Chicken and Dumplings

                                   Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 30 Minutes Difficulty: Easy Servings: 8
Ingredients

2 Tablespoons Butter
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
1 whole Chicken, Cut Into Pieces (cut Up Fryer)
Salt And Pepper
1/2 cup Finely Diced Carrots
1/2 cup Finely Diced Celery
1 whole Medium Onion, Finely Diced
1/2 teaspoon Ground Thyme
1/4 teaspoon Turmeric
7 cups Low Sodium Chicken Broth
1/2 cup Heavy Cream

Dumplings:

1-1/2 cup All-purpose Flour
1/2 cup Yellow Cornmeal
1 Tablespoon (heaping) Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
1-1/2 cup Half-and-half
2 Tablespoons Minced Fresh Parsley (optional)
Salt As Needed

Directions:

Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper, then dredge both sides in flour.
Melt butter in a pot over medium-high heat. In two batches, brown chicken on both sides and remove to a clean plate.
In the same pot, add diced onion, carrots, and celery. Stir and cook for 3 to 4 minutes over medium-low heat. Stir in ground thyme and turmeric, then pour in chicken broth and apple cider. Stir to combine, then add browned chicken. Cover pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
While chicken is simmering, make the dough for the dumplings: sift together all dry ingredients, then add half-and-half, stirring gently to combine. Set aside.
Remove chicken from pot and set aside on a plate. Use two forks to remove chicken from the bone. Shred, then add chicken to the pot. Pour heavy cream into the pot and stir to combine.
Drop tablespoons of dumpling dough into the simmering pot. Add minced parsley if using. Cover pot halfway and continue to simmer for 15 minutes. Check seasonings; add salt if needed. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Enjoy!
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Chx Enchiladas with Sour Cream White Sauce

Ingredients:

3 cups Monterey jack cheese
10 tortillas
1 roasted chx, shredded
4 ½ tbsp butter
4 ½ cups chx broth
4 1/2 tbsp flour
1 ½ cups sour cream
1 can of green chilis

Directions:

In small sauce pan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Whisk in the flour and let cook for about a minute. Add the chx broth and whisk until smooth. Allow sauce to thicken then remove from heat.
Lightly oil 9x13 baking pan with olive oil. Mix the chx and 1 cup of cheese. Add spoonfuls of mixture to tortillas, roll up and lay seam side down in pan.
Add sour cream and chilis to broth mixture.
Pour sauce over enchiladas and top with remaining cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes

Enjoy!
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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Online Schooling Mother of 8 (ages: G15, G14, B12, G9, B8, B4, G3, B9mos). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

Lemon Crumble Bars

Ingredients:

1 box yellow cake mix
1 stick unsalted butter (at room temperature)
1 can lemon pie filling

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350º. Spray 9x13 baking dish with nonstick spray.
In a bowl combine softened butter with cake mix. Mix until crumbly. Set aside ½ cup of this mixture.
Press into bottom of pan. Make sure it is even and pack it down.
Spoon lemon pie filling onto the crust. Spread it evenly.
Sprinkle the remainder crust mixture over top of bars.
Bake at 350º for 20-25 minutes. (until just starting to turn golden brown on top)
Enjoy!

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Online Schooling Mother of 8 (ages: G15, G14, B12, G9, B8, B4, G3, B9mos). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

Curtis’ Ultimate Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

¾ cup granulated sugar

¾ cup packed brown sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 egg
2 ¼ cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips (2 cups)

Directions:

Heat oven to 375ºF.
 Mix sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt (dough will be stiff). Stir in nuts and chocolate chips.
 Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheet.
 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until light brown (centers will be soft). Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet. Cool on wire rack.

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About Tammy: Daughter, Sister, Wife, Online Schooling Mother of 8 (ages: G15, G14, B12, G9, B8, B4, G3, B9mos). Stepmom of 2. Mother in law to two, Grandma to Peyton, Mattix and Andrew. Writer at BellaOnline. Blogger at Latter-Day Homeschool and JuddzWorld!! Happy & Satisfied!!

Lil Judd Monster Cookies

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour     1 tablespoon baking powder     1 tablespoon baking soda    

 1 tbsp ground cinnamon      1 teaspoon salt      1 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)                    
1 1/2 cup granulated sugar           1 1/2 cup packed brown sugar     3 eggs         1tbsp vanilla extract 

3 cups semisweet chocolate chips          3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats         1 bag miniature M&M’s
directions

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in bowl. In 8-quart bowl, beat butter on medium speed until smooth and creamy, 1 minute. Gradually beat in sugars; beat to combine, 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each. Beat in vanilla extract. Stir in flour mixture until just combined. Add chocolate chips, oats, and m&m’s. Optional: 2 cups coconut, 2 cups pecans (or nut of choice.) For each cookie, drop 1/4 cup dough onto ungreased baking sheets, spacing 3 inches apart. Bake for 17 to 19 minutes, until edges are lightly browned; rotate sheets halfway through. Remove cookies from rack to cool.

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Chocolate Silk Pie

                                                     Prep Time: 30 Minutes Cook Time: Servings: 8
Ingredients

 4 ounces, weight Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
 1 cup Salted Butter, Softened
 1-1/2 cup Sugar
 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
 4 whole Eggs
 1 package Baked Pie Shell

Instructions

In small microwave safe bowl melt 4 ounces of unsweetened baking chocolate until stirrable (about 45 seconds on high). Set aside to cool.
In a large bowl with an electric mixer beat 1 cup (2 sticks) of regular (salted) butter and 1 ½ cups of white sugar until fluffy (about 1 to 2 minutes). When melted chocolate is cooled, drizzle it over the butter/sugar mixture. Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Beat the mixture thoroughly until combined (on a Kitchen Aid mixer, you will be using the whisk attachment).
Turn your mixer to a medium speed and over a period of 15 to 20 minutes add in the four eggs, one at a time, leaving about 5 minutes between each egg addition. Once the pie filling is well mixed, pour it into the baked pie shell, scraping every last speck of it out of the bowl. Smooth out the pie filling and place pie in the refrigerator to chill for at least two hours (preferably longer).
Plop a heap of whipped cream and garnish with a few chocolate curls if you’re feeling sassy.
You can substitute 3 tablespoons of cocoa mixed with 1 tablespoon of melted butter for each square of unsweetened chocolate.
Finely crush around 30 vanilla wafers. Use Nilla Vanilla wafers, don’t go for the generic brand. Finely chop 1/2 cup walnuts Melt 1/4 cup butter (or a little more; this is a very forgiving recipe) Mix together, press into a pie plate and bake 10 minutes at 325 degrees Cool

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