Chicken & Dumplings

  Homemade Chicken & Dumplings is the epitome of hearty home-style cooking, and is requested often in my house! I enjoy roasting my own chicken and making homemade stock, which fills the house with a heavenly aroma of loving goodness, and I can pretty much guarantee a visit from one (or more) of the kids. Yes, this empty-nester shamelessly allures…

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Roasted Chicken & Chicken Stock

With most supermarkets offering ready-made roasted chicken these days, you may ask yourself, why roast my own chicken? Trust me, sometimes those super market shortcuts are great, especially when you get a text or phone call from your beloveds,  feeling under the weather and in dire need of momma’s homemade chicken soup! However, the store-bought birds tend to be dry…

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Gluten Free Oatmeal Lemon Cream Bars

Sometimes, the simplest recipes are the best, and this is one of those recipes that uses pantry staples and comes together very quickly! Oatmeal Lemon Cream Bars combine texture and refreshing flavor and pare perfectly with a freshly brewed cup of coffee or afternoon tea. The sweetened condensed milk, also known as “nectar of the gods” according to my dear…

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