Comments on: Dark Days, tasty medicine

By: Biz

Biz — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 02:15:51 +0000

I am sure by now you are feeling fine – I love making chicken soup from a whole chicken, my store routinely sells whole chickens for .79 cents a pound.

I love the idea of sauteing the chicken – nice!

By: Brittney

Brittney — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 04:18:06 +0000

I made your chicken and dumpling soup tonight and it was delicious! Thanks for posting the recipe.

By: The Spice Doc

The Spice Doc — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:46:59 +0000

Love your chicken soup – it’s got a bit of matzoh ball style to it, which is something maybe I’ll do to mine next time!

By: Livin Local

Livin Local — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:22:50 +0000

So sorry you are not feeling well. It was quite kind of you to share this comforting food with us while you crawl back into bed. Be well.

By: Kalyn

Kalyn — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:55:54 +0000

Your chicken soup does indeed look perfect, and what a great guy you are to make it for Anita. I haven’t had dumplings for many years, but my mom always used to make them for us when we were sick.

By: Cameron

Cameron — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:54:16 +0000

Helene: I hope that you don’t have to wait until illness strikes before you try it. Maybe you can fake the sniffles?

Christine: Yet another reason to love Ms. Lewis!

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:55:55 +0000

The basic method which produces the chicken broth, is one that the late great Edna Lewis espoused. I learned this method from her earlier cookbooks, and she also has it in her Gift of Southern Cooking. In her earlier books, she uses celery in place of the onions.
I now use both: I think it produces a tastier broth. And a very, very rich chicken broth at that.

By: Tartelette

Tartelette — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:40:01 +0000

Thank you Cameron for the recipe! Does not have to be a family recipe to be good, that’s the great thing about food.
Chicken soup with dumplings is not something I grew up with but Bill did so I know this will become handy next time one of us is sick.