Fall/Winter
LemonMarmalade
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Anybody else a fall/winter lover? Do you have any special or just super delicious recipes you like to make when the weather turns cooler?
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I was just telling someone yesterday that there should be a word for "the yearning for autumn"! Because I have it! LOVE fall and winter for all kinds of reasons! I'm ready to start doing fall cooking, but it's still warm here so I'll probably hold off on cooking soups. I just started LCHF one month ago so I'll have to look through my recipes and see what fits or what can be easily tweaked.1
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LemonMarmalade wrote: »Anybody else a fall/winter lover? Do you have any special or just super delicious recipes you like to make when the weather turns cooler?
Weight watchers has a recipe for slow cooker turkey chili which is amazingly good! Even though I am not on that program anymore, it is the best for a nice fall evening watching the game and relaxing.....Ah Fall.....
I also love making borscht, although this winter I am going to use golden beets so my kitchen doesn't look like Norman Bates visited.3 -
Autumn is my favourite season, too. I love how colourful everything is, and I love those morning when the first frost begins and it sparkles on the rooftops and grass as the sun comes up. I love having a fire in the fireplace, and a snuggly blanket. I love that puff of "smoke" that comes out of your mouth when you first breathe in that crisp morning air. I love the silence of the first snow fall, when you know before you open the blinds that it's snowing because it has that special kind of peaceful quiet out there.4
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I am a big fan of pumpkin sausage soup and roasted butternut squash! I like all creamy soups and stocks.
There is just something so comforting about a big coffee cup full of creamy soup on a cold day.
Mind you, down here right by the Florida line we don't get a whole lot of cool weather. And my husband won't let me move any farther north...you know the deal "something something job...something something he hates cold..... ".
LOL.
@tcay584 I am so nervous to try borscht! I am fascinated by the idea of it!! I do not like the beets on the salad bar they taste like dirt to me but I keep trying!! I want to love them. Is there a difference with borscht? (LOL Norman Bates....classic!!! Now I will watch "Psycho" today...)1 -
This is the best time of the year - September through February for me. I love the holidays, the *slightly* cooler weather, all of it. As soon as it's 40 degrees I've got the fireplace crackling...I just love it all. Heck, I don't even mind when I get iced in for a day every so often here. I've lived all over the country and seen many variations of Autumn and Winter and I adore them all. Though living in New England was probably the most beautiful overall...the foliage in the Autumn and the beautiful snows in winter.
As for recipes this time of the year? Since I'm new to Keto/LCHF I'll be adapting this year. I'm a baker and make tons of cookies and pies during this time of the year. I will want to find recipes that my family loves but still isn't loaded with carbs so I can enjoy as well. I will be adding lots of unsweet chocolate and mint extract to my coffee too. That's my very favorite - Mint Mocha as the weather cools a bit. Oh, and gingerbread....I freaking LOVE gingerbread. I will be finding a way to use all those wonderful spices in something Keto friendly.
For the holiday meals I make stuffing so I'll be finding a way to adapt that as well. I put lots of veggies in my stuffing so I'm thinking I'll be upping the veg and finding a great carb friendly bread recipe that I can turn into croutons.
Yay! Can't wait for all of it now!!1 -
LemonMarmalade wrote: »Anybody else a fall/winter lover? Do you have any special or just super delicious recipes you like to make when the weather turns cooler?
Me! I love that I can get all my woolly cardigans and wraps out. And start using spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and stews, casseroles and soups1 -
Huge Autumn/Winter fan over here--especially Autumn! I'm in San Diego so it's still pretty warm here, but I can feel the change in the wind, the cool air coming in off the sea already. It's been a cool year down here, thankfully.
I've got my tartan shawls out and I'm looking for keto-friendly recipes for my favorite seasonal foods (esp. my beloved Pumpkin Spice Latte; the carbs in even a Short one, though... yikes!) I'll need to try to find a good pumpkin sausage soup recipe like @LemonMarmalade mentioned, it sounds delish! I've made a couple of recipes in my crockpot already and I've been scouting Pinterest for more low-carb crock pot options. Ruled.me has a lot of great cool-weather recipes.
Apple-picking, cuddling, visiting the pumpkin patch, and our once-a-year family caramel apple-making are all things I'm looking forward to this Autumn.2 -
I love fall but I dread all the comfort foods, apple picking, pumpkin donuts, fresh baked pies etc. from Halloween on last year I was a train wreck food-wise, got back on track January 1, so it was a long stretch of indulgence.
