Chicken and Dumplings PT70M https://img5.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/1021/66/5/893232/300x200x90.jpg The days really are warming. There are the prettiest strawberries in the market. It might almost be time to daydream about watermelon wedges. But… I still need soup. The unapologetically comforting kind of soup with soft carrots, big bites of chicken, almost too much thyme, and the fluffiest floating dumplings. 4 servings Ingredients: 1/4 cup buttermilk, cold 1 large egg, beaten 1 tbsp. unsalted butter, cold 1/4 tsp. fresh ground black pepper 1/4 tsp. dried thyme 1/2 tsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1 cup all-purpose flour 1/4 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley 1 cup frozen peas 1 bay leaf 2 quarts low-sodium chicken broth 1 1/2 tsp. dried thyme 1 clove garlic, minced 4 stalks celery, trimmed and sliced 4 carrots, peeled and sliced 1 large yellow onion, coarsely diced pepper salt 3 tbsp. olive oil 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs