You can add a natural color to your dumpling wrappers. For green dough, I use spinach or garlic chives. Beets are great for pink/red dough, and carrots for orange dough. Simply cook the vegetables, puree, and strain to make colorful liquid for the dough. Try the same technique to make ...
Like you I really hate the little broken noodles. I always try to buy those that rattle the least and I am very, very careful not to abuse them so that I get as complete block as possible. Even when I cook them I usually wait unless they are fairly tender before really starting to ...