Chicken & Dumplings, Green Beans, Fried Okra, Cornbread & Strawberry Shortcake = YUM! 

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CONGRATULATIONS on your new grandbaby!! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! ❤ And tell Katie to please give herself lots of Grace during the newborn phase!! Still praying for you all!

Your family restores my hope for the world. Many blessings!

Ira is a very blessed baby to be welcomed into Katie's loving arms. So happy for everyone! Joy abounds!

Congratulations Grandma and grandpa. I know y’all are enjoying that sweet baby boy.

I lost my Mama 7 years ago. I have to tell you that tonight, I put your video on and just cooked in the kitchen listening to you. It was a great comfort. Thank you for sharing your culture and cuisine!

Oh, how I grinned when I heard that little baby cry. He's smelling all that love coming from his grandma's kitchen. Congrats to all! Ira's a lucky boy to be born into this family.

I'm a 60 year old single man . I grew up in southern Wv. I love watching your channel . I like the biscuit dough better in chicken and dumplings . Take the Dumpling out and break them up and butter them and then put the chicken and broth on top . As a kid when grandpa and i would go hunting , grandma would make squrill dumplings . Matt is a lucky guy . Country life is the best .

It was nice hearing baby Ira letting his voice be heard in the background. What a sweet sound.🩵

I hope you are enjoying that new grandbaby! And in a few months, you'll get another one. So excited for your family. Being a grandparent is the BEST. 😊

That sure was a beautiful ole fashioned country meal.. can't get any better..u know it's good when like Matt trys to get that last bit off the plate 😆... congrats on little bit and so lovely Katie and the baby doin good 😊..he was born to a warm,lovin, Christan family and y'all are blessed.. truely happy for each one y'all.. thanks for sharin..

Tipper you cook a lot like my mom. She was the oldest of 8 children, and raised in Ohio. Her food was amazing! We grew our vegetables, chicken, pork, and much of our fruit. Your family is wonderful, and they are so blessed to have you!

Awwww Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa... Lots of sleepless nights but well worth it !!

Mom used to cook her chicken in a separate pot and skim off anything that was floating at the top of it. She'd pull apart her chicken. Then with her dough, she'd make a double bach, cut them up in long strips, let her noodles dry out and then ball up her noodles to make them thick or thicker. She made wonderful homemade chicken and noodles! They were awesome ❤❤

Congratulations! Grandma and Grandpa on the birth of sweet baby Ira. Another generation has begun for the Pressley family. So happy for Katie and all of you. You all have been Blessed. ❤💙🙏

My grandma made the best chicken and dumplings. We always had green beans and cornbread along with our chicken and dumplings, too. So many happy memories with my grandma. Miss her so much. Congratulations on becoming grandparents.

Nothing better than being grandparents! Congratulations to you and Matt! ❤️

My father grew up during The Great Depression when food and money were tight. He always called flour dumplin' dust and rarely would eat them. This looks like a great meal!

Tipper, I LOVE your channel! The food always looks so scrumptious! My favorite part of your videos is when Matt fixes his plate and brags on your food! There is so much LOVE in your home! You can always be assured that when you visit your home for supper, you will always leave with a full stomach and heart. Your videos nourish the soul and the heart. GOD bless you and your family. Much Love and Blessings!

I'm hungry! That's why I'm here first! I'll just sit here quietly and watch.

Tipper and Matt ❤ So happy for y'all. What a Beautiful Blessing it is to be grandma and Papa. Boundless joy. And one more coming! Sending Love to All. God Continue to Bless this Sweet Family. 🙏

Dear lovely woman, please don’t say “Should have” because you do so very much for us all here and at your home. You do perfect and that is perfect! Big hugs to you and yours.

Thank you. I love your show. I grew up in my early years in Kentucky. Your recipes are the same foods my mother cooked. She didn't leave recipes. You are my saving grace. 😊

Love watch you cook. What a meal! Thanks for sharing your food with us. 😊

Congratulations on the birth of your grandson! He is so sweet with his blonde hair. Katie looks like she’s doing great. What a blessing!❤

I could watch you all day. It's like being little again and being in the kitchen with my aunts.

