X is for Xavier Soup! This year I'm participating in a bi-weekly challenge with some blogging friends to post recipes using all of the letters in the alphabet. It can feature a food that begins with the letter of the week or the recipe name can contain the week's letter. When I signed up for the challenge this was the letter that I constantly was turning over in my head. I did a lot of internet research and found a recipe for Xavier Soup that is made to celebrate the Feast of St. Xavier on December the 3rd. It essentially is a dumpling soup with a clear broth. This was my first time making dumplings. You start by combining flour, heavy cream, butter and Parmesan cheese in a pot. Over low heat, work the ingredients together until it forms a dough. Beat the salt, pepper, nutmeg, eggs and parsley together in a small bowl and then add it to the pot. I flattened the flour dough out and then made sort of a well in the center to lessen the chance of scrambling the eggs before I
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