Beef Stew with Blue Cheese Dumplings - Food - Construed

Ingredients

• 2 lbs stewing beef (Today, I actually had a roast that I cut into cubes)
• 3 medium potatoes, cubed
• 3 medium carrots, sliced
• 1 large onion cut into large pieces
• 1 clove of garlic, minced
• 1 cup of peas (Today, I used 1/2 peas and 1/2 cup edamame)
• 2 stalks celery, sliced
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tbsp steak spice
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1 cup of flour
• 2 tsp of baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 3 tbsp butter or shortening
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1 to 2 tbsp crumbled blue cheese