Chicken & Dumplings

1 (2.5 lb - 4lb) chicken cut into 8 pieces
3 ribs celery
1 large onion, chopped
chop carrots
2 bay leaves
2 chicken boullion cubes
.5 t salt
.25 t pepper
.25 t garlic powder
1 can condensed cream of celery (campbell's healthy choice)


dumplings = 2 c flour, 1 t salt, ice water

1) 4 qts. water, chicken, celery, onions, bay, boullion & seasoning. Simmer ~40 min until chicken is tender. Remove chicken and cool. Remove meat from bones and return to pot over L heat.

2) Make a flour & salt well. Drizzle ice water and work in until ~3/4 c water. Knead and form ball. Roll out to 1/8" thickness. Rest several minutes

3) Add stoup to pot and simmer over M-L

4) Cut dough into 1" pieces. Pull in half and drop in pot for 3-4 minutes. Do not stir dumplings, swirl pot instead.

Shoyu Chicken

12 thighs
2 c soy sauce
2 c water
1 clove garlic
1 small onion
1 c sugar

1) melt non-chicken ingredients in large pot
2) add chicken and simmer ~45 min

Skywalker Scrunchies

1 stick butter
2/3 c sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla
3/4 c flour
2.5 c cornflakes (slightly smashed)

1) cream together butter and sugar
2) mix in egg & vanilla
3) incorporate flour in batches, mixing well
4) flod in cornflakes

350degrees for 11 - 14 minutes until edges are golden
cookies will spread so space 3" apart