Why should your wings have all of the fun? These Polish dumplings filled with mashed potatoes and blue cheese, and tossed in Buffalo sauce, may be the perfect new way to enjoy your  favorite game day flavors. Dumplings, whether Polish pierogi or Chinese pot stickers, take some handiwork so get the family together in the kitchen to do a little cooking before sitting down to enjoy the big game.

Fresh garlic chives balance sweet, rich ground pork in these handmade shumai dumplings. Making them at home and handling the ground meat as little as possible keeps these light and tender. They take some work but are absolutely worth it! Invite friends and family to help and make lots of extras to freeze for later.

These oh-so-simple-to-make tiny soup dumplings, closer in size to orzo than gnocchi, gain earthy flavor and just a bit of chew from the addition of earthy Crimini mushrooms. Use them to garnish asparagus soup or as a year-round side dish tossed with butter and fresh herbs from parsley to sage.