Wintery meals for menu planning

[popsycal]

SOrry to be depressing but!
The time is a-coming to get rid of the salads and get hearty winter food back on the menu.

We had Spicy Sausage Pie tonight which EVERYONE loved.

WHat's on your autumn/winter menu?

lots of hearty soups:

leek and potato
pumpkin
cauliflower and blue cheese
tomato and white bean

chicken, orange and marsala casserole
leek and stilton soup
beef in guiness
chicken in wine
pork in cider
(I'm sensing a theme)

Oooh yes - had forgotten about my beef in al thingy!
And 'one pot' chicken things that we like

shepherds pie
cottage pie
veg and lentil soup
(DS1 suggested egg and chips... but fret not I have wallopped gently chastised him)

sausage casserole
stew and dumplings
chicken and red wine casserole with baked potato
sausage and mash
toad in the hole
morrocan chickpea soup

Winter one-pot wonders, I love 'em

Shepherd's pie - yes. My spicy sausage pie is shepherd's pie where the shepherd's are replaced by sausage and beans

sausage and mash is not a one-pot meal - at least not in our house!

Nigel's sausage and bean hot pot
again veg soup followed by a good honest chunk of fruit cake

I think i have Nigel here somewhere with his sausage ane bean hotpot. will look it up

I find Nigel good for chicken one pot things too

Pies with really thick suet crusts
Game casserole involving lots of wine
Spicy sausage casserole with potato or celeriac mash
'Whatever is in the Garden' soup
Shepherds Pie
Cauliflower Cheese
Fish Pie

more later, but needed to mark this thread to find again after I've finished the ironing!

Jamie's Fish Pie - yum. Not made that in AGES!!!

Pork and Rhubarb - another one I have just remembered

Delia's Spinach, ricotta and pine nut lasagne

I LOVE Nigel. Though I'm sure he wouldn't love me.

We've just had courgette risotto which is summery but also suitably wintery as stodgy and buttery. I like squash risotto best of all.

Hmmm, butternut squash roasted, then mashed with creme fraiche, chives, parmasan then browned up in the oven....

ooooh
o was looking for butternut squash recipes yesterday!
WIll look that one up

It's not a Nigel though:

1 butternut squash. Cut in 1/2 and scoop out seeds. Bung in roasting tin. Drizzle with olive oil and add salt and pepper. Roast for 45 + mins at gm 6/ 200c till soft.

Take out of oven and allow to cool a little bit. Scoop out flesh into a bowl and mash with 3 tbsp creme fraiche 3 tbsp chopped chive or some sage (not as much as chives as stronger) and parmesan.

Spoon ity back into the squash skins and bake for anohter 15 mins or so till browned a little on top.

Not quick but quite easy. Good with winter salad leaves and a nice dressing.

Chilli with red cabbage and brown rice
Beef stew and suet dumplings
Steak and Kidney pudding,mash and veg
Beefy cobbler
Delia's lentil shepherds pie
Spicy sausages and puy lentils
Toad in the hole,mash,onion gravy