Happy Valentine's Day everyone! We've had a snowy weekend here in Atlanta, and we are under another winter storm warning for tonight with 2-4 more inches of snow expected. Since we never get a lot of snow in the South, it is all very exciting! We had around 4 inches on Friday, so we went over to Jeff and Cory's house for a snow party. Jeff made some amazing chicken, turkey and beef sliders with tater tots, french fries, baked beans and chocolate chip cookies! We ate dinner and watched the opening ceremonies for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. It was a very fun night. So today is Valentine's Day, and I am making a hearty Sunday Supper. Thanks to my friend Alissa Walker, I am trying a no-knead bread recipe: http://www.gelatobaby.com/
On a sad note, we learned this morning that our dear friend and neighbor, Mary Sparks, passed away at the age of 88. She was one-of-a-kind and one sweet lady. We met Mary when our neighborhood was threatened with commercial development. We organized the Historic Canton Homeowners Association, and fought the old mayor who had promised to keep our neighborhood residential – until he sold out to developers. After a long, difficult fight, we won the battle to "Keep East Main Street Residential," but it was Mary that stared the former mayor down in a city council meeting and stated, "Mayor Pruett, you promised to stop commercial development at Shipp and Roy Streets a few years ago, and we expect you to keep you promise!" She was amazing, and that one spectacular moment gave us an edge in our battle. Thank you Mary, and rest in peace. Our neighborhood will not be the same with you. Tonight's Sunday Supper is dedicated to you!
The Menu:
- Italian Chicken Stew
- Homemade "No-Knead" Bread
- Old Fashioned Chocolate Cream Pie
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4 comments:
Bill:
The Italian Chicken Stew looks absolutely delicious. Since I'm a newbie, I'm wondering if you ever post recipes? I would love to get your recipe for this, if it's not a super secret family recipe.
Thanks,
Christina
Welcome Christina! I don't usually post recipes because I don't really follow them. However, I began with this one and added a few things:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/cda/recipe_print/0,1946,FOOD_9936_24785_RECIPE-PRINT-FULL-PAGE-FORMATTER,00.html
Instead of chicken breasts, I used chicken thighs. I also used cannellini beans instead of kidney beans and added some fresh spinach at the end. I also used potatoes and pumped up the spices with fresh garlic, crushed red pepper and other Italian herbs. It really hit the spot!!!
BFCF! Thanks for another yummy post! I'm generally not into V-Day, but I knew to expect an amazing Valentines BSS post and you delivered. I wish I could taste that pie!
Christina, welcome to the BSS fan base! You're in for a treat!
That looks beautiful, all of it! Happy Valentine's Day, Bill!
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