Comments for Ramblings Of A Manure Queen

Comment on New Years Eve by eq4bits

eq4bits — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 05:19:20 +0000

Unfortunately he’s headed in the other direction, just left yesterday after being home 13 days. But… looks like he’ll be home sorta for our 30th wedding anniversary… which will be the first time in about 10 or 12 years that that has happened……..

Comment on New Years Eve by Peggy Garrett Boylan

Peggy Garrett Boylan — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:36:27 +0000

At least he is headed this way. It may be past the holidays, but won’t it be a special occasion when he does get home. A private one just for the two of you.

Comment on A Rose By Any Other Name….. by eq4bits

eq4bits — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:00:41 +0000

Thank you!

Comment on Chicken & Dumplings by eq4bits

eq4bits — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 17:00:25 +0000

Yes, lower temperature… you also have to watch and not ‘overwork’ the dough for your dumplings… which will make them sort of ‘slimey’… I can’t count the number of times I’ve had to dump the whole pot and start over! Another reason I’ve gotten in the habit of using the pre-made frozen dumpling ‘strips’… just add more chopped green onions to the pot.

Comment on Chicken & Dumplings by Snukes

Snukes — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 02:39:57 +0000

Delicious! My dumplings were sort of a mooshy mess, but I hear cooking them at an even lower temp might help. I didn’t have any kitchen bouquet, so I added half of my veggies to the pot and cooked them until I had a fond on the bottom of my pot. Deglazing that added nice color and a little extra strength to the flavor. I stuck in a little roux to make up the thickness, and (though I’ve never had the recipe as it was meant to be) I didn’t feel like the flavor was in any way lacking. Thumbs up!

Comment on Cornish Game Hens by Laura

Laura — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 03:57:04 +0000

Tried this out tonight. Well, mostly. I didn’t have any scallions or green onions, so I just used some yellow onion. And it was delicious. Not as pretty as yours, though…

Comment on A Rose By Any Other Name….. by Fay

Fay — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:57:04 +0000

*Those* are some of the prettiest roses I’ve ever seen, L! And I have to admit, the voodoo rose is exquisite. Now I want some in our yard. -_-