Congratulations on the new grandbaby. Nothing like being a grandparent. I love the videos, especially the cooking and gardening ones. I helped my grandmother make dumplings from the time I could see over her table. We make flat dumplings like you. My grandmother kept them in the freezer on sheet pans. She would layer them in the long strips with wax paper between them. When she cooked them, she would just break them in pieces into the hot broth. Keeping them in the freezer kept cooking chicken and dumplings from being such a chore. Then on an afternoon when there wasn't much to do, and her dumplings were getting low in the freezer, we rolled out dumplings. She never froze them after cooking them, but I'm sure it would be fine.Great memories.

We called those kind of dumplings, pastry. Chicken and pastry. It's dumplings when we drop them off a spoon. I'm so grateful I found your channel. Hearing your accent takes me back to those Kentucky hollows. Thank you.

Big congrats Grandma and Grandpa 🎊 ❤🙏🏻🙏🏻💐

Congratulations, Tipper and Matt! Blessings to Katie and baby Ira. ❤

My Mother in Law is French Canadian and taught me how to make this. Her secret is that she adds 5 cloves to the broth at the beginning, adds a wonderful flavour! Give it a try!

Lordy, brings back memories. Strawberry shortcake w/whipped cream was one of my daddy's favorite desserts. So mom made it all the time.

My grandma was French Canadian and she called those kind of dumplings sliders. Love your channel.

Congratulations on becoming Grandparents. I know he's a great blessing.

Wow. You're the first person I've ever seen who freezes AND cooks okra the same way as myself. Love, love, love your channel.

Tipper--ya'll couldn't fool me. I heard little baby britches in the back ground and caught the reference to sweet little dumplin!!! Congrats, guys!!!

You are like a younger version of my Memaw. I love watching your videos and listening to your explanations. Thank you for sharing your life with us.

So happy that Katy and your grandson are well. You must be thrilled to have your first grand baby. I know that Matt will be proud to have a young'un to teach all a boy should know to become a man. I love chicken and slicks. Probably my favorite soup. My okra seldom makes it from the garden to the house. I like it raw better than any other way. I am disappointed when harvest is so big I have to freeze it .

Congratulations Grandma and Grandpa and Katie!🎉 I'm so very Happy for You All! Ira sounds like a Great name! 😊❤🙏🏻🙏🏻🎉

I know I’ve said it before but I just absolutely love watching your videos! Every one of them! They help me so much. And they are so enjoyable, remind me of growing up, your cooking is so much like both of my grandmothers’. Even though they were from the country in GA and Alabama, they cooked so much like you and Granny. So happy for all of you with your new grandson! 💖

Congratulations on the grandbaby. Im a Great grandma. They are wonderful.

Awwww!!!! That sweet precious little Baby Ira cry in the background! He’s strong!!! You can tell by that cry! Great meal as always! Exactly like my Memaw used to make.🥰 And thank you again for all you do.

I'm so happy for your darling family I could bust. Congratulations on becoming grandparents. What a lucky baby boy. Enjoy this time with him it's precious 💙

I enjoy all your cooking videos. Not only does it all remind me of my mountain mama 💖 but it puts me back in touch with my roots. Mama worked a full time job and brought sewing home at night to raise 2 kids on her own. But she ALWAYS had a southern supper with scratch biscuits or cornbread on the table every single night. Amazing woman, she was. You cook your dumplings just like my mama, and her mama cooked them. Somewhere down the line I started adding fresh parsley to the dumplings. I still do occasionally.

Love your videos and i fell asleep listening to the mountian rain. Thank you and God bless !

My mom and her siblings grew up in Jellico Tennessee and surrounding areas. I grew up in southern Ohio and we always had a garden and I was surrounded by good southern cooks, we always had cornbread and homemade biscuits and garden vegetables, also all the ones they canned. My mom canned or froze everything she got. She never wasted anything since they never had a lot growing up. Unfortunately my mom passed in October 21 and all but 1 brother are left out of 9. I so miss all of them as I spent most of my life surrounded by them and all the good southern food. I remember some of the food that I learned to make watching her but I feel like I don’t know everything I wish I did. I love watching your videos since it reminds me of some of the things I ate all the time growing up and also the phrases my family used. It does make me miss all of my family that passed but it is a comfort to watch you. I also had to buy your cookbook and your bacon grease jar. I had bacon grease in 3 different containers.

