The best chicken and dumplings boasts dumplings that are light and tender yet substantial in a brothy stew full of concentrated chicken flavor. For a gluten-free version of this comfort food classic, we started by developing a flavorful chicken and vegetable stew that was simple enough to make on a weeknight.
Christofle is a manufacturer of fine silver flatware and home accessories based in France. It was founded in 1830, when jeweler Charles Christofle assumed management of a jewelry workshop belonging to his wife's family. Among Christofle's product lines are silver picture frames, crystal vases and glassware, porcelain dinnerware, and silver jewelry and holloware.
A shadoof is a mechanical irrigation tool that was first developed in a part of western Asia called the Fertile Crescent more than 4,000 years ago. It is still used to draw water in many parts of the world that do not have ready access to electric water pumps. This tool is also known as a shaduf, dhenkli, picottah, swape or counterpoise-lift. In many ways, a shadoof resembles a seesaw. A strong pole, often made from wood or bamboo, is suspended across an upright structure so that the fulcrum sits roughly one-fifth of the way down its length.