chicken & buttermilk-sage dumplings

This is old-fashioned, winter comfort food. I use spices in my chicken and dumplings that are probably different from what you’re use to, but trust me…the end result is delicious. I always cook my dumplings in a separate pot of boiling stock so I can freely stir my main pot of chicken soup and not…

What I’m Listening To~ The Hotel Cafe’s “Winter Songs”

You GUYS!… 78 emails…REALLY? Hee hee…okay, okay, here ya go. This is an amazing compilation of some of my favorite indie artists. Great holiday/winter listening. Hope you approve. Winter Song- Ingrid Michaelson & Sara Bareilles All My Bells Are Ringing-Lenka Frosty the Snowman-Fiona Apple Silent Night- Priscilla Ahn What are you listening to? XO, ~Melissa

Guest Artist~ Mary Parks

Hello ChinDeep friends! I am so pleased and honored to introduce this week’s Guest Artist, Mary Parks! She is an amazingly talented woman who creates gorgeous textile and yarn offerings. You will SO enjoy visiting her Etsy Shop! Mary Parks Artist Bio~ I am a former art museum curator who took to the road and…

Nutcracker Suite Martini

I purchased a bottle of Frangelico instead of Irish cream for sipping this Holiday season, and at first I was a little disappointed. I had a couple on “the rocks” and it just wasn’t doing it for me…so I decided to invent something new. What I came up with is going to knock your nutcracker…