Soups, Stews, Warm Clothing...

11 years ago

Hope everyone in the areas to be hit by this next storm system is prepared for it. I'm getting ready to put a big pot of stew on. To me that is something that warms you from the inside out.

I don't know most of you in the areas to be effected, but I do know Annie will probably be in the deep freeze. I'd say I hope you are prepared, but I really know you are.

We're suppose to get up to 8" of snow on top of the 6" we already have as well as some really sub-zero temps. We're ready and will be comfortable and well fed the entire time. I know other places can expect more and hope you are prepared as well.

Take care, everyone. Its cold out there and is going to get a lot colder over the next couple of days.

Madonna

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doucanoe
11 years ago
We've been in a deep freeze in MN for most of December and it doesn't seem like it will improve any time soon. It's been below zero all but maybe 5 or 6 days!

High temp expected on Monday is -16 with a low of -25 and a winchill of -50! Our governor closed all the schools here on Monday in anticipation of the bitter cold.

I made a pot of Sherry's Beef Barley Soup today but it will be frozen to be taken to a girl's weekend retreat next week. I also have three Hash Brown Quiches in the oven and made an oatmeal cake this morning.

This kind of weather is good for cooking so I make lots and freeze for future.

Take care everyone, It seems like most of the country is in for some nasty weather!

Linda
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debrak2008
11 years ago
Chicken Pot pies and soup of any kind!
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kitchendetective
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It's 73 right now, but scheduled to go down to 28 tomorrow. Baking weather tomorrow. Stay warm, everyone!
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11 years ago
Yes, we're in the deep freeze here, not as cold as Linda/Doucanoe, but cold enough. We've had about 30 inches of snow just in December, one of the 10 snowiest on record and we're supposed to get another 6-12 inches tonight and tomorrow, then we have a "dangerous wind chill" alert from Sunday night through Tuesday. Blowing and drifting snow, wind chills from -20 to -30. Then, by next weekend, back up to 30F. It just can't make up its mind, but Grandma always told me that if you didn't like Michigan's weather, wait an hour, it'll change. LOL

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oldfixer
11 years ago
Way to early for this snow/cold crap. The kitchen is a great place to prepare those heart warming goodies. Use some common sense, and it will make for good stories next year. WalMart was a zoo today with carts loaded to the max of food. Too much commotion, I left empty handed and went to another store, and better prices. Good luck in the big chill.
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angelaid
11 years ago
Jan 4th is "way to early"? When do you *usually* get it? May?
We are set for food. Generators if we lose power. I bet we haven't had 6 inches of snow this whole season. I wish it would warm up enough to snow.
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grainlady_ks
11 years ago
I think we got lucky this round....and my heart goes out to everyone who is receiving the brunt of this storm. Only an additional 2" of snow overnight, on top of the 2-1/2" from a few days ago, which is on top of the 12" (which was about 3/4 melted) from Dec. 20th (which was forecast to be 2-3"). The current temperature is 16-degrees F. (-4 wind chill) and will be the high for today, and only going to get colder today and Monday. Nothing to complain about here, especially if we see the sun today and get some heat from the solar panel.

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anoriginal
11 years ago
Got snow Thursday night...enough for 2nd snow day already! Probably about 6-8 inches of relatively light stuff. But it's COLD!! Decided on Friday that CHILI would be a good thing to make... but had NO peppers in fridge!?! So yesterday made a trip to get some. Before I set out, knew car would definitely want a warm up, so check NOAA for weather report. Said temp in my area of NJ was MINUS TWO!! Actually didn't feel that cold, but car told me otherwise... did start but was a bit reluctant.

When snow is in forecast, I do a mental inventory of "essentials".... toilet paper, cat food/litter, something good to snack on. Find it amusing to watch supermarket crazies loading up on bread, milk & eggs!?! WORST snow I can remember only left us stranded for about 36 hours, and that was becasue we're on a small cul de sac and that's the last places township plows go.
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mabeldingeldine_gw
11 years ago
We've had quite the winter so far in Maine, snowy and cold. I'm nearer the coast and it was still -19ÃÂ°F yesterday morning. I've been cooking soup -- lentil soup Friday night, and Ham and Bean soup yesterday using the bone from the Christmas ham.

Had a couple of friends over for cards and soup, a great way to warm up. I hope everyone is feeling warmer!
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pkramer60
11 years ago
It started to snow on NYE and finish with about 14 inches on Jan. 2. Then we received 6 inches last night with another 3-6 today. To add insult to injury, temps will drop to -18 tonight (-45 wind-chill) with a high of -11 Monday. High wind warnings are giving us blowing snow with white outs.

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To warm us up, dinners are being baked and I have made black bean soup. Tomorrow I will make oxtail stew and try my hand at an apple strudel.

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debrak2008
11 years ago
As a kid the worst snowed in experience was Buffalo, NYs blizzard of '77. We lived outside of Buffalo in a mobile home park in a rural area. My Dad worked in the city. The day it hit he could not get his car out of the parking lot at work and thankfully could walk to his brothers house nearby. He did not get home for over a week. We can't remember why but there was no school that day (not weather related). I remember our mobile home rocking back and forth when the storm came in. We never lost power or heat. Most of the Dads in the close by homes also could not make it home. The Moms decided they would take turns hosting basic dinners until we could get to a store. There was a very small store about 3 miles away and someone took a snowmobile there to get a few items. We had two weeks off of school.

It was a sad time as many people died and at least one home burned to the ground due to the firetrucks being unable to get there. Animals from the zoo walked out on the huge snow drifts that went right over the fences.

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donnar57
11 years ago
I'm old enough to remember Chicago's bad blizzard of February 1967. It was the one where my dad decided we'd move to somewhere warm when he was ready to change jobs! When the storm began, my mom took my brother and I home from Dad's business, and decided (wrongly) that she should take the "back road". Well, in retrospect she knew she should have taken the main drag. Dad made it home, but we didn't. We had to make our way across a very snow-filled ravine to someone's house after the car got stuck on a snowdrift on what's now known as Pulaski Rd. We were darn lucky none of us got injured or frostbitten. Dad had to rescue us the next morning -- the people had been good enough to house us and about 5 others stuck, letting us sleep on their floor.

Grandma had a nice pot of soup going for us when we all made it home in time for lunch. Dad started to research "southern Arizona". :-) We moved there 3 years later.

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