We always just used biscuit dough, Cindy. Do you have a biscuit recipe?

Not one that doesn't come from the Bisquick box. t Shameful Yankee I'll gladly take one, though. Dumplings thicken up the stew so nicely, plus you have dumplings!

Cindy, I've never done the stew w/ dumplings thing, but this recipe seems to have gotten really good feedback on Epicurious.

Thanks, Jess. Off to check it out.

Sorry, SA. Visions of dumplings were dancing in my head.

At least your mom doesn't know all that (I mean, seeing as she seems to be pimping him), even if she should have some clue that he's not exactly great news.

Gotta give it to Eliza, for being the first one to make me think "mmm, girls." Kind of a sentimental thing.(Or maybe that was Adriana...I'm not sure. Kind of happened about the same time.) Drea is also exceedingly hot and somewhat inclined to weird fashion.

DH and I are going on a snow-walk. I have no boots, so I'm wearing one layer of socks, a plastic newspaper bag, and another layer of socks. Under sneakers. We'll see how well this works. Ooh! I almost forgot my tiara!

Jessica, I want pictures of you, snow and the tiara! You will be the new Snow Queen. But nicer.

Biscuits

2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 cup shortning
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1 cup buttermilk

Sift together dry ingredients except for baking soda. Dissolve baking soda in buttermilk. Cut in shortning with a pastry blender, knives or your fingers until mixture resembles coarse meal. Pour in buttermilk mixture and stir until just mixed. Turn out on floured board and knead about 10 times. Roll dough 1/2 inch thick and cut with biscuit cutter. Place on lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450 for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

If you don't have buttermilk, use plain milk, 3 tsp. baking powder and no soda.

For dumplings or drop biscuits, add a little more buttermilk or milk to make a stiff dough.

Easy Biscuits

Add enough heavy cream to self-rising flour to make a stiff dough. Roll out or drop as above. Makes great dumplings for chicken and dumplings.

(I'm not really here. A friend who edits a weekly newspaper guilted me into proofreading because she has several people out. I need to sit down with these large pages and a red pen.)

(edited to make sense)

3 tsp. baking soda and no soda.

Ginger, this is not of the sense making.

Also -- Trudy and GC -- did you guys see the bit of the GG's where Robin Williams was introducing his kids and he said that one of them was a "Hello Kitty" expert? (Or something like that.)

I didn't see this. I'm not a Robin W fan at all, but his HK kid must be cool.

Ginger has a new tag.

DH and I are going on a snow-walk. I have no boots, so I'm wearing one layer of socks, a plastic newspaper bag, and another layer of socks. Under sneakers. We'll see how well this works. Ooh! I almost forgot my tiara!

BWAH!!!

Must. Have. Pictures.