Shannon's Chicken and Dumplings

From ShannonB

Chicken and Dumplings

Fill a 3 quart pot with water about 3/4ths of the way.

Add 3-4 Tbsp chicken bouillon

Add 1 or 2 chopped onions

Add 4 chicken quarters or 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Bring to a boil, reduce to simmer for 1 1/2 - 2 hours

If you used chicken quarters, remove them and set them aside to cool, reserving the broth. If you used chicken breasts you can just add the dumplings to the broth and meat without removing it. At this point, add more water to refill the pot if needed and add one more tablespoon of chicken bouillon.

4 cups all purpose flour

2 Tbsp baking powder

2 1/2 tsp of salt

2 cups milk

Mix and drop by spoonfuls into the broth. Simmer for 20-30 more minutes. If you used boned chicken, remove the chicken from the bones after it has cooled. Add chicken during the last 10 minutes. Enjoy!

Caramel Apple Dip

This is a great recipe from ShannonB. What a great idea to whip up for unexpected guests in a hurry! I'm guessing that most of us keep brown sugar on hand. If not, I bet you could substitute breakfast sugar and a little vanilla to get the coloring right. I'll try and let you know how it comes out. :)

Caramel Apple Dip

1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 1/2 - 2 cups yogurt (to taste)

Melt the butter and cream it together with the brown sugar. Mix with the yogurt and serve with apple slices.