A Big Blizzard is on the way with 2-3 feet of snow predicted and 50-60 mph winds. The governor has a travel ban posted after 9pm. tonight.
The news was stressing me out, speculating on all the worst things that could happen and issuing warnings so I turned it off.
I happened to have a good bit of stock ready this morning so I made a big pot of soup. Some left-over mashed potatoes mixed up quickly into little dumplings. They were very easy to make. If you’d like to try them, here’s the recipe;
Make a little well in 3/4 cup of mashed potatoes. Crack a large egg into it. Add 1/2 cup flour and salt, pepper to taste. Combine it all together with your hands. It will be very soft and have a moist consistency. Drop by 1/2 teaspoonfuls onto simmering soup. In a few minutes, the dumplings will rise to the top. Simmer an additional 30 minutes.
Sometimes I make potato noodles instead of dumplings. It’s just a matter of adding extra flour to this same dough so it gets stiffer. Then, on a floured board you roll the dough with a rolling pin, quite thin, and cut it into noodles. Add them to simmering soup and they are done when they rise to the top.
We’ve missed out on the snow… the cold, however is here which makes this soup just perfect for a wintry evening.
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We haven’t had much snow at all this winter, I guess it’s making up for lost time. I hope I don’t have to break out my roof rake!
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How yummy sounding, why have I never made dumplings before for heaven’s sake!?! Well that is about to change, thank you for the inspiration, and STAY SAFE with the blizzard, yikes!
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LOL! Dumplings are making a comeback, I think. They make a nice change for noodles or rice and they are so easy. Thanks Khaiti!!
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Your impending blizzard is also making news here in Australia, I hope it isn’t as bad as forecast, and stay warm!
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Happy Blizzard weather soup eating to you! Hope you have good luck dealing with all that gets blown your way. No matter how bad it gets, it will eventually melt!
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Thanks John! Very true!! Soon it will be Spring!!
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That sounds delicious – I hope the warning of the blizzard is overblown (pun intended) – stay safe, warm and well-fed!
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Thanks Joy! Lol, yes! I hope it is overblown too:)
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Good luck with the blizzard Cynthia
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Thanks, Derrick! I hope you have gotten those car troubles straightened out by now.
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Oh, cool! I happen to have leftover mashed potatoes, and love soups. Will report back.
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I hope you like it. It is so easy:)
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Well the soup will keep you warm no matter what! But I hope it will not be as bad as the forecast predicts. Stay warm and safe!
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Thanks! It wasn’t bad at all here and supper is already made. A nice day off for everybody:)
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Yum those dumplings sound good. I like them with grated cheese mixed in to the dough. Good luck with the weather x
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Great idea mixing in grated cheese, thanks! My husband grates parmesan onto his soup, he will be a fan of this idea, for sure:)
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The news is full of the blizzard-that-wasn’t, but I’m glad you turned off the news in any event. Weather is so unpredictable yet we keep trying to predict it. I love your potato dumplings – sort of like gnocchi? I’ll have to try these instead of zoodles next time I make soup. Wonder if it will work with sweet potatoes,,,
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We are in New Jersey and, despite the dire predictions (and school cancellations,) not much came of the HISTORIC BLIZZARD. Hope you are not getting hit too badly. * You and I think alike – soup and rolls for us on this snow day.
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We dodged the bullet on this one, I think. It’s still snowing but we only have about 8 inches . By tomorrow, everything will probably be back to normal:). Soup and rolls!!
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I’d like to try both the dumplings and noodles – they sound great!
I hope the weather hasn’t turned out to be as disasterous as it sounds.
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All is well and now we are on to the next ‘big storm” forecast.
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Hopefully it will blow over, so to speak 😉
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