{"id":14364,"date":"2011-10-03T10:36:01","date_gmt":"2011-10-03T14:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=14364"},"modified":"2011-10-03T10:36:01","modified_gmt":"2011-10-03T14:36:01","slug":"most-wonderful-time-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2011\/10\/most-wonderful-time-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Most Wonderful Time Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> The weather has been cold, rainy, and dreary these past several weeks. Normally our fall isn’t quite like this and it has me a little bit down in the dumps.<\/p>\n

Fall in Columbus tends to be sunny, bright, and full of colors. \u00a0There’s the smell of the leaves changing and a crispness to the air. \u00a0In the mornings and in the evenings you can catch a slight scent of someone burning wood in their fireplace or perhaps in their backyard fire pit.<\/p>\n

On Friday evenings we can hear the high school football game from our backyard.<\/p>\n

Fall is by far my very favorite time of year, hands down, which is why I’m a little bummed that so far our fall seems to be a bit on the damp side.<\/p>\n

However we’ve still been having pretty cool weather and with all the rain it’s the perfect time for soup!<\/p>\n

I could eat soup everyday for the rest of my life and be a very happy lady.<\/p>\n

Last night Scott and I were chatting over huge steaming bowls of beef and barley stew when I remarked that fall and winter cooking is my very favorite.<\/p>\n

All of the soups, stews, and roasts to be made! \u00a0Having things simmer away in the crockpot or having a roast in the oven makes for a cozy home.<\/p>\n

I’m such a winter baby. \u00a0I love the cold and I love all the food that goes with it. \u00a0Summer grilling is lovely but I’ll take a hearty stew and a chilly evening over that any day.<\/p>\n

Plus the fall has hockey which is the best sport around!<\/p>\n

I’m happy to say that I made plenty of beef and barley stew for leftovers today and two more portions of leftovers that got frozen. \u00a0Hooray!<\/p>\n

And if the weather is starting to turn chilly where you are, here’s a few recipes to help you jumpstart into fall!<\/p>\n

Oats<\/a> to warm you up in the morning! And a baked version<\/a> for when you want something a little more special!<\/p>\n

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Beef Stew,<\/a>\u00a0cooked in a crockpot and ready to eat at the end of a long day!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tuna Noodle Casserole<\/a> when you are looking for something comforting and filling.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chicken Curry Stew <\/a>for something a little different to change up the week!<\/p>\n

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Spicy Shrimp and Sausage<\/a> for a feisty end to your day.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And just because we need to, Beer and Bacon Mac ‘N Cheese.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Do you like winter and fall cooking? What’s your favorite thing to make?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The weather has been cold, rainy, and dreary these past several weeks. Normally our fall isn’t quite like this and it has me a little bit down in the dumps. Fall in Columbus tends to be sunny, bright, and full of colors. \u00a0There’s the smell of the leaves changing and a crispness to the air. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[58,51],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4KYWa-3JG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14364"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14364\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}