Healthy Vegan - Butternut, Kale and Sweetcorn Stew with Nooch Dumplings

Its been a little while since I have made stew with fluffy herby dumplings. And the atrocious weather on Sunday kept me indoors and in the kitchen, cooking up some advanced meals for the working week ahead, this Butternut Squash, Kale and Sweetcorn Stew was one of them. I think stews, casserole and ragout type dishes are best made a day or two in advance for the flavours to embrace the chosen vegetables. So when I got in from work, all I had to do was put the stew on the hob to start warming through and as it does, begin making the dumplings which only takes moments to whip up - really - dropping the uneven shaped balls on top. Put the lid back on and allowing the vegetable suet to do its magic, fluff up and almost double in size in the steamy bubbling heat. I have written about suet before, click here if you want to learn more. The dumplings could be kept plain or just with herbs, but I wanted a little cheesyness without the greasy weight and t...