Cold weather foods

While I slept last night, the mercury dipped below freezing. This little dip caused the rain to turn to a few wet snow flakes flying around. Though the ground was too warm for any accumulation, a few wet flakes were found on the cars windshield this morning at three AM when I got up. Though the sun came out a few hours later and warmed things up to hoodie with no jacket weather,I still felt the need to go grocery shopping in preparation of cold weather cooking. I had already made a pot of Chile last week but it seemed to disappear before I even got a second bowl. A couple to go bowls were later found in the fridge but found their way into lunch boxes the next day. So the first ingredients on my shopping list were those needed to make another pot. I also added everything needed to make beef stew, beef stroganoff, black bean and rice soup,chicken dumpling soup, and other cold weather favorites. Unfortunately I took too long grocery shopping and didn't have time to fix any of these for tonight's dinner. That is OK though, as I ended up making baked chicken with baked potatoes and corn. Now as many of you know, I still do a lot of winter grilling of meats and have no problem brushing eight or ten inches of snow off of the grill before lighting it. But we have been eating grilled meats all summer long and it has been so long since the weather has permitted a piping hot bowl of soup. Well except for chicken soup ( noodle, rice, or wedding)that has been made several times this summer when someone had a cold or when Cindy had her wisdom teeth out, or times like that. No, I am not at all happy about the cold weather coming but for right now I will enjoy the cold weather foods that come with it !