I am excited though for sunday football and a big pot of chili or beef stew MMMMMMMM3 -
*stares off into space with a silly grin, because fall is so amazing*
You guys said it all....and don't forget...bug control!4 -
I like fall a lot. The colors, the cooler temps, Halloween, hiking and jogging without sweltering heat and humidity....
Winter I like in small doses. It just seems that in WV winter lasts about 9 months. lol. I love snow when I can stay home and watch it from the comfort of my couch. If I don't have to get out driving and clearing off my windows and such. I also like it to melt quick so I don't have to stare at 4 foot solid blocks of dirty snow on the sides of the roads for months like we do around here. I also love to go hiking when we've had a light snow. The woods are so pretty.4 -
I like fall a lot. The colors, the cooler temps, Halloween, hiking and jogging without sweltering heat and humidity....
Winter I like in small doses. It just seems that in WV winter lasts about 9 months. lol. I love snow when I can stay home and watch it from the comfort of my couch. If I don't have to get out driving and clearing off my windows and such. I also like it to melt quick so I don't have to stare at 4 foot solid blocks of dirty snow on the sides of the roads for months like we do around here. I also love to go hiking when we've had a light snow. The woods are so pretty.
haha same here, I'm near buffalo and basically winter starts on Halloween and lasts till memorial day. UGH! thankfully we have had a nice warm summer to get us prepared. I actually love the changing seasons but if winter could just be normal and only last as long as summer does that would be great. I can handle it till Christmas is over, when January hits I'm totally over the cold, that's usually when it all starts looking dirty and gross too, fresh fluffy white snow is beautiful though.2 -
I like fall a lot. The colors, the cooler temps, Halloween, hiking and jogging without sweltering heat and humidity....
Winter I like in small doses. It just seems that in WV winter lasts about 9 months. lol. I love snow when I can stay home and watch it from the comfort of my couch. If I don't have to get out driving and clearing off my windows and such. I also like it to melt quick so I don't have to stare at 4 foot solid blocks of dirty snow on the sides of the roads for months like we do around here. I also love to go hiking when we've had a light snow. The woods are so pretty.
I was born in Charleston! No prettier land, IMO. I want to be in them hills hiking, too! Lucky duck!
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SuperCarLori wrote: »I like fall a lot. The colors, the cooler temps, Halloween, hiking and jogging without sweltering heat and humidity....
Winter I like in small doses. It just seems that in WV winter lasts about 9 months. lol. I love snow when I can stay home and watch it from the comfort of my couch. If I don't have to get out driving and clearing off my windows and such. I also like it to melt quick so I don't have to stare at 4 foot solid blocks of dirty snow on the sides of the roads for months like we do around here. I also love to go hiking when we've had a light snow. The woods are so pretty.
I was born in Charleston! No prettier land, IMO. I want to be in them hills hiking, too! Lucky duck!
The hiking is great here! 1 -
I love fall! I am looking forward to cooler weather, soups, stews, and COLLEGE FOOTBALL! I am looking for keto friendly tailgate food if anyone has good ideas.2
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Yes!! Sweaters & worn out sweatshirts, and BOOTS....oh, you mean food.....lol ok....Beef stew....but this year I will have to learn to tweak it for Low-carb...but it's do-able.2
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Super duper lover of fall! Especially, pumpkin spiced lattes Will have to find a hack for that. 1
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Mmmm... waiting for it to be cool enough to make chili!0
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I like fall but it's too short here (Alberta, Canada). We often end up with snow and our first frost only a few days apart in mid September. Winter can arrive before Halloween. Then again we have other years where it warms up so much that we have a brown Christmas. LOL If Winter only lasts from December to February, it is a GREAT year. Usually winter is from November or October until late March or April.
