot.

2 cans refrigerator biscuits (7.5 oz each)

Tear each biscuit into 4 -5 pieces and drop into pan with chicken and stock. Biscuits will swell for a few minutes, but will soon cook down. Cook for 15 - 20 minutes on low, stir often.

Serves 6 - 8

4 Things You May or May Not Know About Me

This is a copy of an email I received recently, and I thought it would make a good post. I invite all my friends and family to copy and paste this to an email with your own answers and send it to me, or post your answers as a reply on my blog for everyone to read.


*4 Things You May or May Not Know About Me*

Four things about me that you may or may not have known in no particular order.

*Four jobs I have had in my life*
1. Lifeguard
2. Dental Assistant/Receptionist
3. Teacher & Substitute Teacher
4. Librarian

*Four movies I would watch over and over:*
1. Braveheart (except the ending, it's just too sad)
2. Pretty Woman
3. Meet Joe Black
4. Everafter: A Cinderella Story

*Four places I have lived:*
1. Missouri - Several different towns
2. Bossier City, LA
3. White Oak, TX
4. Gilmer, TX

*Four TV Shows that I watch*
1. Survivor
2. Top 10 shows and about anything on the Travel Channel
3. Meerkat Manor
4. Good Morning America

*Four places I have been:*
1. Cozumel, Mexico - my favorite place to SCUBA dive (also been to Roatan & Saba)
2. Washington D. C.
3. South Padre Island, TX
4. Virginia Beach, VA

*People who email me:*
1. My Mom
2. Both my daughter-in-laws, Megan & Casey
3. My good friends: Donna, Cindy, & Debbie D.
4. My cousin Jackie

*Four of my favorite foods:*
1. chocolate in any form
2. Mexican food - nachos, enchiladas and many others
3. Spaghetti
4. Warm cookies right out of the oven

*Four places I would rather be right now:*
1. On a beach looking at blue water and soaking up the sun
2. Playing with my granddaughter, Eleanor
3. Any immediate family members' home
4. 50' deep blowing bubbles in blue water (with SCUBA equipment of course!)

* Four Things I am looking forward to in 2008:*
1. Going to my son's and daughter-in-law's college graduation
2. Going to Virginia to see my oldest son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter
3. Blowing bubbles somewhere in blue water (not sure where yet)
4. Becoming a Weight Watcher leader