Oh! and a Huge Congratulations on the first grandbaby. Ain't it Grand!

Congratulations on your new grandson! Thanks be to God for His blessings on you and your family.

One of my favorite meals! Yum 😋

Congratulations to you all on the new baby that arrived. I’m so glad mom and baby are doing good!

❤Congrats on Ira arriving! I know yall are tickled pink! What a blessing for Easter! ❤

Congratulations on the new grandson Ira!!!!!! Nothing like a good country meal Hope you all are enjoying spoiling little Ira!

I hear a baby!!! 💙 Congratulations all!

This is one of my favorite videos. You are so sweet and have the sweetest family. May God continue to bless you and your family each and every day. Enjoy those grand babies.

I love how Matt is so appreciative of your hard work cooking in the kitchen!! He is a keeper! Lol!!

Lovely meal! I love the fact you make meals that all levels of folks can make.. No unusual ingredients! You're awesome! I'm going to make your recipe! Health and Smiles! Ohio😊

My great aunt Alma made dumplings like you, but she never me how. Thanks for this video because now I know!

I’m 81 and from Texas but both sides of my family came from NC. So much of how you cook is exactly what was passed to my mother. Love it!

My Gramma always called them slickers. She boiled a ham shank with some potatoes quartered lengthwise. Then shortly before serving, she mixed up the slickers using flour and broth from the ham. No shortening or salt. Super simple and delicious. The best food usually is. I enjoy your channel, feels like home.

Chicken & dumplings are one of my favorites! My sweet Mom used to make them! Miss her and her cooking! Nothing like a mom’s home cooking ❤️

I grew up on the slick dumplins... always my favorite... looks so good! Thanks 👍💐

Congratulations. Don’t stop sharing this joy. It’s what this channel has been built on. Family.

The look of satisfaction on your face was worth watching the video; great mom, grandma, and wife.

My mom always cooked a whole chicken and lots of celery, carrots, and onions. Her dumplings were drop biscuits, and so fluffy and covered with fresh parsley. My husband hated this dish until he had my mom's. His mom made the slimy kind of dumplings, which he always picked out. Lol 😂 Congratulations on the birth of your grandson. What a blessing. ❤

Congratulations I'm so happy the baby is here and right before Easter 🐇🐣 God bless you all have a wonderful Easter

In your famous words, "What a feast!" This looks absolutely delicious. You can tell that you love to cook good food for your family. When Matt said your green beans had made it to Granny status, it gave me chills. LOL! What a lovely compliment. I love that Corie and Austin come over and eat with y'all. Congratulations to all of y'all on the arrival of baby Ira. God Bless You.

Congrats on the new grand baby! Thankful that Katie, and the baby are both healthy. This is a good looking, down home country meal!

YUMMMM! Gosh. Seeing your thumbnail. Took me back to being 8 years old and having supper @ my grandparents. I bet your kitchen smells so good. Now I will have to make some. (Well try). It’ll never be like my mamaws.

I love your supper and chicken/dumplings is my favorite and comforting. My husband was from North Carolina and they called it pastry it was very thin which I came to enjoy also. Congratulations on your new grandson ❤️🤗

Grwat looking meal Tipper! Congratulations on the birth of your first grandson!

Awww I heard little Ira 🥰. Congratulations on your first grandson! Nice looking family meal. I have my mom’s hand written recipe. God bless your precious family! 😀❤️

Congratulations to the newest addition to the family!! The food looks absolutely delicious!

love the story about the chicken dumplings.. sometimes we just have to be quite and listen and which can be good for us. Congratulation as new Grandparents :)

Congratulations on your little Grandson!! I know that you and Matt are so excited. I'm sure that Granny is thrilled also. Continued prayers for everyone. Chicken and dumplings are my favorite! I had them yesterday for lunch. Your meal looks wonderful.

