Winter Sustenance Thread

[apl68]

Been eating quite a bit of taco soup lately.  All of it prepared by either family or friends.  I was with friends who had it yesterday evening.

[AvidReader]

Mahagonny's crazy soup

Two cans of mushroom soup
mushrooms, calamata or sweet black olives, onions, celery and or fresh peppers in skillet w/butter & olive oil
small pieces of browned or grilled chicken
minced or chopped garlic, sundry spices
half and half
a little water if it's too thick

Wife thinks it's nuts, to which I reply 'well, I thought I was enjoying it while I was having it.'

Wow! That sounds really good; I never considered the olive-mushroom combo, though I like it on pizza. Which spices work best?

I had a central European soup with green and black olives once, and it was dazzling.

AR.

[Morden]

Carrot soup with garlic and ginger. (I use a chicken broth, but vegetable would work)
Lots of slow cooker meals.
And I just started a sauerkraut batch on the weekend.

[mamselle]

Big batch of curry.

M.

[hmaria1609]

Getting a flavored coffee, tea, or hot chocolate from a local gas station for my commute in the mornings.  Beats standing in line doing self-service!

[evil_physics_witchcraft]

We tend to do more crockpot and slow cooker meals from scratch:

chicken curry
beef stew
vegetable soup
potato soup + cheese
lentil soup
chicken stew/soup
chili

Coffee is also a must have. Hot cocoa with marshmallows and homemade vanilla makes everything feel good. And I almost forgot, an electric blanket, heating pad and portable heater. I am using 2 out of 3 right now and youngest evil cat is using the other.