Mother Alice’s Hot Chicken Salad
This is a hot dish, served with slices of French bread or crostini.
Herb-Roasted Chicken
From Peggy: She reports this is one of her favorite chicken recipes, from a book by Susan Branch, “Heart of the Home” in Martha’s Vineyard. She has begun growing her own herbs and using then fresh in this recipe. Martha (her Martha, that is) asked if this was smoked chicken – the herbs really penetrate …
Lemon Chicken
From Peggy: Another family favorite from “Heart of the Home” by Susan Branch. The meat is extremely tender and gourmet-tasting. Everyone who has this raves about it – even Dad!
Mulligatawny Soup
Kathy wrote that she and Larry were traveling north from Los Angeles along the Pacific Coast Highway and stopped to eat at a small town. When leaving the restaurant, Larry asked the cashier to give the chef his compliments on the soup. She asked if he would like the recipe – people asked for it …
Dumplings (Betty Crocker)
Kathy contributed this recipe, adding that the Midwest is chicken and dumplings country. This recipe is quite similar to her mother’s, who always served chicken and dumplings with mashed potatoes. The secret is in the covered and uncovered timed cooking.