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Default Comfort food for a cold winter day

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"Bob Terwilliger" > wrote:

> Gloria wrote:
>
> > Our cold-weather choices:
> >
> > Beef vegetable soup
> > Beef stew
> > Spaghetti
> > Chili
> > Roast pork or chicken
> > Stewed chicken and rice
> > Indian food
> > most soups
> >
> > I hate cold weather.

>
>
> I *like* cold weather. Where I live in Northern California it's rarely cold
> enough for me, and the cold weather doesn't last long enough to suit me. To
> the list of winter food I'll add:
>
> Coq au vin
> Guinness-braised short ribs
> Spaghetti with "Sunday Gravy"
> Onion soup
> Pastitsio/Moussaka/Lasagna/Eggplant parmigiana
> Timpano-like casseroles
> "Loaded" potato skins
> Pot pies of any kind, including pasties
> Posole
> Grilled sandwiches/panini with soup
> Just about anything from Cook's Illustrated's _Cover and Bake_
>
> I like to make a pot of chili on Super Bowl Sunday, though I might not do
> that this year; I might make something from the regional food of the
> competing teams.
>
> I never thought of chicken & rice as winter food; I like it any time of the
> year.
>
> Bob



What a great list, Bob! Jeez.
Have you posted the Guinness-braised short ribs?
What is Sunday gravy?
How do you do your pasties?
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