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