Cooking 2.5

     Hi guys! It has been a stressful week for Chef Maddie... this has nothing to do with my genius hour, but I lost $180 this weekend and I have not been in a good mood. Also, my check engine light came on in my car, so that's great. I know nothing about cars and that definitely does not help. Maybe next genius hour I should educated myself on mechanics! But that's all besides the point, because this week of cooking was a success!

    I decided to make homemade chicken dumpling soup this week. The process wasn't too tricky or time consuming, which will be helpful going into college. However, my mom did help me this week by organizing the ingredients and helping me prepare the dumplings. I found a recipe online that looked appealing and simple. The recipe called for ingredients such as onions, celery, garlic, chicken, and carrots (but we left out those because who likes carrots anyway 😣). First, I prepared the broth part of the soup and then later added the chicken. I would have to say the dumpling making was the hardest part, but not impossible. I highly recommend this recipe though, because it only took a prep time of 15 minutes and a cook time of 30! 

    One thing I would change about this recipe in the broth portion. I felt this dish was a little more watery/soupy than I would have preferred it to be. But my favorite part of the meal was the homemade dumpling! I think they turned out to be delicious! 

 

And this was the final product!🥳