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lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

RE: Solitary Saturday

Lindley · Guru

weltschmerz wrote:
Lindley wrote:
weltschmerz wrote:
Lindley wrote:
It is snowing here, still in my Jammie drink in coffee and doing laundry. Going to make chicken n dumplings today.
I never had that, but would like to try it.
There are different ways to make them. Here is the way my grandmother and my mom made them.

I place the chicken in a big pot of water and cook the chicken till almost done and then simmer. While chicken is simmering I would make the dumplings. 5 cups of flour add salt and pepper cut in a cup of cisco shorting then I add a cup and a half of milk and mix together and the roll it out on a floured surface and then cut into strips.
I then take out the chicken and strip the meat off the bone and add it to the broth. I add chicken broth to the stock since chicken nowadays seem to be more leaner. I bring it to a boil and then add dumplings one at a time. I then add a little milk and butter and simmer ten minutes covered and then ten minutes uncovered.
Not the most healthiest so I don't make it often but is so good. One of those kind of recipes that may take practice. Some people make drop dumplings, some will use biscuits and some recipes call for carrots and other vegetables.
Did you say a CUP of Crisco?
I'd try a small serving in a restaurant, but I've never seen it on the menu here.

Yes one cup. If you are ever in the southern part of the states and find a restaurant called the cracker barrel they make good chicken and dumplings. Some places will make something like a chicken casserole with biscuits on top and call it chicken and dumplings but it really isn't.

Divine Geek · Guru

We have Cracker Barrel up here in the north too. I love their chicken and dumplings.

Lindley · Guru

chef wrote:
Toddler problems: When you've played with your stickers so much, they're not sticky anymore. Throw a tantrum and beat your microwave to achieve the full effect of this problem.

A real toddler tragedy ☺

chef · Guru

lilyofcourse wrote:
chef wrote:
Toddler problems: When you've played with your stickers so much, they're not sticky anymore. Throw a tantrum and beat your microwave to achieve the full effect of this problem.
Colorforms.
Remember those?

The name didn't ring a bell so I Googled it. Yep, I remember those. I wore my Smurfs one out.

chef · Guru

Lindley wrote:
chef wrote:
Toddler problems: When you've played with your stickers so much, they're not sticky anymore. Throw a tantrum and beat your microwave to achieve the full effect of this problem.
A real toddler tragedy ☺

Oh it was! And, boy did he let me know it!

Southern_Belle · Nothing's Impossible

DD used to love refrigerator magnets. She had alphabet ones. And then she crammed them all under the fridge.

Lindley · Guru

chef wrote:
Lindley wrote:
chef wrote:
Toddler problems: When you've played with your stickers so much, they're not sticky anymore. Throw a tantrum and beat your microwave to achieve the full effect of this problem.
A real toddler tragedy ☺
Oh it was! And, boy did he let me know it!

Lol!

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

chef wrote:
lilyofcourse wrote:
chef wrote:
Toddler problems: When you've played with your stickers so much, they're not sticky anymore. Throw a tantrum and beat your microwave to achieve the full effect of this problem.
Colorforms.
Remember those?

The name didn't ring a bell so I Googled it. Yep, I remember those. I wore my Smurfs one out.

Mine was just regular everyday stuff. Branding wasn't a big thing yet when I was a kid.

chef · Guru

Southern_Belle wrote:
DD used to love refrigerator magnets. She had alphabet ones. And then she crammed them all under the fridge.

I have a feeling that those rings from DS' ring stacker are under the fridge and/or stove at our old apartment. Now, he stores stuff under the couch.

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

chef wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
DD used to love refrigerator magnets. She had alphabet ones. And then she crammed them all under the fridge.
I have a feeling that those rings from DS' ring stacker are under the fridge and/or stove at our old apartment. Now, he stores stuff under the couch.

Everyone needs a safe place! biggrin

flan

chef · Guru

flan327 wrote:
chef wrote:
Southern_Belle wrote:
DD used to love refrigerator magnets. She had alphabet ones. And then she crammed them all under the fridge.
I have a feeling that those rings from DS' ring stacker are under the fridge and/or stove at our old apartment. Now, he stores stuff under the couch.
Everyone needs a safe place!
flan

Including my feet! (which DS doesn't respect one bit)

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Southern_Belle wrote:
DD used to love refrigerator magnets. She had alphabet ones. And then she crammed them all under the fridge.

We still have some of the alphabet magnets. Layla had a real penchant for the vowels.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

I am trying to prepare for tomorrow. So much to do!

flan327 · Itty bitty's Grammy

It's rainy...makes me sleepy.

Probably changing to snow tomorrow.

flan

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

The dog staunchly refuses to go outside. It is officially 0 degrees out. He just sits down by the door and refuses to move. Sigh. It's cold. I get it. But he has to pee sometime!! I put some puppy pads down by the door (if he doesn't get out in time, he always goes right by the door) and I am hoping for the best. Silly boy.

Nobody Just Nobody · Rib-it! Rrrib-it!

Mellow Momma wrote:
The dog staunchly refuses to go outside. It is officially 0 degrees out. He just sits down by the door and refuses to move. Sigh. It's cold. I get it. But he has to pee sometime!! I put some puppy pads down by the door (if he doesn't get out in time, he always goes right by the door) and I am hoping for the best. Silly boy.

biggrin Poor doggy.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

We cleared a place just off the carport for Monster.

