Cooking - for a new lifestyle (Our Test Kitchen)

1 1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces  I made a roast chicken a couple of days ago so I had lots of prepared meat to use 5 1/4 cups Progresso® reduced-sodium chicken broth (from two 32-oz cartons)  I made my own broth from the carcass of the roast chicken 2 cups water 1 medium onion, chopped 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh sage leaves 1 1/2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves  I had no thyme, fresh or dried, so I just started sniffing spices until I found one that I thought would suit the recipe.  Don't laugh.  I used a couple of spoonfuls of foccacia seasoning from Epicure 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 3/4 teaspoon pepper 1 bag (16 oz) frozen mixed vegetables   I used 2 diced potatoes, 2 stalks of celery diced and 1 really large carrot diced as well as 1 cup of frozen peas 3 cups Bisquick Heart Smart® mix   I used regular Bisquick 1 cup buttermilk  I used regular milk...

This was from a cookbook called Blue Ribbon Recipes, a book from which I will be making a few more recipes in the very near future. Ingredients: 2 apples, cored, peeled and quartered 1 tube refrigerated crescent rolls 1 cup water 1 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup butter Cinnamon Directions: Preheat oven to 350F. Wrap each apple quarter in one triangle of crescent roll dough. Continue until all 8 quarters are wrapped. Place dumplings in a round baking dish. Meanwhile, in medium saucepan, bring sugars, water, and butter to a boil. Pour over dumplings. Sprinkle cinnamon over top. Cook for 30 to 40 minutes and serve warm with cream, if desired. Notes: The original recipe, as written, called for 2 tubes of crescent rolls. To my calculations, that equals 16 triangles of dough for 8 pieces of apple. I'm assuming it's a typo, because I used only 1 tube of dough and it worked out great. Also, this makes a LOT of sauce, which makes me wonder whether the typo was in the num...