Plenty of seafood during the Christmas season. Of course turkey dinner on Christmas Day.
Fried chicken for picnics or a quick dinner.
But the winter is a great time for soups and sauces. The aroma in the house is very appealing to Barb. She like to use her bread maker her mother gave her years ago to have some fresh bread in the house. The machine does all the work. Winter is boring without the vegetable garden. I find the fresh vegetables at the stores something to be desired. So a soup that can use soggy or less than fresh veggies works supplying the needed healthy ingredients. Besides for those like myself, time to shed some pounds. Homemade soups without any preservatives or too much sodium can help with that process.
Don't tell Barb but I am looking forward to being dragged to those summer farmers' markets. I have to get through the long winter months. Yes I have been reading some good books and doing my soudokos but there is just so much time to spend indoors. With the purchase of some low priced eggs from Shoppers Drug Mart, maybe the girls will benefit from some homemade pasta. Idle Cook, idle Mind! Here's to a new year of good cooking!