The main food difference in foods is how we cook. People around here love to BBQ. I use ours probably 4 days per week, and 2 of the other days are probably leftovers. LOL Once the snow hits, the BBQ is just more work and we switch back to meatloaves, tacos, chilli, meat sauces on squash, and roasts. I tend to put more effort into my veggie presentaion too. In the summer it is salads and raw veggies with dip but once it's cold I switch to veggie casseroles, steamed or roasted veggies.1 -
I LOVE FALL!! I know I'm one of "those" people but I don't care, I love the pumpkin spice muffins, lattes, cozy sweaters, snow, I love it all! I'm so excited.. haha. My morning coffee is going to change as soon as I find myself some pumpkin spice, or pumpkin flavored syrup!2
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I love love love anything other than Summer! Prob because our summer resembles the pits of HADES lol Seriously it gets up to 115 degress and summer starts after Easter and does not leave until the beginning of October. Its terrible living in a desert
Anyhoo, the summer is leaving and now I can actually take my kids to the park without worrying they will get third degree burns on the playground lol And now i can break out my slow cooker!! AND i also found a LOW CARB TAMALE RECIPE!! This is total game changer for me since the holidays in mexi-ameri household is a CARB FEST lol! 4 -
Love fall as well! Not so much the winters in Minnesota as I now feel the cold pretty badly! Cooler day today so enjoying lounging around in super soft leggings and a tunic.
I will miss the ease (and much less work for me!) of summertime grilling. DH is not so keen hanging outside in winter tending our charcoal grill. Having a gas line installed and a new gas range put in next week; hopefully this will inspire me in the cooking department!1 -
I love Autumn! Its the perfect time of year for drinking too much coffee, making big pots of soup and hiking through the changing landscapes.4
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I love love love anything other than Summer! Prob because our summer resembles the pits of HADES lol Seriously it gets up to 115 degress and summer starts after Easter and does not leave until the beginning of October. Its terrible living in a desert Anyhoo, the summer is leaving and now I can actually take my kids to the park without worrying they will get third degree burns on the playground lol And now i can break out my slow cooker!! AND i also found a LOW CARB TAMALE RECIPE!! This is total game changer for me since the holidays in mexi-ameri household is a CARB FEST lol!
Low carb tamale recipe please!1 -
Fall is my absolute favourite season where I live (central Alberta). The winters are too cold, summers are normally too hot and dry (but this year were too wet and stormy and kept us inside too much). Spring is nice like fall, but everything just seems dirty in spring thanks to all the melting snow banks that leave behind piles of road grit, dog poop, and litter that got buried all winter.
So fall is my favourite. Although way too short--we will almost certainly have our first frost pretty soon and given how wet it has been lately, I can't see the first snowfall being far behind.0 -
I LOVE FALL!! I know I'm one of "those" people but I don't care, I love the pumpkin spice muffins, lattes, cozy sweaters, snow, I love it all! I'm so excited.. haha. My morning coffee is going to change as soon as I find myself some pumpkin spice, or pumpkin flavored syrup!
I always liked those seasonal flavors too!
I recently tried cinnamon on my coffee grounds prior to brewing and then I did it with pumpkin spice and i believe it will take care of my pumpkin needs. I thought it might be tough for me this fall without it since I stopped using sweetener in my coffee. I figured I wouldn't have any since I don't buy the coffee syrups anymore, but I'm very glad the spices are good for us that don't use the syrups.
But you could always add sweetener if those are ok for you.0 -
Autumn is my favourite season, too. I love how colourful everything is, and I love those morning when the first frost begins and it sparkles on the rooftops and grass as the sun comes up. I love having a fire in the fireplace, and a snuggly blanket. I love that puff of "smoke" that comes out of your mouth when you first breathe in that crisp morning air. I love the silence of the first snow fall, when you know before you open the blinds that it's snowing because it has that special kind of peaceful quiet out there.
We are kindred sisters.
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missippibelle wrote: »I love fall! I am looking forward to cooler weather, soups, stews, and COLLEGE FOOTBALL! I am looking for keto friendly tailgate food if anyone has good ideas.
How about a bratwurst? Just toss the bun. Add some kraut or onion. Best if simmered in beer and onions before being browned on the grill. Just screams tailgating.
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LemonMarmalade wrote: »I am a big fan of pumpkin sausage soup
@LemonMarmalade I love the fall and pumpkin everything! Do you have a link to a recipe for this soup? I would never think to pair pumpkin with sausage but it sounds intriguing.
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Super duper lover of fall! Especially, pumpkin spiced lattes Will have to find a hack for that.
@Cyndi146 I love pumpkin spice latte, too! I'm already drinking pumpkin coffee. On another thread, it was suggested to mix HWC with coffee in the blender. Wow, I'm loving pumpkin spice coffee made this way. I also add some liquid vanilla stevia. It's like dessert!0
