Memories.......

Oh, how I love Chicken N' Dumplins!  It's one of those foods that for me conjures specific memories of nights at the kitchen table.  My C n' D turned out great tonight.  Lucy wasn't a fan, but dutifully ate her two bites.  Lily loved the broth, but I'm not sure she took any bites with chicken or dumplins in them.  I wonder if my girls will some day cook C n' D for their own kids and think back fondly on nights at the dining room table?  Probably not Lucy!

Chicken N' Dumplins (as prepared tonight by me)

1/2 a large stock pot full of water (I'm going to guess it was a 3 1/2 quart pot, probably about 1 3/4 - 2 quarts)
3 large chicken breasts

Simmer chicken until cooked through.  Remove from broth, skim nasty stuff from broth, cut chicken into bite sized pieces and return to broth.

Combine 1/2 cup flour with water until it is a thin paste.  Add slowly to broth.  Broth will become very cloudy, almost opaque)  Bring broth to a boil.

2 cups Bisquick
2/3 cup milk
Combine Bisquick and milk until it makes a sticky dough.  Drop by spoonfuls into broth, cook UNCOVERED for ten minutes.  COVER and cook another 10 minutes.  Dumplins should be fluffy and float at the top.

There is also a fantastic easy recipe for shortcake on the Bisquick box.  I made that during the twenty minutes I was waiting for the dumplins to cook.  Consider pairing the C n' D with strawberry shortcake for dessert.