Recipe: Kołduny (Polish Dumpling)

These dumplings are traditionally filled with just spiced meat but of course you can fill them with anything your heart desires. The dough is made from water, flour, and egg which you probably have in your kitchen right now. If you simply seal them in half moons without any fancy folding these can be made relatively quickly but they can also be made ahead of time in bulk and frozen. They can be eaten plain or in broth or even fried after boiling so they’re very versatile!

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Recipe: Chicken Congee

A staple of most of the Asian world, congee is basically just rice boiled down until its texture becomes soft and pudding-like. Congee can be sweet or savory, served with almost anything and at almost any meal time. It’s often eaten for breakfast or when sick or during hard times but it can also be quite celebratory and topped with everything from vegetable and bread sticks to whole fish, this version is a pretty simple chicken base that I topped with marinated mushrooms and jammy boiled eggs.

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Recipe: White Chicken Chili

If you have shredded chicken on hand and you don’t have a plan for what to do with it this recipe is a very way to use it up. This is a pretty flexible recipe where you can add whatever beans, vegetables, and cheese you have on hand to dress it up anyway you like. Personally I’m a big fan of adding those last bits of crushed chips to the top of the bowl but anything from jalapenos to olives could conceivably be put on top.

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