That meal looked delicious....I have never had okra, dumplings or cornbread, but is must be good because everyone was filling their plates! Congratulations on becoming grandparents...exciting times for your family.

Just ordered your cookbook. I was raised on this kind of cooking. Watching your videos are a real treat. Bless you

That looked like a fantastic meal. I am enjoying watching your videos

Blessings over you all!! What a precious time! Baby Ira is a very lucky baby to be born into y'alls family! ♥️ Thx for this video... I love dumplings. In our family... We only eat them flat and chewy... Delicious! The sides you put with them... Yum! If only I was your neighbor.... Maybe we could trade off sharing meals.... Sigh... If only.... Lol Enjoy that precious precious gift😊♥️

Every video feels like I’m home again. Thank you for sharing with us- y’all bring such peace & joy to my heart.

Congrats to Mama, Papaw, Grandma, Auntie Corie and Uncle Austin!🎉

As a viewer of your channel, I am very happy about Ira's arrival! The comments in this video will naturally be flooded with CONGRATULATIONS to the grandparents, and of course to Katie! Ira will grow up in a loving family, no doubt about that! Tipper, it is heartwarming how you mention memories of Miss Cindy - Now you are also making chicken and dumplings just like she did once when Katie and Corie were babies 💗 BEST WISHES and BLESSINGS to you all!

I love watching people cook. My granny and aunts were always in the kitchen. It was always big meals too.

Sounds so good. I love all your supper foods tonight.

Congrats, sweet family! ❤ Loved hearing that baby in the background!

Dinner looks great and Congratulations on the arrival of sweet Ira! God bless you all💞💕

Yum! A real feast for supper! My Grandmother taught me the same trick with how to know the skillet was hot enough! Brought back memories. Thank you Tipper for this video! I loved it. I will use the same idea of using the pound cake and strawberries for a quick dessert during summer, always good to have these quick ideas for a busy day or for company coming. Hugs xx

Seeing you cook supper makes me miss my mama! She would have loved this!

Well I was so excited about the baby that I forgot to comment about the okra. That's how I make fried okra here in Texas too. Just a light dusting of cornmeal. Yum so good. I can't wait to plant my okra patch for this summer. The chicken and dumplings look so good.

Awesome Instructor!! Thank you so very much..

Congradulations on your new grandbaby ! I bought your cookbook and i really love it ! Happy Easter to you and yours !❤

That's a wonderful looking meal. I can almost smell it. Your love for your family shows in your cooking🩵

Brings back memories on how my mother made her dumplings! Yum!

Supper looked Delicious. Congratulations Grandma 😊🥰

So glad Granny is back home! Still praying for her health and strength. We had the "slicks" like this, and the thinner broth as well. However, we are chicken and dumplings in bowls like a soup or stew. But it totally makes sense to put it over the cornbread! ❤

I love your water pitcher. Puts in my mind the ladies at the water well in the Bible in Jesus’ time. Love you and your family. Much love from KY.

Oh man, that looks good! You cook just like my family cooks. Mama learned from my Granny and Granny cooked the way her mama cooked. That's definitely one of my favorite meals! I'm so hungry now! God bless you, and congratulations on becoming grandparents! It's so much fun!

Supper looks absolutely delicious!! Thank you so much for taking us through the recipe! Congratulations for that baby grandson. I'm full of joy for you and your family! Thanks for sharing!

Congrats Tipper and Matt on the arrival of your precious grandbaby!! God Bless you all!

I visit New England every summer for a couple of months, staying with my brother; while he works, I cook and clean for him, and freeze lots of meals for him to have in the future, filling up his freezer; I had no chicken and dumpling recipe, so I will use this one; thank you so much for your gift.

Good grief, Tipper. You are accustomed to it, but there is a huge amount of organization, talent and stick-to-it-ive-ness in the execution of this meal. I would give up ten of my big dogs, eight brooder hens and a pair of sixteen hand horses with a bad attitude for a meal like this. A nightly supper of this goodness will surely keep a family together, as you, Granny, and anyone who provides daily sustenance to their loved ones knows. Mazeltov on the birth of your grandson and the health of Katie!