Zola Nene's beef stew + easy dumpling recipe

Ingredients

• For the beef stew
• 45 ml cake flour
• salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 500 g stewing beef
• 30 ml olive oil
• 2 onions, chopped
• 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 bay leaf
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 250 g button mushrooms, halved
• 30 ml tomato paste
• 410 g can chopped tomatoes
• 500 ml beef stock
• For the dumplings
• 280 g cake flour, sifted
• 5 ml salt
• 5 ml white sugar
• 5 g instant dry yeast
• about 375 ml warm water
• And for dessert? Try this Bluberry-Ripple Baked Cheesecake.