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Just putting together a little chicken casserole for me and Charlotte (age 8) with Campbell's condensed, chicken, pearl barley, mini pasta, spud, carrots, peas, onion, mushrooms and mixed herbs. mmmmm hearty hearty hearty!!! I also love toad and shepherd's pie at this time of year. What's YOUR favourite winter warmer?? FOOD only please lol!! Maz. XX

beef stew and dumplingsMMMMMxxxxxx(:

never made dumplings - anyone got an EASY recipe??

Ohhhhhhhh Beef stew me tooooo. Maz Aunt Bessies does really nice fluffy ones....buy em hun from the supermarkets !! Much happiness Debi

Lamb stew and dumplings. beef stew and cobblers. lancashire hot pot liver and bacon cassarole broad beans and pork stew oxtail with carrots. sausage and mash turkey leftover stew. minced beef and onion pie and any other food going

MMmmmmmm Lobby with french stick covered with real butter, love it, just half way cooking through some now. :-)

That's certainly one big dumpling Maz!! lol I am having bacon dumpling tonight - lush! Magsx

Blimey Maz, I would have to take the stew out to fit the dumpling in!!! Nichola - what the hell is Lobby??? Debi - guess what I just found in the freezer lolol - half a pack of Aunt Bessie's dumplings!!!!! This must've been meant to be!! I had forgotten that mum gave them to me ages ago. Now got 4 sitting on a plate in the nuker. Casserole bubbling away mmmmmmmmm

Bacon dumpling sounds nice, any chance of he recipe? JUles

Ohhhhhhhh Maz never knew you could nuke 'em LOL Enjoy yummyyyyyy!! What about Macoroni cheese on a cold winter night with a large chunk of bread .............. oh YUMMYYYYYYYYY Gawd knows what I will have tonight..........its wednesday and hubby brings home a take out ......last week it was sarnies from the Tesco petrol station as he had forgot what day it was LOL

Maz Dumplings 6 heaped tablespoons of SR flour half box of Atora suet pinch of salt teaspoon of baking powder enough water to make a stiff dough split into 6-8 balls and place in stew in oven for about 20-30 mins YUMMY! Roasted Suet Puddings Recipe as above but add more water until you have a dropping consistency. Cook as you would Yorkshsire puddings. Come out lovely and crispy on the outside, light and fluffy on the inside. Great with loads of gravy on! Jeanette x

Oh heck Jules - I'm one of those chuck it in and see what comes out cooks! Make the suet crust like Maz said but add some dried mixed herbs to the flour and suet before making the dough (I've got rosemary in mine tonight - run out of mixed herbs lol), fry off some bacon that has been cut into small pieces. Put the dough on a floured surface and push out into a rough oblong shape. Put the bacon in the middle and close and pinch the dough together over the top - now it looks like a big fat sausage. Wrap in buttered foil (marge will do) - leaving room for expansion (it now looks like a big foil wrapped sweet). I cook mine on the hob in a metal oval roaster (with a lid). Plonk it in the pan and add boiling water to half way up the pan - stick the lid on and steam for about 1 1/2 hours - longer won't hurt. I like liver and bacon dumpling too - but my husband doesn't like liver! You can shove anything in a dumpling. I like my bacon dumpling with a little parsley sauce and a load of mashed spuds. Goes well with cabbage and greens. Magsx

Thanks Mags - I will try it out at the weekend. Jules

Anyone know what a clootie dumpling is?? She, are you there little flower of Scotland??!! Thanks Jeanette, will copy that out for future use! Maz. XX

PMSL maz, its pork ( or any other meat you like). parsnips. carrots. potatos. onions. turnip. dumplins if you like them, cook in a huge big pan for few hours. then tuck in. suppose its like stew, dont ask me why its called lobby, LOL.

BUBBLE & SQUEAK with cold meat left overs and pickles or with liver and thick onion gravy..........I;m hungry now LOL

Nichola is it one o' them Norvern fings???!!!!! Too posh fer us cockneys I bet!!! Maz. XX

Just had a nice savoury mince with dumplings a rough guide for dumplings half the amount of suet to flour. seasoning and water to mix to a dough. can add herbs , cheese , bacon , fried onions Jeanette crispy suet puds yummy I got fed up of folks saying you don't cook dumplings like that !!!! LOL Jan

PMSL nah, i is a midlands woman, LOL, we are suppose to be a comman place ya know, LOL. i cook mine in an old pressure cooker, cut everything up in to bits, throw it in with water, bring to the boil, then let it simmer, then add the gravy, bring to boil again, then simmer, then done, also have a slow cooker, so sometimes do it in there, LOL.

Oooooo liver Debbi now you're talking! lol Try casseroling your liver in the oven in oxtail soup. Beautiful and tender with gorgeous gravy. Goes very well with my afore mentioned raost suet puddings Jeanette x