Winter Comfort Food

[Ice Cream]

That looks delicious, RG!

[Run Amok]

Yes soups and stews and greens and sweet potatoes and winter squash and roasted things here. Stirfry veggies and tofu and brown rice is a big one for me. Also soup with dumplings. But I make this kind of thing year round here. It's 40 degrees & rainy in the winter and 50 degrees abd rainy the rest of the year.

This is a new addition to my comfort food rotation. It's one of those things i could eat exclusively for all the rest of my days and never be sad.
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sos-pwa-nwa-and-mayi-moulen

This was last year's addition. Also amazing (it's really a nyt recipe from Alison Roman but this blog isn't behind a paywall).
https://pamelasalzman.com/spiced-chickpea-stew-with-coconut-and-turmeric/

[Run Amok]

re: seasoning, if it calls for a tsp I add a tbs. Unless the source is trustworthy. 

[Run Amok]

This one looks like it has potential but I usually have to make my own curry paste (not veg). I think it also probably needs a dose of acid.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/green-curry-lentil-soup

[merigayle]

I made a red curry ramen soup last night with the veggies in the house (broccoli, red bell pepper, carrots, onion, etc). Very warming.

[rocketgirl]

re: seasoning, if it calls for a tsp I add a tbs. Unless the source is trustworthy. 

I also tend to mash recipes and make modifications, so... the under-salting and under-peppering was probably on me since I didn't measure.  I did measure the paprika and the oregano - and more would have been better.  (I also measured the sugar, used slightly less than called for, and less of that would have been fine - probably none would have been fine.)

I think it would have been good with some cayenne, but a pinch was all I had left in my spice jar and it didn't make an impact at all.

At least under-seasoning you can fix - I added salt, pepper, and basil at the table.  (The recipes I looked at didn't call for basil, but it's tomato soup so of course it worked).

[Run Amok]

Oh yeah. I always salt & pepper to taste. I like my food salty!

[BonitaApplebum]

Oh yeah. I always salt & pepper to taste. I like my food salty!

Mmmm me too. I love salt. I don’t eat a lot of processed foods, so I don’t feel too guilty about salting the food I cook.

[rocketgirl]

Well, I bought stuff for the cabbage.  Hope to make it Tuesday or Wednesday.  I have no idea what I will do with all of it, how it needs to be stored or any of that.  I also did not know how heavy a cabbage was and I do not have plans for any 4 lbs of cabbage.

[Natasha]

I made CG’s winter salad with halloumi and it was delicious! Very different. I made it per the recipe. Next time I will use more cabbage as it does shrink down a lot during the bake, and I will also slice the squash thinner so it doesn’t have to bake as long. The colors are beautiful.

[Ice Cream]

Yes soups and stews and greens and sweet potatoes and winter squash and roasted things here. Stirfry veggies and tofu and brown rice is a big one for me. Also soup with dumplings. But I make this kind of thing year round here. It's 40 degrees & rainy in the winter and 50 degrees abd rainy the rest of the year.

This is a new addition to my comfort food rotation. It's one of those things i could eat exclusively for all the rest of my days and never be sad.
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sos-pwa-nwa-and-mayi-moulen

This was last year's addition. Also amazing (it's really a nyt recipe from Alison Roman but this blog isn't behind a paywall).
https://pamelasalzman.com/spiced-chickpea-stew-with-coconut-and-turmeric/

I just bookmarked these recipes. They look great.

[Natasha]

Yes soups and stews and greens and sweet potatoes and winter squash and roasted things here. Stirfry veggies and tofu and brown rice is a big one for me. Also soup with dumplings. But I make this kind of thing year round here. It's 40 degrees & rainy in the winter and 50 degrees abd rainy the rest of the year.

This is a new addition to my comfort food rotation. It's one of those things i could eat exclusively for all the rest of my days and never be sad.
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sos-pwa-nwa-and-mayi-moulen

This was last year's addition. Also amazing (it's really a nyt recipe from Alison Roman but this blog isn't behind a paywall).
https://pamelasalzman.com/spiced-chickpea-stew-with-coconut-and-turmeric/

I have never heard of the first one but all of the ingredients are very Caribbean. They sell little bundles of green onions and fresh thyme year round, and it goes into everything.  I’m looking forward to trying this recipe out.

[Run Amok]

I have never heard of the first one but all of the ingredients are very Caribbean. They sell little bundles of green onions and fresh thyme year round, and it goes into everything.  I’m looking forward to trying this recipe out.

I had never heard of it either. But, yes, very Caribbean. 

[redkitty]

I have decided next week lunch's are going to be soup lunches. What I have on deck, chicken noodle soup, creamy tomato tortellini with white beans, a lentil type soup, potato soup, and probably a minestrone. I plan on making all from scratch at some point over the weekend. The problem is i am essentially the only one who will eat soup so I have to pare the recipes down all teh time and that can be a pain (I made a ton of potato soup in the fall and froze it, it did not freeze well....the others on my list should do ok frozen.)

For other winter comfort foods, I made a lot of beef stew. I  made braised beef over noodles and pot roast. Also lasagna. Those are all comfort foods to me for some reason. (I have also really been into grilled cheese.)

[Run Amok]

One way to go is make a pot every week or so (or two if you dont want to eat the same thing all week). That way you build up a nice variety of soup over time. Most soup freezes great. Dairy based soups might break though.

[rocketgirl]

Thank God I made all that tomato soup.  I have been eating off it all week.  Crazy, crazy hours at work.  Probably going at least until midnight AGAIN.

[Run Amok]

Ugh. That's too much! I need to drag myself back to my desk and I'm procrastinating.

This one looks like it has potential but I usually have to make my own curry paste (not veg). I think it also probably needs a dose of acid.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/green-curry-lentil-soup

I made this tonight and it was so easy and yummy! I added 1/4 cup barley and a fresh chili which was a good choice.

[Ice Cream]

This is a new addition to my comfort food rotation. It's one of those things i could eat exclusively for all the rest of my days and never be sad.
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/sos-pwa-nwa-and-mayi-moulen

I made it tonight. It was very good. I substituted brocolli for the leafy greens.  Didn't have those in the house.

[rocketgirl]

we have recently been enjoying a couple of really simple, one-dish, and surprisingly delicious cabbage dishes (both from bon appetit):

winter salad with haloumi: https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/warm-winter-vegetable-salad-with-halloumi

caramelized cabbage https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/caramelized-cabbage

I made the second one tonight (with red cabbage).  It was more work than I expected, and I totally need a splatter guard.  Really different flavors, but tasty.

What would you have with it normally?  I had no idea what to expect, so I just had it with Conecuh sausage and buttered toast. 

[caribougrrl]

I made the second one tonight (with red cabbage).  It was more work than I expected, and I totally need a splatter guard.  Really different flavors, but tasty.

What would you have with it normally?  I had no idea what to expect, so I just had it with Conecuh sausage and buttered toast. 

we eat it with plain yogurt and crusty bread