Winter Comfort Food

[rocketgirl]

I don't really eat plain yogurt and they only had it in giant tubs at my grocery, so I had some sour cream with it, but that's more of a condiment than a food.

[Natasha]

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
(we go heavier on the cabbage on this one compared to the photo, which makes me realize it's actually a squash dish!)


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

I made the second recipe tonight. The sauce is the bomb. Yum. But the cabbage wasn’t anything special. It didn’t carmelize in the oven. I also didn’t see any benefit to frying it before putting it into the oven. Do you have any suggestions? Cook longer, higher temp? Fry longer?

[rocketgirl]

I fried it until brown and some parts nearly burnt.  You also have to slice thinly enough.  (Mine kind of fell apart off the core though).

The flavor wasn't as pronounced as say roasted Brussels sprouts.  I cooked mine in the oven 55 minutes and still had a lot of liquid that didnt burn off.  (I used an enamel over cast iron briaser.  I don't know if that affects the cooking).

I did save the liquid separately from the leftover cabbage.  When I reheated leftovers last night, I put some of the liquid and some additional oil in the pan to reheat.  It reheated well that way.

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[Natasha]

I didn’t fry it enough, then. That makes sense. Next time I’ll make smaller slices too.

[Run Amok]

Is the halloumi salad hearty enough for dinner?

[caribougrrl]

Is the halloumi salad hearty enough for dinner?

Yes, I think so.

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[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 just made the Sos Pwa Nwa and Mayo Soulen. Sooooo good. You’re right, I could eat that every day. And the recipe is written so well.

Im going to put this on a weekly rotation.

[seattlegirl]

https://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/browse-all-recipes/lentil-kielbasa-stew

[Natasha]

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

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.

I just made it for lunch in the instant pot and it was delicious.  I had some leftover red curry paste to use up, and it worked well, and omitted the salt because I was using regular broth cubes and water. I should have used less water since it was in the instant pot.