It's snowing very hard here in my part of Western PA. When it gets like this, what is your favorite winter comfort food?
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I like grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup. How about you?
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once in a while I still "splurge"
was yummy. 
husband was in Florida for a business trip, I drove right past a crowed food store. I decided not to stop as they were calling for 1-2 inches of snow. What I didn;t know was they changed it to 6=8 inches while I was in school Got across bridge and there was a squall. Made it home. Somehow a Northwesterly and a Southernly stalled over Pittsburgh and couldn't move further north. We got 26 inches of snow and was off of school as an Arctic Freeze followed it. The snow in the Blizzard was blowing sideways and coming down sideways. Husband was stuck in Florida and it made the National news. Only the upper part of PA get the lake effect.
Yeah, me too.
Although when Chunky Soups first came out a couple of decades ago, they had a chunky chicken noodle soup with mushrooms. I loved that--since discontinued, (of course). 
I don't like processed cheese slices, though, and prefer cheddar. I also shun canned soups because there is so much crap in them and they are, well...canned! Yuk. Tomato soup is easy to make and when I have some in the fridge I will be grilling some cheese sandwiches to go with it.
Another comfort dish for crappy weather is a rich chili served with rice and hearty cornbread. I always save my last half piece of cornbread to slather jam on. It finishes the whole comfort thing.
We had red lentil curry last night with chutney and fresh grilled naan flatbread. Yum!
Also, cookies! Fresh baked, warm cookies are winter wonders.
May you stay warm and pleasantly full.
Chili. TY
Thanks for the tip! 
No snow here in the Palm Springs, CA area, but it is quite chilly out, but sunny.
We're having a low key weekend since yesterday was a very shitty day....we had to say goodbye to our wonderful 16+ year old beagle, Dexter. 
the eyes of another and he/she will touch your heart the way Dexter did.
weather.
*Husband’s homemade chili with saltines or tortilla chips or cornbread
*Chicken noodle soup or chicken pot pie or grilled cheese, no tomato soup, thank you. How about a slice of my homemade Carrot cake for dessert and again for breakfast the next day? Lemon buttercream frosting.
As was our wedding cake.
*Husband’s Salisbury Steak with mashed potatoes and gravy
*Lasagna or Mama’s Spaghetti with a green salad and garlic bread. Brownies for dessert.
*And at least once a year, my dad’s recipe for Welsh rarebit on toast, pumpernickel is my favorite or the small party rye bread sometimes found in the deli department or bakery or not at all. With a veggie platter and assorted pickles and olives.
Oh, yum!
Bon appètit, y’all!
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garlic bread . And brownies. This was yesterday.though. There was a restaurant in Pittsburgh that served Welsh rarebit. I developed my habit there. Slice of tomato on top. Thank you dear friend . Now I am hungry for Hot and sour soup with egg rolls.
and cake!
that for ages. Thank you for posting all those dishes. It gives me some ideas.
us.
It's snowing fast and hard in Pittsburgh right now. I don't think I had to shovel anything here last year, the small amount of snow was light and melted quickly. But today's storm is going to stick around for awhile. Luckily I did my grocery shopping and errands yesterday, so I can stay home and look out the windows at the pretty snow. 
When it's cold weather, I like to make hot chocolate for an afternoon warm-up.
I like to make soup or chili con carne for a quick and easy dinner. Whenever I make chili, I make a double-batch so there's some leftover. Then I freeze the chili in single portions and it's ready to go for chili & cheese baked potatoes.
Chili & cheese baked potato - Take a large potato and bake in the toaster oven, or nuke it until it's just about done. (In the microwave it's about 5 minutes.) Take out the hot potato, slice crosswise and mash in salt, pepper and butter into the potato. Then spoon over about 3 big tablespoons of thawed out chili and sprinkle shredded cheese on top. I usually use cheddar, colby or a "Mexican" mixture, but whatever suits your taste. Put the potato back in the microwave and nuke for another 2 minutes so the chili heats up. And voila - an instant wonderful dinner. Yum!
for the recipe for the baked potato. I am going to try that.
cold weather. I have never tried it.but I think I will look up the recipe. Thank you For the suggestion.
local community to send out the plows or wait for it to melt.(which they usually do
Where are you. 
extras to mine.
miles south of Pittsburgh. Homemade chicken soup is the best. TY
Whenever it snowed, my dad went out and got a plain cheese pizza… I still want a slice or two whenever it snows
