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Receta Chicken & Dumplings - An American Classic from America's Test Kitchen--and a Public Confession
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I'm going to tell you about this Chicken 'N Dumplings dish that I made a few weeks ago. It's gone, by the way. In fact, this huge pot of deliciousness was mostly eaten by my boys in two days. I'd say that this recipe was a success, because they asked for more. I wasn't sure what to expect, by the way. Why? Because I've never tasted this classic American dish, let alone made this dish. I happened to catch an episode of America's Test Kitchen and I was impressed with how easy the show made this look to make. To me, this is really like making homemade chicken soup, with dumplings instead of noodles. Out of curiosity, I asked my husband if he'd ever had Chicken and Dumplings. He replied that his mother used to make it, and I noticed…
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