I need to sneak in a shot of this dish because I promised a dear reader I would. Plus, for those that are tired (already) of looking at kitchen gadgets, here's something that might make you hungry.
I made chicken and dumplings last week because I had a hankering for something warming on a rainy day. I followed the chicken fricasee recipe in the Joy of Cooking to the letter (about 5 lbs of chicken, carrot, celery, onion, and 3 cups of water simmered). I also followed the dumpling recipe from Joy of Cooking to the letter but added 1/4 cup (sounds like a lot but it isn't) of fresh thyme leaves to the dough.
OMG.
I'm still trying to figure out how something so simple tasted so damn good. Some recipes are better left un-messed with, and chicken and dumplings is one of those recipes.
