Vegetarian Stew with Cheese & Chive Dumplings

Ingredients:
1 onion (sliced)
2 celery stalks (sliced)
3 c sliced cabbage
5 large potatoes cut in 1/2
4 large carrots
2 turnips
 1/2 fennel
2 cloves of garlic (crushed)
1tbs olive oil
1.5 litres of vegetable stock
salt & pepper to taste

Dumpling Ingredients:
2 c self raising flour
pinch of salt
2tbs parmesan cheese
Approximately 3/4 c water
2 tsp dried chives

Directions:
Dumplings:

1. Put dry ingredients together in a bowl
2. Add water as required until you get a thick sticky mixture.  Set aside for later.

Stew:

1. Heat oil in saucepan on high.
2. Add fennel, onion, garlic & celery.  Stir until they start to soften and lightly brown.
3. Pour in vegetable stock & bring to a boil
4. Put in carrots, potatoes , turnips & salt & pepper to taste.  Simmer for 30 minutes.  Add cabbage and simmer for another 10 minutes.  
5. Spoon dumpling mixture on top of stew.  Put lid on and simmer for another 10-15 minutes.
6. Serve