we called your chewy little dumplings, rivels. Always put rivels in chicken noodle soup.
When making potato soup if you wnat to thicken it a bit, use instant mashed potato flakes.
Vegetable soup
We chunk up a steak or small roast and brown it with worchestershire sauce and add a pkg of mixed vegetables, can of diced tomatoes, tomato sauce (or tomato juice) potatoes, celery, onion,
carrots, beef broth and anything left over in the fridge to use up. I like cabbage in mine!
Put in the crock pot for a few hours and add soem pepper or season with whatever you like.
Good today, better tomorrow!