When my grandson was born I had the opportunity to spend a few days with my daughter and family in New Jersey. My daughter had planned a dinner after the christening for about 30 people. She wanted me to make some southern dishes and especially my Chicken ‘n Dumplins. I worked up a menu using that as my main dish. I made southern potato salad (no vinegar), southern slaw, banana pudding, and of course southern wine (sweet ice tea). By the end of the night every bite of the chicken ‘n dumplins were gone as well as everything else. It was really a lot of fun watching this group of people enjoy home cooking from the south.
This is also where I met a friend of my son-in-law named John. We talked for an hour about the south and the difference in our cooking. Later my daughter came in and asked me if I knew who I had been talking with. I told her he said his name was John. She then told me that he goes by J3. He played with Tommy Lee. My first brush with famous people! And he enjoyed my southern cooking!
Now, if you would like to have my recipe for “Southern Chicken ‘n Dumplins” visit my website. It’s found on page 118 of my book Stir, Laugh, Repeat.
Stir, Laugh, Repeat can also be found through Amazon or my publisher Tate Publishing Enterprises, LLC
ISBN #978-1-60462-818-0
