big or small dense or fluffy

i've had matzo ball soup
but
not near as many times as i've had
chicken and dumplings
or
various chinese dumplings
so
when i think of dumplings
which matzo balls are as well
i think of dense dumplings

but
i think
with mbs
the standard is light and fluffy
so
whatever you like

the trouble
is the broth
cause
nothing tastes like chicken broth

not really

but
i have a plan
i'm not going to be so hard on myself
as the whole meatloaf escapade

i'm going to crockpot it

chcikpeas
onion
carrot
celery
lemon wedge
wine
[and here i'm thinking a somewhat sweet white wine
or possibly rose
but
not the red that i usually use]
and
i'm not that big into dill
i'm leaning toward
rosemary
and or herbs de provence
and
maybe some turmeric for color
white pepper
and maybe
some nutritional yeast
oh
and salt
it'll need salt

i think
that will be
chicken-esque
but
it won't be chicken
if it tastes good
i will consider that a victory

or
i could not make that at all
and instead
make something different
that you'd like better
and
we could just have a go-to-the-deli tradition
where you eat the real chicken soup
because
i don't know that you should suffer