Chicken and Dumplings

[east_beast]

CB definitely has solid chicken and dumplings for a restaurant. If you want better plate presentation maybe go somewhere with a wine list. Cracker Barrel is about cheap comfort food with old school country ambiance.

 

[G Low]

Right- what more can you do to enhance the aesthetics of c&d? They are what they are.

And Cracker Barrel is exactly the way it was intended- whether appealing, or not.

I've made chicken and dumplings with dark meat and it was even better than just white meat. You are right it's just chicken and dumplings, nothing else….

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

I've never ordered chicken and dumplings in a restaurant. My grandmother made chicken and dumplings, and they were absolutely delicious! I doubt any restaurant could match the memories I have of her cooking! ! ! Some things are best left alone.

Same here - I would not order chicken and dumplings at a restaurant.

 

[donna]

My Granny made the best. However my husband makes some great chicken and dumplings.

 

[G Low]

Same here - I would not order chicken and dumplings at a restaurant.

If you're ever in Macon you could try them here, or get the beef liver and onion (another favorite of mine).

 

[G Low]

If you're ever in Macon you could try them here, or get the beef liver and onion (another favorite of mine).
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And I can't pass this up, diabetes be dam***!!

 

[JackADriscoll]

I made chicken and dumplings tonight but i used matzo mix to make the dumplings and I boiled water with a lot of black pepper in it for about an hour before I started working. It really releases the pepper flavor. I shred the chicken like pulled pork. Mmmm mmm

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

If you're ever in Macon you could try them here, or get the beef liver and onion (another favorite of mine).
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When we lived in Macon in the 1950's the S&S Cafeteria was already there. We ate there about once a month!

 

[G Low]

When we lived in Macon in the 1950's the S&S Cafeteria was already there. We ate there about once a month!

We ate at the one in Augusta mostly. My grandmother was a Walden. Her brothers ran a men's clothing store in downtown Macon in the 50's and 60's. Her nephews were Phil and Allan Walden, managers of the Almand Brothers Band and Lynard Skynard.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

We ate at the one in Augusta mostly. My grandmother was a Walden. Her brothers ran a men's clothing store in downtown Macon in the 50's and 60's. Her nephews were Phil and Allan Walden, managers of the Almand Brothers Band and Lynard Skynard.

Really cool. I didn't know the Waldens, but a first cousin of the members of the Allman Brothers Band was a good friend of mine. His name was Marty Allman.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

We ate at the one in Augusta mostly. My grandmother was a Walden. Her brothers ran a men's clothing store in downtown Macon in the 50's and 60's. Her nephews were Phil and Allan Walden, managers of the Almand Brothers Band and Lynard Skynard.

You can tell from my post that I am as Old as Dirt!

 

[KianGaf]

This seems to be one of those foods that there are a thousand different variations- included items, texture of dumplings, consistency of broth, etc.

Very difficult, for me, to find a restaurant that does it "right". But like most here, I had a grandma who absolutely had it down pat.

Unfortunately my Grandma that could cook died early on me in 91 and my other never lifted a pan passed in 14 . I still loved her to bits and we were best friends at the end but I never had any strong traditional cooks in the family. I must try chicken and dumplings , I bought an American test kitchen cookbook last year that is huge and there has to be a recipe in it.

 

[Sheltowee]

Unfortunately my Grandma that could cook died early on me in 91 and my other never lifted a pan passed in 14 . I still loved her to bits and we were best friends at the end but I never had any strong traditional cooks in the family. I must try chicken and dumplings , I bought an American test kitchen cookbook last year that is huge and there has to be a recipe in it.

In my case- the worst thing is I had little to no appreciation, at the time. At age nine, I was too hung up on fast-food hamburgers.

And then, suddenly, she's gone. Fifty years later, I'm still trying to retain the essence of her cooking.

 

[13 IL Cav & 64 GA Inf]

In my case- the worst thing is I had little to no appreciation, at the time. At age nine, I was too hung up on fast-food hamburgers.

And then, suddenly, she's gone. Fifty years later, I'm still trying to retain the essence of her cooking.

I'm lucky. My mother came from a family of good cooks, and my wife learned a lot from her. My wife definitely qualifies as a good cook!

 

[donna]

Both my Grandmothers were excellent cooks. My Mother was too. I learned a lot from them. My husband is an excellent cook. His Mother was too. We are lucky as cooking was always important in our families.

 

[KianGaf]

I love this channel he is a really great guy. I'm going to give this recipe a try.

 

[G Low]

I've never ordered chicken and dumplings in a restaurant. My grandmother made chicken and dumplings, and they were absolutely delicious! I doubt any restaurant could match the memories I have of her cooking! ! ! Some things are best left alone.

I believe that, my grandmother used to made the best too!!

 

[G Low]

I love this channel he is a really great guy. I'm going to give this recipe a try.

I don't put carrots in with the dumplings.

 

[KianGaf]

I don't put carrots in with the dumplings.

Sounds like a Dublin coddle conundrum. The folks north of the river don't put carrots in their coddle but us south side folk do.

 

[G Low]

Sounds like a Dublin coddle conundrum. The folks north of the river don't put carrots in their coddle but us south side folk do.

I like people from the south