Autumn Dishes

[mitchell25418]

Afternoon Hounds - to ring the new season, what fall favorites are you looking forward to making this season?

Thanks!

[Madrid]

ah, my favorite season for cooking and everything else.

I'm always looking for new ways to use pomegranates and winter squashes and chestnuts, and a new favorite, quince. and celery root.

I love to serve those miniature pumpkins roasted whole as a side dish. Great stuffed as well.

duck confit

savory dishes with roasted grapes

the last of the corn, tomatoes, eggplant....just made a really intense ratatouille.

lentils cooked in apple cider

pork, beef, braised a long time...so many great recipes.

[BeefeaterRocks]

I love this salad, Autumn salad in gorgeous color…
http://eatingwelllivingthin.wordpress...

[dawnb]

In fall, I roast everything! Chicken, butternut squash, brussels sprouts, carrots, pears. The possibilities are endless...and so healthy!

[dcrf]

Pot roast with butternut squash mushrooms and thyme.

[BamiaWruz]

I've been eating a lot of soups lately but I'm looking forward to the squash mostly. Before thinking about fall I like to get all my summer dishes out of the way before the weather changes.

[CharlieKilo]

Cod Chowder!

[LindaWhit]

Beef Stew (made a big pot a few weeks ago, and then again this past weekend)
Pot Roast
Chili
Beef Short Ribs
Baked Ziti or Lasagna
Beef Barley Vegetable Soup

(I'm noticing a heavy concentration on beef dishes <g>)

[Cherylptw]

roast beef/brisket/pastrami, braised venison, chili of all kinds, soup, soup, soup! Also, fall is the time of year when I love to bake bread the most and when I make more pasta dishes. I'm another one that makes turkey all year long not just for the holidays.

[Chefalicious]

I love a beautiful pork loin roast with apple gravy, stuffing, and The Pioneer Woman's crash hot potatoes.
Roast chicken, Roast turkey
Split pea soup done in the slow cooker with cheesey biscuits on the side
Apple pie
Chicken pot pie
Butternut squash bisque
Fall is such a wonderful time of year to cook...

[LauraGrace]

Chili, chili, chili!

And, although I'm ashamed to admit it and fear the Chow police showing up on my door every time I make it, I *adore* Rachel Ray's pumpkin-black bean soup, modified a bit and using FAR less heavy cream. I think it's fabulous and a totally delish savory use of pumpkin.

Pumpernickel bread. Stuff with lots of nuts in it. Rugelach. Pumpkin pie.

[Phurstluv]

Braised short ribs with dark beer, red onions & bacon
Porchetta - making this this weekend
Ravioli soup - just made pasta e fagioli last night
Onion beef brisket
Butternut squash lasagne
Portabella lasagne
Chicken cacciatore

Edit : I forgot to add French Onion Soup

[MGZ]

We have a couple of early fall dishes borne out of local, seasonal availability. Although it is, perhaps, a bit unconventional, eating lobsters a few times from September to November has become somewhat of a tradition for us. The very low prices we revel in (as low as $2.99 a pound), has resulted in lobster-stuffed fluke and lobster partnered with butternut squash as annual treats.

Moreover, when the chill sets in the air, I can't help but start thinking "roast turkey." There is a farm within 2 miles of us with fresh, free-range birds. It sure does scream fall when the house is filled with the fowl perfume coming from the oven and the sounds of football coming from the television.

[boyzoma]

MGZ - I love, love, love the smells emanating from the kitchen when a Turkey is in the oven. Really great smell of stuffing, turkey juices, etc. I don't just make turkey for holiday's either. Any time is turkey time. Thanks for that reminder. Gonna have to do one of those soon as well as a a good ham (which always makes a good ham & scalloped potato casserole with creamed corn for leftover usage).

[MGZ]

Yeah, you've gotta love the stages of the roast turkey. Stage 1 - Hot dinner straight from the oven, served with the trimmings. Stage 2 - Cold, thinly sliced breast meat for sandwiches. Stage 3 - Turkey salad, turkey tetrazini, etc. made from the "sub-slice" sized pieces of meat. Stage 4 - Stock with the carcass. (Although, if you're like me, there's the pre-Stage 1 where the liver gets sauteed and spread on some crusty bread as a reward for cooking the bird.)

[boyzoma]

For us, the liver is diced and put into the stuffing. But other than that, I agree with all 4 stages!!!! Perfect.

[krisrishere]

Definitely Beef Stew, Chili, my usual Italian Sunday Supper (sauce, meatballs, pork chops and sausage). I also look forward to braising some short ribs all day and tossing them with some rigatoni and parmesan cheese.

[Chefalicious]

I've always wanted to have an Italian Sunday supper. How do you do the pork chops and sausage? I would love to re-create a meal like that for my family.

[krisrishere]

Nothing special really. All of the meats, pork chops, sausage and meatballs, are browned first and then simmered in the sauce for hours. The pork chops, however, get their own pot of sauce to boil in because they become so tender that they just fall apart. We always buy about 1 inch thick chops and a mixture of sweet and hot sausage.

[boyzoma]

Last night I made a big pot of beef stew. Very comforting. Other things I am looking forward to are pot roasts, a big pot of chili and casseroles of all sorts. Anything that I can cook in my oven for long periods of time.