| I was returning home from walking my baby
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| | her, "I thought you would enjoy this Jim,
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| sister to her piano lessons when I saw a
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| | it's called CHEATIN' CHICKEN, you know
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| strange truck parked in our driveway. I
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| | what they say, bird's of a feather... At
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| noticed our next door neighbor, Ginny,
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| | that moment my grandfather, along with
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| was sitting outside on her front porch a
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| | other family members (including Aunt
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| bit early today. This told me that the
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| | Nita) burst out laughing. Jim's face
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| truck belonged to someone unidentifiable
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| | turned three shades of red, he smiled and
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| from a peek through her window.I had just
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| | kept on eating.The Cheating Chicken is
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| about made up my mind that one of my
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| | most honestly the best White Wine Chicken
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| Uncles or Aunts had purchased a new
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| | you'll ever hang a lip on, and my dimples
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| vehicle until I reached the kitchen door.
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| | have had opportunity to dance over the
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| There standing right opposite my Aunt
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| | years every time I have made this nost
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| Nita was THAT CHEATER! Standing there
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| | awesome meal for my family.CHEATIN"
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| with my mouth wide open, and eyes as huge
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| | CHICKEN1 large fryer (3lbs or more) cut
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| as golf balls bulging out of my head I
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| | up, washed and drained
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| was ask if i wasn't going to say hello.
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| | 1/2 C. flour
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| I didn't know his name yet as I had not
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| | 1/4 C. Canola oil
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| been properly introduced. I did however
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| | salt and pepper to taste
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| remember his face from an old photo album
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| | 1 clove garlic (minced)
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| that held some family photos of him and
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| | 2 cups sliced mushrooms
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| Aunt Nita on their wedding day, as well
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| | 1/2 cup dry white wine
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| as other pictures of them and their only
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| | 1 C. of your favorite Alfredo Sauce from
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| son. Each time i caught Aunt Nita
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| | a jar
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| looking at this album, I would, out of
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| | 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
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| curiosity ask the name of this man. Each
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| | 1 T. chopped fresh parsleyPreheat oil in
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| time I was answered with "that Cheater."
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| | large heavy skillet. Coat chicken with
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| I did namage a "hello Sir."Aunt Nita was
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| | flour. Place chicken in skillet to brown,
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| in the process of telling him that he was
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| | salt and pepper to taste. Brown chicken
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| most certainly welcomed to come to town
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| | about 12 minutes. Add garlic, mushrooms,
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| and visit their new granddaughter (who
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| | and ginger to skillet, scrape bottom of
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| lived three blocks away) however, the
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| | skillet well. Let cook about two minutes.
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| next time my dad, or anyone else in the
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| | Add white wine and Alfredo Sauce. Stir
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| house invited him for dinner, she was to
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| | well. Turn heat setting to medium low
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| be warned ahead of time. She then
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| | and simmer for 25 minutes. (You want slow
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| proceeded to tell him that he could go
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| | bubbly cooking) Stir often. Place chicken
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| out back on the porch and wait with the
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| | on platter. Spoon sauce over chicken.
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| men till dinner was served!When I finally
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| | Top with chopped fresh parsley before
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| was able to speak I asked about what we
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| | serving.from a collection "Tastebud
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| were preparing for dinner. I was stunned
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| | Tidbits" by Joyce M. EdwardsI am
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| when Aunt Nita replied "Cheatin'
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| | currently writing for several newspapers
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| Chicken." What's Cheatin' Chicken I
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| | and am compiling the articles for a book.
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| asked. Well it's what you make when your
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| | I write humorus stories about
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| trying to make White Wine Chicken but you
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| | experiences I had as a child in the
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| have to use a white sauce from a jar, add
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| | kitchen. I was raised in a very small
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| a cup of white wine and some other
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| | southern community where you knew Hobo's
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| seasonings and call it good! Needless to
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| | by name when they jumped off the train,
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| say, I did not ask any other questions
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| | every new babie was doted upon by the
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| about the evening meal. My task was to
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| | entire "town", and you knew who's car was
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| peel vegetables, heat the rolls, and make
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| | parked in who's driveway at any given
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| sure there would be plenty of ice tea.
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| | time of the day or night! The kitchen was
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| Oh yeah, I was to set the table too.As
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| | the gathering place of most of the women
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| usual, Aunt Nita received a raving review
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| | in our little community. Who needed the
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| of her White Wine Chicken that night.
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| | news paper (it was only printed once
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| She and I just looked at each other, then
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| | every other week) we had our own media
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| to my total amazement she said to the
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| | pool, and it was home grown and made in
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| gentleman setting opposite the table from
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| | the USA!
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