Chicken-n-Dumplins

So, I thought I'd post my (mom's---adapted slightly) recipe for Chicken-n-dumplins. 

This is MAJOR comfort food and so super easy, even I can do it. 

Ingredients:

Large Can (or box) of Chicken Broth.  I use Publix Low Sodium Chicken Broth

5-6 Chicken Tenderloins.  I use Publix Frozen Tenderloins in the bag.  I should buy stock in those things!

Bisquick

Milk

Directions:

Pour broth in large pan

Add Chicken Tenders

Let simmer until chicken is done...or until you are ready to take them out...or until you are finished preparing the dumplins...you can't really overcook the tenders.

Prepare Dumplins: 

Combine 2 1/4 cups of bisquick and 2/3 cup of milk (or 1/3 milk, 1/3 water like I do)

Mix in a bowl until its well combined.

Let rest and take a picture.

Remove chicken from broth.

Then sprinkle some bisquick on your counter so you can roll out your dough

Pat out your dough and cut into small squares.  I use the pizza cutter here for ease of cutting.

Sprinkle a little of the bisquick on pizza cutter so it doesn't stick.

Oooo....that's nice...all lined up just perfectly....

While broth is boiling drop dough in on top of the 'boil'

Continue adding dough until you can't see any more broth

Stir occasionally

Drop in more dough as the first batch 'cooks'

Continue until all dough is in the pot

Broth will thicken as dough turns magically into dumplins

Cut up your chicken into tiny pieces and add into dumplins

Continue stirring until consistency is thick but not dry

{This pic really bothers me because I like to have 3 items at least on a plate---it just seems so off.  Have we talked about my food issues-this includes plating of food? banana vapors, crunchy with soft, 3 items on a plate, consistency issues, color of plates, the list could go on...my old co-workers said they were going to write a book about all of my issues.  Either way....this picture bothers me.}

I served with baked apples.  Something green would have been nice, but I was in a hurry...

and no one (Lance) touches greens around here.

So, run and go make these dumplins.

They are DELISH!

True Love

This my friends....

is what you call TRUE LOVE!

I gave him the BEST BITE of the piece of toast...

the center bite of my map-o-spread covered toast.

What's Map-O-Spread you ask?

Map-O-Spread is HEAVEN on earth, I mean...toast!

This is STRAIGHT FROM CANADA, compliments of Andree, a long time family friend who lives in Rhode Island and has some Canadian connections.  Andree got us started on this a long time ago when we used to go visit her in the summer.  It's GOOD STUFF!  Mom gave me some for Christmas. It's THAT good!

Its thick rich maple flavor will make you want to slap yo grandpappy!

Thanks mom and Andree!

Lance thanks you too!  Even though he'll never admit its the bomb dot com!

We've got the sickies again

Well, seems as if little Easton picked up a germ at school! I dropped him off Thursday healthy and when I picked him up he was snotty. Ah, the joys of daycare!

AND- Not to mention, what it takes to use the boogie sucker on him! I have to lay him on the floor- between my legs, head at my crotch and his arms under my thighs. Then I proceed to go to town with the blue bulb! Who came up with that thing anyways??? After that I squirt a little saline on a q-tip and swirl that around in his nose. Finally comes the vasoline under the nose and on his little chapped cheeks. It's quite a process but we do our best!

Oh yes, and I'm sitting here with tissue up my nose cause its running down my face.  LOVELY!  I'll save you the photos!  ;)  Guess we're going to have to sanitize the house again!  GERMS BEWARE!

 Happy Saturday!

 

Embrace The Camera 1-13-11

Daddy snapped this picture the week I was sick.

Easton LOVES his Mirror Me book!

He loves when the green frog sticks out his long pink tongue.

Click on over and check out Emily's blog.

There's lot of other cute blogs over there doing the same thing!

Another First...

Along with waving our little fella has started clapping!  YAY EASTON!  He's been waving about a week now but tonight he clapped!  It's sad in a way because he's growing up so fast but so rewarding to see him doing things that he's seen us do.  We've been clapping with him (or at him) for a few weeks now, so to see him clap back was awesome.  He was so tickled with himself when he figured out what he was doing! 

