Chicken and Dumplings with southern buttermilk biscuit dumplings

Name: Chicken and Dumplings with southern buttermilk biscuit dumplings
Ingredients: Chicken stew:; 1 10 3/4 oz. can cream of chicken with herbs soup; 1 32 oz. carton chicken broth; 2 cans swanson premium white chunk chicken (drained); 1/2 bag of baby carrots (or more if desired); 1/2 bag of frozen baby peas; 1/2 tsp. black pepper; 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream; Dumplings (mom’s southern buttermilk biscuits):; 2 cups flour; 1 tsp. salt; 2 tsp. baking powder (rounded); 4 tablespoons shortening; 1 cup buttermilk; 1/4 tsp. baking soda; Sift together flour