I'm bad, haven't had my crockpot out in years. Keep talking about, so perhaps this winter will get something cooking in it. Fill it, set it and forget it till dinnertime sounds wonderful to me. Don't like potatoes cooked all day, so those would still be done separately.
I'll cook and serve homemade soup (with bakery bread and salad) any time of year. We like the 15 bean (and ham soup), split pea, fresh beef and bean soup, or potato, brocoli and chicken...whatever ingredients happen to be around when I'm ready to cook. We don't use much canned soups, way too salty and fatty when watching diet. I really need to cook a large batch of home made soup again soon -- my neighbors are complaining about the canned and work a lot of hours, so they would be happy to get some.
One of our favs, again, any time of year (in winter I heat the plates or bowls, is angel hair pasta with poached or baked salmon, alfredo sauce, grilled mushrooms and steamed broccoli. Sometimes we rent a dvd and have our dinner and a movie night at home leisurely. It's nice to stop the movie for refills and just be comfortable.
Toaster oven has a pan more than large enough for a lasagna for four or more servings, so that's any time of year.
Stir fried chicken and sausage with stir fried rice (onions, peppers, mushrooms, broccoli and celery), sometimes made with a cream cheese topping and of course, soy sauce.
Chili is good. DH doesn't like highly spiced, so son and I use Frank's Red Hot sauce and add more black pepper, we put beans in it. Served with a topping of tiny chunks of fresh celery, shredded cheddar and sour cream. Sometimes home made corn bread, but if time is short, you just get toast and butter.
Okay, now I'm hungry again, but we don't have set winter meals. It's whatever comes to mind and what's available to put together at the time.
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