Chicken and dumplings, butter beans, and fried okra
Learning Grandma’s chicken and dumplings was also requested by my brother. It wouldn’t okay for Grandma to make it without him also being able to enjoy the meal! So this really was a Grandma and grandchildren effort – even Edward helped!
Starter
Adding the egg
Grandma did all of the hardwork
Making the dumplings under Grandma’s supervision
So many dumplings!
Grandpa watching Hope
Preparing the butter beans
Now mom’s watching Hope
Family photo outside of 4 generations
Being a goof
Frying some okra
Preparing the dumplings
The dumplings cooking in fresh chicken stock
Shredding the chicken by hand
Done! Ready to go in with the dumplings
The butter beans
Fried okra
An American in Antwerp 