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Originally Posted by abaya
Butternut squash anything (but particularly soup).
Hot oatmeal in the morning, especially with apple/spices.
Are we not including drinks?... if we are, then I count seasonal ales, hot mulled wine, and spiced apple cider.  |
Winter ales are my favorites. Yum. I've been drinking Deschutes' Jubelale with some frequency lately. I'm still waiting for Full Sail to bring out their Wassail.
One of the local coffeeshops is now selling hot cider that they get from a local orchard. I haven't tried it yet, but I imagine it's delicious. Nothing tops fresh-pressed apple cider. I'll have to ask them to put a little bit of caramel in it. I've been meaning to swing by the orchard's stand and pick up a jug of cider, but it's a ways out of town. I like to fill my enamel cast iron Dutch oven with it, add suitable spices, and warm it up; the scent of the cider and spices just makes the house smell so wonderful. Sometimes in winter I just throw a small pot of water on the stove, heat it up, and add ground cinnamon, ground cloves, and ground nutmeg to make the kitchen smell nice.