Sorry, no pictures, but my crew likes chili and cornbread.

Soup! But we're not cooking much right now since our kitchen is gutted :)

Likewise, without my own kitchen, I'm not cooking much. We love soups and stews, and I roast a mean chicken stuffed with meyer lemons, oranges, rosemary and thyme from the garden. Grate the citrus zest into a tablespoon of kosher salt, as much ground coriander, black pepper, a teaspoon of paprika and some more thyme. A little inside the bird, most of it rubbed on the outside. We call it Winter Chicken.

no pics right now but lamb stew with leeks over cous cous is my favorite winter dish and the one that won over the stomach and heart of my husband for good.

Lamb stew recipe (epicurious)

I'm making it this weekend if we get the crazy storm predicted for the DC area. Actually I'm making it no matter what the weather!

Long winters up here, so lots of cold weather faves. Morrocan lamb stew, short ribs, meatloaf with mashed potatoes.

nightowl, those pot pies look awesome!

cookncarpenter, I've yet to use our new gas range top to roast peppers, but it's on my list of things I want to do. Great looking meal.

Making a dark roux:

For both seafood gumbo:

And chicken & sausage gumbo:

Other recent cold weather favorites include chili:

Turkey meatball curry:

And beef stew:

Pattiesue your gumbo looks delicious! Are you on the Gulf Coast?

We eat a lot of soup in the winter, mainly loaded baked potato and, now that I finally figured out my grandma's homemade noodle recipe, more chicken noodle soup and beef stroganoff. Simplest recipe ever, but mine just never came out like hers did. We eat Jambalaya year-round but I need a good Gumbo recipe. Pattiesue just put me on a hunt! And it's crawfish season!

I love seeing that others have winter meals too. Your ideas will give me inspiration.

As for you no-kitchen folks -- During our kitchenless time - we already had a Breville oven, rice maker, slow cooker, and electric pressure cooker. We got a $99 induction hob. We ate out more often than I would have liked, but we had a nice little camp kitchen thing going.

Thanks, Amber! Yes, I'm in south Louisiana.

Pattisue, care to share your recipe for Turkey Meatball Curry? I make curried meatballs, but they have a different sauce.

Those pot pies look so good! Pot pie has always been a favorite, but I've always dropped biscuit dough for the crust, or baked the biscuit slab on a separate sheet, then slid it over on top of the finished meat, veg and gravy mixture.

Any kind of roast is good, then soup made with the leftovers and bones. I made slow-roasted pork shoulder two nights ago, then last night made pulled pork sandwiches with homemade bread. I'm thinking pork and lentil soup would be good, tonight. Or pork and noodles, or pork pot pie--if I make the pot pie, the hot oven makes the kitchen so cozy on a winter afternoon.

Linelle, I didn't really follow a recipe, but I sauteed some onions and red and yellow sweet peppers and then added some Mae Ploy red curry paste and a can of coconut milk, plus a squirt of fish sauce, and the juice from one lime. The turkey meatballs were browned (and they had some Penzey's sweet curry seasoning). Simmer it all up. Adjust for seasonings, looking for the right combo of hot, sour, salty, sweet.

Thanks Pattisue! The ones I make are seasoned with both curry and chili (Indian+Mexican) which give them a nice warm rich flavor. Sauce is tomato, vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, Worcestershire sauce. Sounds like all over the map, but a real comfort food from my mom.

Pot Roast or Lasagna. Comfort food.

All of this sounds so good (it's what counts for winter here in San Francisco, mid-50s and pouring rain). Nightowl, we love pot pie - care to share your recipe?

I make a mean beef stroganoff and a delicious beef stew, but haven't made either in awhile. Maybe soon.

Linelle, I should have specified that it was Thai curry in the picture.

I am making chicken stock today from the carcass of a roast chicken. But I have so many winter favorites -- old fashioned pea soup is a regular. Right now, stoofvlees (Flemish pot roast) is riding at the top of the list. No pictures, sorry

Butternut squash soup and homemade bread. YUM! Second favorite is cream of asparagus soup and homemade bread.

Diane

You're all putting me to shame, such great looking dishes. I'm making my ultimate comfort food...meatloaf and mashed potatoes. It's been below zero with the wind chill here for the last couple days. Yes, winter in full swing.

goulash with lots and lots of finely diced onions that caramelize.

And then you can make the left overs into stew or beef bourguignon. Possible additions/combinations thereof: carrots, peas, celery, shallots, mushrooms, peppers, green beans, wine, tomato paste, or even make a beef chili with it.

Another favorite is an "Italian" Shepherd's Pie. Make like regular recipe, i..e onion, minced meat, carrots, peas made into a thick sauce, then covered with mashed potatoes, and baked in an oven, but use it with some tomato sauce and hot pepper. And spicy pepper jack cheese on top of the mashed potatoes.