3 stew with dumplings vegetarian Recipes

stew, half a kilo of stewing beef or any cut you prefer chopped into 1 inch cubes, onions chopped roughly, carrots sliced (not to thin), sized swede (chopped ), fennel bulb (chopped ), pumpkin (skinned and chopped ), celery (de stringed and sliced), meduim to large old potoatos (chopped) or 10 new potatos cut in half., minature marrows (sliced ), button mushrooms left whole, half a cup of red lentils, half a cup of pearl barley, good pinch of salt and pepper, dried herbs, vegetable stock cube, beef stock cube, gravy thickening granuals, enough water to just cover the stew ingredients for cooking, dumplings, self raising flour, vegetarian suet or beef suet, good pinch of salt and pepper. you can add herbs if you wish but use sparingly.

onion, minced, stalks celery, diced, garlic clove, minced, potatoes, diced, carrots, diced, peas, corn, green beans, sliced mushrooms, vegetable broth, water (more if needed), lemon juice, stewed tomatoes (optional) or 8 oz fresh diced tomatoes (optional), bay leaves, fresh parsley, salt and pepper, dumplings, unbleached flour, baking powder, salt, soymilk or 1 1/2 cups rice milk, chopped fresh parsley (may use dried, if desired)