HA! Spoke too soon. Steve thinks the stew tastes excellent and the chicken is awesome (very tender). He also proclaimed “I didn’t know you were this good a cook when I married you”. Woohoo to me! We then had a discussion about how I mostly hung out at his place and at my house he barbequed, hence I didn’t often cook for him.

Next time I might leave the lid off while cooking the dumplings to thicken it.