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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhat is your favorite Fall comfort food? Mine is chili. What about you?
MIButterfly
(1,789 posts)And also soup. I'm a big soup eater all year round.
debm55
(54,163 posts)anciano
(2,103 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)Chipper Chat
(10,719 posts)(Before an autumn freeze destroys them)
debm55
(54,163 posts)oberle
(251 posts)my friend makes! Yum!
debm55
(54,163 posts)Shambala
(241 posts)with big chunks of smoked ham in it. Yum!
debm55
(54,163 posts)Coldwater
(752 posts)Waking up this morning to frost on the pumpkin, a report of 20 hikers from Massachusetts rescued from atop Mount Washington in New Hampshire, and a nor-easter heading up the coast on Thursday,......
My comfort food in the fall is New England Clam Chowder along with Halloween Candy leftovers
debm55
(54,163 posts)Coldwater
(752 posts)for the kids
LoisB
(12,165 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)LoisB
(12,165 posts)dem4decades
(13,499 posts)It's so good.
Polly Hennessey
(8,455 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)johnp3907
(4,194 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)multigraincracker
(36,810 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)CanonRay
(15,872 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,389 posts)I moved into an independent/assisted living facility last year and I haven't cooked since then.
CTyankee
(67,682 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(28,389 posts)No more home maintenance is wonderful. I also like the various social activities they have here. For example, on Fridays you can sign up to go out to a restaurant for lunch and I'm very surprised that so few people do so.
Tonight is movie night in a little theater on the second floor. I think it will be some old Alfred Hitchcock movie. Jim, the guy who does the movie night, will also bring popcorn and wine. I'll bring some cookies.
On Wednesdays up in another community room there's wine, snacks, and some kind of entertainment. Not enough people show up for that.
There was a trick-or-treat thing here yesterday in the parking lot. That was fun.
Do spend as much time as you can beforehand visiting, talking to residents and staff. I hope when you do move it's good for you.
debm55
(54,163 posts)surrealAmerican
(11,717 posts)... but there are many other contenders.
debm55
(54,163 posts)yankee87
(2,746 posts)Nothing better
debm55
(54,163 posts)Turbineguy
(39,741 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)Bluestocking
(448 posts)With vanilla ice cream and whipped cream
debm55
(54,163 posts)HappyH
(156 posts)Next up is gumbo. Nothing like some Cajun spice to chase away the chill.
debm55
(54,163 posts)TommieMommy
(2,574 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)ProfessorGAC
(75,569 posts)Just a french version of beef stew served over egg noodles.
It's a very satisfying dish.
The other one is seafood etouffe. Same reason
Third one is French onion soup.
debm55
(54,163 posts)SheltieLover
(75,607 posts)Quick easy, & yummy!
debm55
(54,163 posts)displacedvermoter
(4,052 posts)Got the recipe here!
doc03
(38,739 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)LogDog75
(1,027 posts)debm55
(54,163 posts)Morbius
(832 posts)I've been on this planet for over 63 years and I haven't grown up yet. Mac & cheese, preferably home made. Can't be beat.
debm55
(54,163 posts)Diamond_Dog
(39,524 posts)Any kind of soup, Deb. Italian wedding soup. Split pea soup, white bean soup, potato soup, minestrone, Cream of tomato soup (the latter must be accompanied by a grilled cheese sandwich). Must be homemade!
Strangely enough I dont care for chicken noodle.
debm55
(54,163 posts)Trueblue Texan
(4,116 posts)But my favorite comfort food is probably vegetable noodle soup. Serve it with garlic bread or toasted sourdough bread with butter.
debm55
(54,163 posts)catbyte
(38,472 posts)These days, I try to find Impossible sausage, but you stuff the hole after you scoop out the seeds and bake until tender. Ultimate fall meal as a kid after picking a squash from our garden.
debm55
(54,163 posts)SARose
(1,822 posts)Fall arrives tomorrow! Finally - doin the happy dance!
Dug out the ole gumbo pot last night. Hubs is sooo excited.
With which to wipe my bowl
Good for the body
Good for the soul
It's a little like religion
And a lot like sex
You should never know
When you're gonna get it next
From midnight in the quarter to noon in Thibadeaux
I will play for gumbo
I will play for gumbo
Thank you Jimmy Buffet!😂
Edited to add - we jumped the gun on chili and cornbread last week. Fall taking too long!👍🤭
debm55
(54,163 posts)darkstar
(5,747 posts)Typical recipe but with a bit of tiny bit of horseradish and an ample amount Worcestershire in the ground beef base. Got ingredients yesterday and making it midweek.
debm55
(54,163 posts)Xavier Breath
(6,368 posts)I'll eat ice cream in January when it's 6 degrees outside, and I'll eat beef stew in July when it's 98.
Now I'm hungry.
debm55
(54,163 posts)lark
(25,813 posts)The best cornbread is Mexican cornbread with cheddar cheese and green chilis - goes so perfect with chili!!