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For a Hearty Fall Supper, Try an
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Ever-popular comfort foods help make winter bearable
As autumn chills become the
rule, it’s time to batten down the
hatches and face the fact that
winter is just around the corner.
We hunker down to our favorite stews
and soups, but in the back of our minds are
those old favorites of our childhoods: the
ever-popular casseroles.
Oh, sure, they’re not what we’d ordinarily
consider “company food,” but that’s just the
beauty of these treasures. They’re just for us;
they’re comfort foods and they speak to us
of the winter days of our youth.
Make no mistake, though, many
casseroles are good enough to share with
company. In fact, we can create a special
kind of intimacy with friends by sharing our
own special favorites. In our house, we’ve
had some of the best times with best friends
sharing one of these “on