My Guest Blogger is Athena aka Designs of Avalon.
Tell me what inspires you to create the gorgeous items at Designs of
Avalong. All the wonderful things you can do with beads and buttons. I
especially take pride in my bead mosaics. I love seeing the picture really come
to life as I place each little bead where it needs to go. A lot of my
inspiration comes from different time periods. At the moment I am working on the
signs of the zodiac, but I've done mosaics that were inspired by ancient Eqypt,
and soon I'll be working on some Japanese inspired art.
I'm having a give away on my blog from now until March 1st. Everyone has up
to 4 chances to be drawn by random number generator. The prize is one of my 2x3
inch bead mosaics. All you have to do is blog or tweet about my giveaway, then
comment on my blog post (http://designsofavalon.com/2010/02/08/new-items-being-added-this-week/)
and become a fan on my facebook page.
Do you have a blog? Yes, it's Designs of Avalon and is about an Artist
turned Stay at Home Mom and how she juggles it all. http://designsofavalon.com
What recipe are you sharing?
Chicken and Dumplings
(2½ to 3 lb) broiler fyrer
2 Quarts water
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
2 cups all purpose flour
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
3 TBS shortening
¾ cup buttermilk
Preparation:
Place chicken in a Dutch oven or large kettle; add water and 1 tsp salt.
Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 1½ hours or until tender. Remove
chicken; let it cool slightly. Bone chicken, cutting meat into bite-size pieces;
set aside. Bring broth to a boil; add pepper.
Combine flour, soda, and ½ teaspoon salt; cut in shortening until mixture
resembles course meal. Add buttermilk, stirring with a fork until dry
ingredients are moistened. Turn dough out onto a well-floured surface, and knead
lightly 4 or 5 times.
For drop dumplings, pat dought to ¼" thickness. Pinch off dough in 1½"
pieces, and drop into boiling broth. To make rolled dumplings roll dough to ¼"
thickness. Cut dough into 4-x ½" pieces. Drop dough, one piece at a time, into
boiling broth, carefully stirring after each addition. Reduce heat to medium-low
and cook 8 to 10 minutes or to desired thickness, stirring occasionally. Stir in
chicken.
Serves 4 to 6
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Yummy yummy yummy! The recipe AND Athena's BEAUTIFUL work !!!!! YAY!
ReplyDeleteThank you for featuring me. It's an honor to be showcased.
ReplyDeleteFantastic recipe. I love chicken and dumplings and Athena's work is equally scrumptious. STUNNING pieces!!
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