Recipe for Chicken Stew

By popular demand (giggle) HERE IS THE RECIPE!!!

  HEARTY CHICKEN STEW 
          from Kerrie's Kitchen

3 carrots cut into chunks
3 large russet potatoes cut in large cubes
4 stalks of celery cut the same
1 cut up ripe tomato
4 pieces of boneless chicken tenders cut into chunks
        (for ease of cutting, cut  while still partially frozen)
Dash of Garlic powder
Dash of All Season seasoning salt
Cover with water
Added later:    1 can of cream of mushroom soup with 1/2 can of water

Bring all ingredients to a boil in a large stew pot.  Then lower the heat and let bubble softly for 1 1/2 hrs.  At this time drain just a little of the liquid off and add the soup mixture stirring in well to mix smoothly.  Continue on slow boil and add the dumplings.  I use the recipe on the Bisquick or Jiffy mix boxes, just adding water to the mix and then dropping by tablespoonsful onto the stew.  Cook for 10 minutes uncovered and then 10 minutes covered.  Walah!  A creamy, hearty stew to please everyone!  Enjoy!  And if any is left over, it is great heated up!

I love cooking when the weather turns cooler and sometimes will make up more than one recipe on a Saturday morn to freeze and use during the week.  Some of the dishes include my Meatless Low Cal Lasgna, Navy Beans with Molasses and brown sugar that I do in the crock pot, etc.  For deserts, there is the bakeless cream pie that makes 2 pies and can be frozen until using.  Also, a jello layered "Irish Lasagna" - ha! If you are interested in any of my other recipes, let me know:-)

       It has rained here now for at least 24 hrs. and I am ready for it to cease already - ha!  Here are some pictures of our wildlife sharing the space during the rain this morning.

      

Note how the swan's wings are flattened to repel the rain.

For more fun Critter pictures please visit:

http://kerrieskorner.blogspot.com/

Have a super Monday and the rest of the week!

         ♥KERRIE♥  My heart to yours!

Happiness is ShabbyChic blogsite!

TODAY, I am most thankful for the great blog elements provided by Shabby Chic blogsite!  I dared to take the offered backgrounds and headers to "spiffy" up my site and as you can see,though that little thorn in my side of a "free cursors" connect is still there, I was able to update and give TWO HAPPY a whole new and refreshing look!  Thank you ShabbyChic blogsite!!! And just now while I was writing,the beautiful Swan Couple dropped by!

Is there anything more elegant than these creatures?  I love them so.  They have such a serene and calming effect even in the 37☼ temps today.  I am sitting here in my little den/porch with 2 sweaters on - ha!  I have lived in the South for 21 yrs. now and we usually don't wake to 20☼ weather like we did this morning - yow!

Thank you for coming to visit me today.  Come back often as you are always welcome and also check out my other blogs whose links are in my sidebar.

SATURDAY SWANS...

GREETING ME THIS MORNING, were the lovely and elegant swan couple.  I ran out in my nightgown to greet them and take their pictures.  There are so many small lakes in our community that they are not always right here in our back yard so when they are, I am so thrilled and always take pictures of their grace and beauty.  They are so calming.  I did miss a picture of a large hawk that was after a squirrel on our pear tree but the squirrel was so quick, his life was spared and the hawk flew away-whew!  You know how I love my little furry friends! Ha!  I hope you enjoy today and the rest of your weekend.