I have written a little poem in honor of my Carhartt overalls:
Winter may bring wind, snow and rain,Freezing mornings, evenings of ice and even freezing rain.
Cold chills up and down the prairie grass fields,
And little chickens and goats huddle up behind the barn shields.
But lucky for me I frolic as I wish,
Bringing good cheer putting hay and feed in their dish.
I Take care of my babies like a good mother,
I can stay out for hours and feel cozy all over.
Bringing out buckets of water, and loading wood in my two wheel cart,
I do what I need happily, as long as I have on my trusty Carhartts
That’s all I have so far, but I must say the amount of gratitude I have for my Carhartts is humongous!
What I need when I come out of the cold is food that will warm me to the bone and make me feel good inside and out. Here are two recipes that…. If I don’t say so myself, KICK BUTT!
Chicken and herbed dumplings are wonderful, not to mention very easy and fast. The Cornish game hens with sweet potatoes are fabulous! From start to finish it only takes 45 minutes max - that included me checking the computer regularly for weather updates!
I just know you’ll enjoy these!
So please, stay warm, safe, and go outside and play!
Chicken and Herbed Dumplings
1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken breast, cut into large cubes2 tablespoons flour
3 tablespoons olive or canola oil
8 ounces button mushrooms, sliced
1 medium onion, diced
2 carrots, peeled and diced
3 ribs of celery, diced
4 cloves of garlic, minced
2 red potatoes, diced small (not peeled)
3 ½ cups low-sodium chicken stock
2/3 cup dry sherry (not cooking wine from the grocery store)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dry rubbed sage
⅛ teaspoon salt
Preheat oven 425º. Toss the chicken in the flour coating well. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large cast iron skillet. Brown chicken, add the mushrooms, onion, celery and carrots cooking on medium high carefully scraping bottom of pan; add the herbs, spices, and salt; mix well. Add the sherry and chicken stock. Let this come to a heavy simmer while making the dumpling mix.
1 cup flour
½ cup whole wheat flour
2/3 cup corn meal
1 tablespoon baking powder
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
⅛ teaspoon salt and ⅛ teaspoon black pepper
2 green onions, sliced very thin.
Mix the flour, corn meal, baking powder, and herbs together. Add the oil and mix until crumbly; add the chicken stock making a batter. With a spoon, drop batter into the hot chicken mixture. (about 12 dumplings) place chicken and dumplings in the oven for 15 minutes. Enjoy!
Serves: 5 Calories: 450 Protein: 32g Carbohydrates: 50g Total fat: 12g
Saturated fat: 2.5g Cholesterol: 55mg Fiber: 6g Sodium: 490mg Total time 45 minutes.
Seretean Wellness Center at Oklahoma State University
Chef: Lisa Becklund
Roasted Cornish Game Hens with Sweet Potatoes
2 Cornish game hens, cut in half and skin removed2 tablespoons olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium onion, sliced
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced
3 carrots peeled and sliced on the bias
½ pound green beans, cleaned and stemmed
2/3 cup dry sherry (not cooking wine from the grocery store)
1 cup low-sodium chicken stock
⅛ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon black pepper
Toss the game hens in the following marinade while preparing the vegetables:
Zest and juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon dried mustard
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon rubbed sage
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon dill
2 teaspoons olive oil
In large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil; add the hens and sear briefly to brown. Remove hens from skillet; add the vegetables, the garlic, salt and pepper. Mix the spices evenly with the vegetables. Add the sherry and stock to the vegetables; next place the hens on top of the vegetables. Bake at 400⁰ for 20 minutes.
Serves: 4 Calories: 330 Protein: 18g Carbohydrates: 31g Total fat: 12g
Saturated fat: 2g Cholesterol: 65mg Fiber: 6g Sodium: 170mg
Seretean Wellness Center at Oklahoma State University
Chef: Lisa Becklund
2 comments:
I am really interested in the Chicken and Herbed dumplings but I want to know if I can eliminate the dry sherry and use bisquick instead of taking the time of making the dumplings?
Yes you could use bisqick if you wanted to, leave out the baking powder and salt. The nutritional analisis would change and the flavor would too but in a pinch it will work.
and Sure you can omit the sherry.
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