I made a chicken mole in my slow cooker last night. It was so savory and cozy. Think I might have to have the left overs for lunch. Yum!

Thanks doll,
The Glamorous Housewife

Honestly, cooking warm comforting meals is what gets me through winter! I feel like I don't mind the dark-early days so much since I've started obsessing about what to cook for dinner each night!

Some recent warmers...

Kale and black beans in curried pumpkin sauce with pumpkinseed pesto.
http://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2013/01/08/kale-and-black-beans-in-curried-pumpkin-sauce-with-pumpkinseed-arugula-pesto/

Roasted butternut choux pastry nests with spinach, pecans and smoked gouda...soft and warm and comforting!
http://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2013/01/15/roasted-butternut-choux-nests-with-spinach-pecans-and-smoked-gouda/

Fennel and walnut croquettes (with melty mozzarella!) with a simple tomato sauce. Sort of fresh and summery and comforting and wintery all at once.
http://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2013/01/20/fennel-walnut-croquettes/

I even like to make salads a bit warm and hearty this time of year, like this spinach salad with warm roasted mushrooms, tiny roasted potatoes, and tarragon white wine dressing,,,
http://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2013/01/11/warm-salad-with-roasted-mushrooms-and-tiny-roasted-potatoes-and-tarragon-white-wine-dressing/

And for the ultimate comfort food...pumpkin crumpets! Fun to say and to eat.
http://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2013/01/18/pumpkin-crumpets/

While we're on a pumpkin kick... a thick, porridgey dal with millet, red lentils and sweet potatoes that we ate with pumpkin ricotta flat bread.
http://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2013/01/17/millet-red-lentil-and-sweet-potato-dal-and-pumpkin-ricotta-flatbreads/

And that's quite enough from me for one post!

Soups and chilis reign supreme this time of year, along with comfort foods like macaroni and cheese, chicken cacciatore, and lasagna. I especially love soups with a kick, like laksa, pho, and tom khaa.

A collection of my favorite cool-weather foods on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/maddhatterslab/cool-weather-recipes-from-madd-hatter-s-kitchen/

I'm making that shepherds pie this week - it looks so good. In winter I crave curry, and roasted meat. Chicken thighs roasted over parboiled potatoes is easy and always makes me feel good. In winter, crispy chicken skin is a food group.

Bouillabaisse demands your attention this Winter:-) http://7th-taste.com/2013/01/20/bouillabaisse/

I have had no luck with chicken in the slow cooker - it turns mushy even if I don't cook it very long. What am I doing wrong?

Here are two of our favorites: Kennedy's Favorite Chicken, a Moroccan chicken dish that we re-engineered to cook in the microwave, and Minestrone with Sausage, which is just full of goodness!

I too want to make that shepard's pie this week! It looks amazing! I'm digging savoury steel cut oats (http://kaleeats.blogspot.ca/2012/11/braised-chicken-with-steel-cut-oats-and.html) and braised meats go a long way to warm the house in the winter.
Slow cooker is our other go-to in the winter. A fave is Jamie Oliver's Chickpea Beef Orange Stew http://kaleeats.blogspot.ca/2012/04/chickpea-beef-stew-with-orange.html I think it takes an ordinary beef stew and makes it extraordinary.
Look forward to hearing what other people are up to. I've got some Oatmeal Molasses bread raising overnight so I can bake it in the morning and warm up a freezing kitchen!

Chicken and "dumpings"? lol

beautiful food in this post though, minus the typo.

it feels like to taste his cakes directly

Definitely something rich and spicy!
Here's my favorite Coconut Chicken Curry: http://and-here-we-are.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/comforting-suppers-warming-coconut.html#
Also, I am pretty addicted to oxtail-- it's the other meat candy! Here's the fool-proof Red Wine Glazed Oxtail recipe I use: http://and-here-we-are.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/comforting-suppers-wintry-oxtail-glazed.html