Tips, Tricks, and Tasy Bits

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Confession: I have never made dumplings from scratch. Most of the recipes I find for dumplings come with the caveat that frozen dumplings are easier to cook in a flash. It doesn't matter which dumplings you buy from the freezer section. They all cook about the same. Don't be afraid to mix and match different types. For this dinner, we had an open package of frozen cooked shrimp to use (purchased in bulk on sale when shrimp prices were down), heated in the cooking broth