Offal is the entrails and internal organs of a butchered animal. The word does not refer to a particular list of organs, but includes most internal organs other than muscles or bones. Depending on the cultural context, offal may be considered as waste material that is thrown away, or as delicacies that command a high price. Offal not used directly for human or animal food is often processed in a rendering plant, producing material that is used for animal feed, fertilizer, or fuel.

This is a favorite dish in our family, especially in the hard cold winter months. Only 47 days until spring, dish it up tonight and think ‘warm thoughts’ .

Homemade Chicken Soup with Dumplings!

The Berkowitz family of Ambler gathered yesterday for its traditional Christmas dinner: wonton soup, pan-seared pork dumplings, salt-baked shrimp and scallops, orange beef, and sweet-and-sour chicken.

This chicken and dumplings recipe is true comfort food.

The other day I was watching Americas Test Kitchen which happens to be one of my favorite cooking show. This time they made chicken dumpling soup and it looked wonderful. The dumplings where large and airy and doubled in size as they cooked. The whole meal looked quite nice and warming. So I had an urge to try this recipe out, or at least I had an