To add more variety, you can mix in seasonal vegetables like peas, corn, or green beans into this chicken veggie dumplings ...

Once all the dumplings are assembled, steam them for 20 minutes. Serve hot with soy sauce, a lemon sauce and honey, garnished with some green chilli flakes, if desired. Enjoy!

Home cooks in search of a veggie soup dumpling may have more luck, as I did. Before attempting my own version, I consulted Li, who has successfully made a veggie version with mushrooms and tofu.

Add the rest of the dumpling ingredients, except the wrappers, and mix well. Place a dumpling wrapper on your palm. Add 2 generous teaspoons of the vegetable mixture to the middle of the wrapper.

Without the pressure to put on a show, I can settle into Genevieve Ko’s tofu and spinach-filled dumplings with chile crisp, from-scratch wrappers and all, which will sustain me well into 2025.