Oh little Easton, you are so much fun!

It's the little things in life now that make the most impact.  A smile, or a wave, or a little pat on my chest (which started Friday) when I ask 'where's momma?' those are the things that matter now. 

Life is Beautiful!

Snow Day! AGAIN

I feel like we've had lots of snow already this year...FINE BY ME!

We got MORE today!

We had a great time staying at home and playing in the snow!

I didn't want to mess up the perfectness of the snow on the deck forgot to stick a ruler down in the snow to see how deep but I'm pretty sure it was 3-4 inches!

Momma, plllllleeeeeaaaaassseee can we go play in the snow???

We went down to Honey's house this afternoon to go sledding with the brothers!

Um...mom, I can't see...

I was having a jim dandy time...easton, not so much!

This was as good as it got!  Daddy pulling us in Honey's yard!

FUN TIMES!

Sorry E, we're making memories honey!  Cooperate Please! 

Ah, yes, that's better.  He LOVES him some daddy!

This was our attempt at Easton sledding on his own.

He couldn't sit up because he had too many layers on!

He DID NOT like it ONE.BIT.

Maybe if I can piece together some video's I'll show you just HOW MUCH he didn't like it!

Hope you all enjoyed your day as much as we did!

Happy New Year! Happy 9th Anniversary! Happy To Be ALIVE!

**UPDATED- pix**

Well, I'm back, amongst the living.  I was hit with yet another stomach virus.  And folks, let me tell you, this one was a doozy.  This one made Christmas Eve\Morning Virus look like a vacation on a white sandy beach.  I promise, this was as bad as the plague!  It hit me Monday morning, and I'm just now really feeling better.  The queasy stomach, churning, nauseas at the sight of food, wanna throw up while preparing baby food times come and go all through out the day.  I know what you're thinking...Annie, are you pregnant?  Why...thank you for asking, but NO, I'm not.  I've taken 3, yes 3, tests and all 3 were negative thankyouverymuch.  But, this has pretty much wiped me out for the past 5 days.  It also hit 4 other family members at the same time so we've all been down for the count. 

Luckily, I didn't get this until Monday- so we did get to usher in 2011 without sickness.  Don't get too excited about what we did for NYE- but we went to Sonic and made slice-and-bake cookies at home...and went to bed by 11.  HOLLA!  I know you're jealous!  But seriously, late nights are over-rated, unless of course they include a skein of yarn and a crochet hook.  This one didn't.  This one had a cheeseburger and fries and a little Ryan Seacrest sprinkled in. 

Easton says HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Saturday afternoon we had Christmas with Nanny's Gang. We have a tradition that we play Dirty Christmas there and it's always a lot of fun. Uncle David got every gift he chose stollen from him. Again, I have pix, but I've yet to get the USB cord for my camera...so until then, you'll just have to read and not look. SORRY!

Wednesday Lance and I 'celebrated' our 9 year anniversary. I can't even believe that 9 years have passed.  Where has the time gone?  We have been through so much in our 9 years but I wouldn't rather go through those ups and downs with anyone but him.  He gets me.  He knows what makes me tick...and tickED.  He is the only man I ever want raising our son.  He IS the cream of the crop.  He is a hard worker.  He is dedicated.  He is on my side.  I am so blessed to have him as my hubby.  We had dinner at Panera.  I know, fancy.  But since I had the plague we didn't want to test the waters too much.  Turkey sandwich was safe.

As for baby news, Easton is growing and reaching new milestones every day.  He's standing up on his own as long as he's holding on, he's babbling a lot, da da da da is a favorite.  Today I asked him where mommy was and he patted me in the chest.  Talk about melting my heart.  This kid does it.  He LOVES to dance!  His little leap frog table plays the abc's and he bounces to it.  Lance sings this little song that one of his toys plays and he dances to that too.  He gets so tickled at himself when he dances.  He's got this new little laugh, like, look at me I'm funny, laugh.  Ah, ah, ah.  For sure, this child is the joy of my heart.  He is lifes greatest blessing.

HOPEFULLY by the end of the weekend, these post will be UPDATED with some pictures so just be patient...and check back!

Happy Friday y'all!