Tonight  I made a great dish called Ficase De Pollo (Cuban Chicken Stew). I make this about once a month. It’s pretty easy to make and there’s a ton of leftovers. It’s even better the next day.

Recipe after the photo

Ingredients:

4 packets of Sazon Goya (mexican spice)

Preparation

In a large pot, brown chicken and set aside.
On medium high heat, add onion, peppers and carrots to pan and cook till tender (about 10 minutes)
Add garlic and cook for 1 minute
Add Sazon Goya, cumin and stir
Add wine and cook for about 2 minutes
Add chicken, potatoes, olives and water
Cover and cook on medium low for about 2 hours.

Serve with white rice

add potatoes,

Recipe after the break

Michael Butler makes Chicken n Dumplings
Recipe after the break:

Ingredients
Chicken:

* 1 (2 1/2-pound) chicken, cut into 8 pieces
* 3 ribs celery, chopped
* 1 large onion, chopped
* 2 bay leaves
* 2 chicken bouillon cubes
* 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can condensed cream of celery or cream of chicken soup

Dumplings:

* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon salt
* Ice water

Directions

To start the chicken: Place the chicken, celery, onion, bay leaves, bouillon, and House Seasoning in a large pot. Add 4 quarts of water and in water and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Simmer the chicken until it is tender and the thigh juices run clear, about 40 minutes. Remove the chicken from the pot and, when it is cool enough to handle, remove the skin and separate the meat from the bones. Return the chicken meat to the pot. Keep warm over low heat.

To prepare the dumplings: Mix the flour with the salt and mound together in a mixing bowl. Beginning at the center of the mound, drizzle a small amount of ice water over the flour. Using your fingers, and moving from the center to the sides of the bowl, gradually incorporate about 3/4 cup of ice water. Knead the dough and form it into ball.

Dust a good amount of flour onto a clean work surface. Roll out the dough (it will be firm), working from center to 1/8-inch thick. Let the dough relax for several minutes.

Add the cream of celery soup to the pot with the chicken and simmer gently over medium-low heat.

Cut the dough into 1-inch pieces. Pull a piece in half and drop the halves into the simmering soup. Repeat. Do not stir the chicken once the dumplings have been added. Gently move the pot in a circular motion so the dumplings become submerged and cook evenly. Cook until the dumplings float and are no longer doughy, 3 to 4 minutes.

To serve, ladle chicken, gravy, and dumplings into warm bowls.

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A classic southern Thanksgiving and holiday side dish. Savory Scalloped Potatoes

Recipe follows the break:

Ingredients:
• 6 medium red skinned potatoes
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 6 green onions, with 2 inches green, sliced
• 3 tablespoons flour
• 2 1/4 cups whole milk
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon dried mustard
• dash nutmeg
Preparation:
Lightly grease an 11×7-inch baking dish. Heat oven to 350°.
Peel potatoes; rinse well then slice thinly into a large bowl.
In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt butter. Add sliced green onions and sauté for 1 minute. Stir in flour until smooth and bubbly. Add milk and salt and pepper to taste. Cook, stirring, until thick and bubbly. Stir in mustard and nutmeg. Pour the mixture over potatoes and mix well.
Pour the potato mixture into prepared baking dish; cover with foil. Bake for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake for about 15 to 20 minutes longer, or until potatoes are tender.?Serves 4 to 6.

Michael Butler makes an Italian Chicken Dish called Pollo in Forno, also known as Oregano Chicken with Potatoes and Tomatoes. Recipe follows.

Ingredients:
1 chicken 3 to 3 1/2 pounds
1 pound potatoes
2 lemons
1 pound roma tomatoes
Salt and Pepper
2 cloves garlic
1/2 to 1 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp dried oregano

Wash chicken and cut into 18 pieces
peel potatoes and cut them into slices 1/4 inch thick. Put slices in a bowl of cold water until needed.
Cut the tomatoes into slices less than 1/2 inch thick. Remove seeds.
Lightly oil a baking dish.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
Layer the potatoes over the bottom of the baking dish.
Sprinkle the potato slices with salt and pepper, then pour the lemon juice over them. Make a layer ov chicken pieces over the potatoes. Put a tomato slice over each piece of chicken.
Finely chop the garlic. Pour the olive oil into a small bowl, then add the garlic, red pepper flakes, oregano and salt to taste. Mix very well with a spoon. Pour the sauce over the tomato layer in the baking dish. Place dish in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes.
Remove from oven, let stand for 2 minutes, then serve.