Chicken and Dumplings

Ingredients

• Broth
• 2 bone-in chicken breasts
• 4 bone-in chicken thighs
• 1 small onion - quartered
• 1 carrot - cut into thirds
• 1 celery stalk - cut into thirds
• 2 garlic cloves - crushed
• 1/2 oz dried mushrooms
• 2 bay leafs
• 6-8 thyme sprigs - strip thyme from sprigs
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp pepper
• Stew Veggies
• 10-12 oz mushrooms, cremini, shiitake or mixed - cut into quarters
• 2 garlic cloves - minced
• 2-3 thyme sprigs
• 1 small fennel bulb - cleaned, quartered and sliced
• 3 medium carrots - cleaned and cut into 1-2 inch pieces
• 1 leek - sliced thinly
• 1/2 Cup Marsala wine
• 2 T flour + 2 T butter - mix together to form a roux (paste)
• Dumplings
• 1 Cup flour
• 1/2 Cup cornmeal
• 1/2 Cup grated parmesan
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 2 T thyme, parsley or chives or combination - chopped
• 3 T butter - melted
• 3/4 cup buttermilk + 1 T