Last night, we made chicken and dumplings from scratch. Leah used a technique she saw on America's Test Kitchen to flatten and brown the whole chicken first, then cooked it with spices, chicken broth and water to make the stock in the dutch oven. This is the second meal we've made in it, and I love it! After she boned the chicken, she put the pieces back into the pot with celery and carrots and let the veggies soften. Then I made dumplings from reduced fat Bisquick and a little milk and dropped them in to cook uncovered for 10 mins, then covered for 10 mins. I love how fluffy they turn out. So yummy!
Then we went to Target in Lynwood to get a small white artificial xmas tree (because they are almost all sold out everywhere already) and headed back to go to The Crest to watch the unrated version of Superbad for $3. It was so funny, I'm really glad we went! It was nice to get out of the house and do something fun for a change, instead of just shopping like we normally do. Today we're going to go the the I Heart Indy Holiday craft show at Seattle Center. I think we'll also stop at K-Mart to get some cute xmas ornaments on the way there. I also got a haircut yesterday and while I was waiting, I stopped at the library next door to browse around and ended up looking at the December issue of Martha Stewart Living. It had a few cute ideas, and I am thinking of making the moss wreath they did. We have a ton of moss in our yard, so it should be pretty easy. Also, they made some cute snowflakes from tree branches. We should also be able to do that pretty easily from stuff in the yard. Maybe tomorrow will be crafty day ;)
I think we're going to have to buy that Martha. Damn her anyway :P
This is the one Diem has...http://www.flickr.com/photos/37909860@N00/2038686758/
Posted by: schnitzle | Nov 25, 2007 at 09:53 AM