5181 hearty winter days Recipes

frozen cooked winter squash, brown sugar, butter, cubed, salt, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger

olive oil, onion, thinly sliced, garlic, chopped, celery, chopped, carrot, peeled and cut into 2-inch sticks, crushed tomatoes, vegetable broth, dried basil, dried thyme, day-old bread, crusts removed, butter, melted

eggnog, hot espresso or 1/2 cup very strong coffee, bailey irish cream, cream, ground nutmeg

hearty white bread (i use pepperidge farm), fatfree/2% fat american cheese, a small onion - cut into rainbow strips, tikka masala paste (i use patak s brand), coarse black pepper, pam cooking spray

vegetable oil, divided, eggs, beaten, cold, cooked white rice, chopped cooked chicken, sliced celery, shredded carrot, frozen green peas, thawed, green onions, sliced, soy sauce

day-old multigrain or whole-wheat bread, cut into 1/2 - inch cubes, day-old white bread, cut into 1/2-inch cubes, dried chestnuts (2 cups), chopped, dried figs, chopped, olive oil, onion, finely chopped (1 cup), stalks celery, finely chopped (1 1/2 cups), chicken stock or broth, fresh thyme leaves, eggs, lightly beaten, kosher salt, freshly ground pepper

applewood-smoked bacon, chopped, extra-virgin olive oil, divided, garlic cloves, peeled, mixed winter greens , such as swiss chard, mustard greens, and/or kale, reduced-sodium chicken broth, yellow mustard seeds, red-wine vinegar, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

water, carton frozen winter squash, orange juice chilled, shredded carrots, salted butter, ramen chicken flavoring, whole tomatoe, canned corn, whole small cucumber, whole red pepper, whole yellow or green apple, whole onion, garlic, basil, parsaley, salt and pepper to taste

hamb. meat, canbells nacho cheese sauce, pace picante salsa, veleveta processed cheese cut in cubes, tortilla chips, or you favorite (make sure thay are dipping friendly, because with hearty dip, you need a hearty chip!), fresh cut chives for garnish (optional)

lasagna noodles, uncooked, frozen chopped spinach, thawed, hearty meat sauce, canned no-salt-added tomato sauce, low-fat cottage cheese, freshly grated romano cheese, dried oregano, dried basil, vegetable cooking spray, shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

boneless skinless chicken breast, fat-free cream of chicken soup, fat-free cream of mushroom soup, chicken rice-a-roni, add some twang with poultry seasoning (optional), green beans (optional) or corn (optional) or lima beans, to get your veggies for the day (optional)

navel oranges or 4 blood oranges, pink grapefruit, medjool dates (organic if possible), pomegranate, bay leaves, sugar , unrefined, handful pistachios

day 1, percent bran wheat flour, spring water, moist yeast or dry yeast, day 2, percent bran wheat flour, spring water, day 3, bran wheat flour, spring water

day-old crusty bread or 2 crusty day-old rolls, tuna steaks , 1-inch thick -- 2 big steaks, white wine, water, bay leaf, peppercorns, extra-virgin olive oil -- 1 turn of the pan, butter, divided, shallots, chopped, button mushrooms, thinly sliced, salt and pepper, ground thyme or poultry seasoning, all-purpose flour, chicken stock, heavy cream or half-and-half, baby frozen peas, extra-wide egg noodles, cooked to al dente or 12 oz, 1 box, egg fettuccini, chopped fresh parsley leaves, to garnish

pie shell (for bottom only), diced cooked turkey, mashed potatoes, diced carrot, diced onion, diced celery, leftover gravy, olive oil, salt, pepper, maggi seasoning or 3 -4 dashes soy sauce, fresh grated parmesan cheese

eggs, cooked corned beef, cubed, boiled potatoes or 1/4-1/2 cup roasted potatoes, cubed, shredded cheese, separated, onion, chopped, buttermilk, butter (i use olive oil) or 2 tbsp olive oil (i use olive oil), baking soda, salt, pepper

potatoes, diced, carrots, chopped, celery ribs, chopped, onion, chopped, garlic cloves, minced (or more to taste), beef tomatoes, seeded and diced (canned ok), oil, chicken broth, unsalted, cooked turkey, chopped, oregano, sweet basil, thyme, crushed, salt and pepper (to taste), turkey stuffing (optional, *)

day 1, earth balance, melted, soymilk, sourdough starter, salt, brown sugar, all purpose flour, day two, baking soda, ener-g egg replacer mixed with 4 tbsp water, strawberries, vanilla coconut milk ice cream, thawed