4 chicken and dumplings for two Recipes

boneless skinless chicken thighs , cut into bite-sized pieces, celery, sliced 1/4 in. thick, carrot , sliced 1/4 in. thinck, chopped onion, dried thyme, parsley sprigs, bay leaf, low sodium chicken broth, flour , about 1/2 cup, chopped parsley, baking powder, salt, low-fat milk

more) water, chicken wings, backs , and necks, chinese-style cured smoked ham or smithfield ham, cut into 4 slices, coarsely chopped green onions (white parts only ), diameter 1/2-inch-thick) slices peeled fresh ginger, whole dried shiitake mushroom, garlic clove, flattened, soy sauce, shaoxing wine (chinese rice wine), unflavored gelatin (from 2 envelopes), black vinegar, soy sauce, very thin matchstick-size strips peeled fresh ginger, ground pork, peeled deveined uncooked shrimp, finely chopped, chopped green onions (white parts only ), sugar, soy sauce, garlic clove, minced, salt, ground black pepper, grated peeled fresh ginger, shaoxing wine (chinese rice wine), asian sesame oil, dumpling wrappers (from two 14-oz packages), head of napa cabbage, leaves separated

frozen boneless chicken breasts or thighs rinsed and trimmed, frozen peas and carrots, onion diced, butter divided into two pats, cream of chicken soup low sodium, cream of mushroom soup low sodium, refrigerated biscuit dough pillsbury grand is good, celery seed, cumin, poultry seasoning or mrs dash, pepper, low sodium chicken broth