What are you looking forward to cooking this winter?

[Michael_in_TX]

As the weather turns colder, what are you most looking forward to cooking this winter?

I have two chili-style dishes (neither with beans, of course) I'm looking forward to doing. One is a very traditional Texas-red and the other is a slightly more stew-type dish, with Guinness, and topped with puff pastry. Both will get chuck roast smoked in my PBC.

My anniversary is in January, so I typically do a three-bone prime rib, but I think I'll do a brisket this year instead. Prime rib is just so expensive and that is a lot of money for something that is "just" roast beef.

December through mid-January is also the slowest time of the year at the University, so I have more time to do longer or more involved cooks on weeknights. I have a list of stuff I've been meaning to get around to doing....smoking some crab legs, some jerky, etc. I'd also like to pick up where I left off on my pizza making skills.

So, what's on yall's list?

[Jfrosty27]

Pot roast, beef stew, chicken casserole, etc. Basic comfort foods as we tough out another winter.

[KimO]

Funny you should ask. I was just looking up recipes for clam chowder. I have never made it before and thought it would make a nice warm addition to the winter menu.

[KimO]

Draznnl Foodnetwork has it, or am I looking for something a little more 'off the beaten path'?

[Draznnl]

That’s it. I just looked up my Paprika post and that’s where it came from.

[KimO]

Draznnl I loaded it into Paprika and will use this recipe when I make it! It looks great. Thanks for the recipe! Looks delish!

[Mosca]

I have a chateaubriand, that I might roll and stuff or I might just do as a roast, and the holiday prime rib, which I always love making.

[barelfly]

My carne adovada and posole.

also, gumbo. Perhaps beef stroganoff.

All things I really only cook in colder months.

[Jerod Broussard]

NOTHING.

[Draznnl]

Are you going on a winter long fast Jerod?

[Jerod Broussard]

Draznnl just not looking forward to anything special

[Jim White]

So many curries!

[smokenoob]

Cioppino!

[Oak Smoke]

The smoker is the first step in many of my favorite winter meals. I normally buy a couple of turkeys while they are marked down after Thanksgiving. I’ll smoke and debone those for use in soups, enchiladas, green chili stew, and turkey and dumplings we’ll use them all winter. I usually smoke a couple of pork butts for tamales, hot sandwiches, stews, and to add to pinto beans. There’s usually a few packages of leftover brisket in the freezer for enchiladas, brisket tacos, breakfast hash, chili, and just a good brisket sandwich on a cold day when you don’t want to smoke a brisket. Hanging around here has improved our winter meals.

[Panhead John]

Homemade vegetable and beef soup, gumbo, chili and my World Famous Texas Clam Chowder.

[STEbbq]

I think we need to upgrade it to the most famous Clam Chowder in the Milky Way.

[STEbbq]

Hopefully many requests from the kids and our exchange student!

[DavidNorcross]

Ham and bean soup, chicken noodle soup, chicken and dumplings, French onion soup and beef stew,

[58limited]

Posole rojo, French onion soup. stew, and the usual nonseasonal (for me) things: curries, stir fries, and such

[Bad Hat BBQ]

Think I might try to smoke a Goose for Christmas or New Year

[Oak Smoke]

ComfortablyNumb I’ve been blamed for everything from the national debt to making life too easy for a former wife. She honestly blamed me for her depression because she didn’t have to work like her friends did. I hit the next button so many times I wore the N off of it. It just said ext. Then one day it worked. I stood beside the street watching an expensive set of taillights grow smaller as I softly quoted Dr. King “Free at Last”. I know this isn’t where you're headed, you triggered a memory.

[Finster]

Oak Smoke
She says I keep pushing her buttons.
If that were true, I would have found the mute by now...

[Oak Smoke]

Finster Hang in there you’ll push the right one someday and all will be wonderful.

[SheilaAnn]

French onion soup, bread, cassoulet, beef cheeks, oxtails, osso buco…….

[smokenoob]

osso buco 🙌