what’s a girl to do when the weather outside is icy and there’s still leftover turkey? why, make turkey and dumplings of course!

this wasn’t from a specific recipe, per se, just a little bit of this and that thrown into a pot and cooked to perfection.  i chopped up some onions and carrots and cooked in a vat of chicken broth until they were softer.  next, i added some leftover fresh thyme and plenty of turkey.

when everything was starting to look edible, i decided to whip up some jiffy mix dumplings, and let them work their dumpling magic.  i so rarely get the urge for dumplings, that i am always amazed how huge they grow and how much liquid they can absorb.

when the soup was all ready to eat the broth (what was left of it) had become nice and creamy from the dumplings, and just perfect for a cold winter night.