It's under the overhang so it's always relatively dry and snow free.

And if worse comes to worse, we physically put him out.

Fort Worth Mom · Mod/Penguin lover/Princess!

Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
The dog staunchly refuses to go outside. It is officially 0 degrees out. He just sits down by the door and refuses to move. Sigh. It's cold. I get it. But he has to pee sometime!! I put some puppy pads down by the door (if he doesn't get out in time, he always goes right by the door) and I am hoping for the best. Silly boy.
Poor doggy.

That's poor baby!

My sister-in-law used to have a German Shepherd.

That dog was so smart. If Dodie didn't get home in time to let her out, she would pee in the cat's litter box.

No kidding. This dog never made a mess on the floor.

(Of course, being a 100 pound dog, she nearly flooded the litter box a couple of times. But, what the heck. When you gotta go, you gotta go!) biggrin

chef · Guru

Apparently, DS marked "his" cookies by taking a bite out of them and putting them back in the tin. DH noticed this when he was eating some of the cookies so he left the bit ones for DS.

Oh, and when DH gave the tin back to DS, DS opened it, looked his cookies, nodded, and shut the tin.

-- Edited by chef on Saturday 9th of January 2016 09:24:32 PM

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

lilyofcourse wrote:
We cleared a place just off the carport for Monster.

It's under the overhang so it's always relatively dry and snow free.

And if worse comes to worse, we physically put him out.

It isn't possible to clear a path. The driveway and sidewalks are frozen solid and packed with ice and snow. We have shoveled a spot of the lawn so he has a patch of grass to go on, but he won't walk over to it. If we put him outside, he sits on the mat and refuses to move until we let him back in. He is so small he shakes the entire time. He has on a sweater and a winter coat on top of that. I carried him over to the grass and he sat down on the grass and cried.

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Baby J was singing "Funk it up" in the car today. But she doesn't enunciate well.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Fort Worth Mom wrote:
Nobody Just Nobody wrote:
Mellow Momma wrote:
The dog staunchly refuses to go outside. It is officially 0 degrees out. He just sits down by the door and refuses to move. Sigh. It's cold. I get it. But he has to pee sometime!! I put some puppy pads down by the door (if he doesn't get out in time, he always goes right by the door) and I am hoping for the best. Silly boy.
Poor doggy.
That's poor baby!
My sister-in-law used to have a German Shepherd.
That dog was so smart. If Dodie didn't get home in time to let her out, she would pee in the cat's litter box.
No kidding. This dog never made a mess on the floor.
(Of course, being a 100 pound dog, she nearly flooded the litter box a couple of times. But, what the heck. When you gotta go, you gotta go!)

Several people with my breed of dog swear by litter training them! No joke! They can be litter trained or pee pad trained. I just preferred to teach him to go outside when we were potty training, it just seemed to be an easier message to convey. Now that he is "on strike" I am wishing I had tried it!

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Baby J was singing "Funk it up" in the car today. But she doesn't enunciate well.

Hahaha!!! Should have made a video to show her when she gets older!

Lawyerlady · On the bright side...... Christmas is coming! (Mod)

Mellow Momma wrote:
Lawyerlady wrote:
Baby J was singing "Funk it up" in the car today. But she doesn't enunciate well.
Hahaha!!! Should have made a video to show her when she gets older!

I was driving. That might not have ended well.

lilyofcourse · My spirit animal is a pink flamingo.

I bet Baby J was cute and funny.

Finding Nemo just came on.

MM, Monster has a lot more fur. So it doesn't bother him as much. I forget yours is a little guy.

It's raining. Yay.

Divine Geek · Guru

Corgi likes the snow. If it's too deep, he has to hop. Or he just puts his nose down and plows his own trail. It's pretty funny either way.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Divine Geek wrote:
Corgi likes the snow. If it's too deep, he has to hop. Or he just puts his nose down and plows his own trail. It's pretty funny either way.

I wish he was close enough so Aksel would go outside to play with him. He loves other dogs and will do anything to hang out with them. Maybe he would even go potty outside! Lol

He was standing in the living room with his head down, and I knew he had to go and was in pain from holding it. I got my coat and boots on and took him out and carried him to the spot and set him down. He finally peed and then RAN back to the front door as fast as he possibly could. It was kind of cute.

Usually I can just open the door and he runs out, does his business, and runs back inside. Now I have to carry the little prince to the grassy spot and stand there while he goes. Sigh. This is ridiculous.

Divine Geek · Guru

My mom's dog thinks that as soon as he hits snow, he's good to go. Well, mom and I go in and out through the garage and don't shovel the back deck. Annoys my dad to no end that the dog poops on the deck.

I know what to do_sometimes · Frozen Sucks!

Lawyerlady wrote:
Baby J was singing "Funk it up" in the car today. But she doesn't enunciate well.

Mellow Momma · Sniff...sniff, sniff. Yay! A Bum!

Divine Geek wrote:
My mom's dog thinks that as soon as he hits snow, he's good to go. Well, mom and I go in and out through the garage and don't shovel the back deck. Annoys my dad to no end that the dog poops on the deck.

Yup! Aksel does that too. When its in the 20's and 30's he will go out easily enough and pee as soon as he hits the snow. But if it's any colder, he demands a grassy spot. Diva.