I‘m so excited to present you with a great giveaway today. On Monday, we heard a real-life-real-food story from Shannon of Nourishing Days as she told as about her journey to a healthier, more nourishing way of eating. Just recently Shannon published her very own cookbook, all about eating real food in winter.
As Katie mentioned in her excellent post on seasonal winter eating, it can be a challenge to find and prepare real food when it’s not as readily available as it seems to be during other times of the year. The truth is, there are a lot of delicious meals that can be made to nourish us and our families this time of year; many times we just need a little guidance.
Simple Food {for winter} is just what the doctor ordered for some wintertime inspiration for your dinner (and lunch) table. It is full of hearty recipes for meals that will warm you up, and nourish you with some of that in-season real food. As a bonus, she includes some basic reference recipes that are great to have on hand, such as her take on homemade stock, which I used to make a delicious turkey stock.
I personally can’t wait for Shannon’s release of cookbooks for the remaining seasons, which she hopes to do, also emphasizing real food and sustainable living.
The eBook is only $10, which is a steal in my opinion when you consider its fifty-eight pages, including thirty recipes (all of which are grain free), and three essays. To read more about the cookbook, and get a sneak peak at one of the recipes, you can read Aimee’s review of it over on Simple Bites).
Giveaway
Today, two lucky Simple Organic readers will win a copy of Shannon’s cookbook, Simple Food {for winter}!
To enter, simply leave a comment describing your favorite winter meal.
Giveaway ends Saturday, January 29th, at 11:59 pm PST.
About Nicole
I love to experiment with homemade soup – I toss leftovers from the fridge together with pantry staples and viola! Also, now that I have learned to made bread by hand – winter has gotten quite a bit more warm and lovely this year!
Lentil, Carrot, and Cauliflower soup … so easy… so quick… so comforting.
I’m also completely in love with butternut squash roasted in butter and brown sugar.
One of my favorite winter meals is homemade tomato soup and grilled cheese sandwiches.
Chicken and Wild Rice Chowder!
One of my favorite winter meals is a roast in the crockpot with carrots and potatoes. Served with mashed potatoes, gravy, and bake corn. And homemade bread or rolls. My mom frequently serves this when we are invited for Sunday dinner.
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We really like chopped yams, onions, and beets roasted with olive oil an herbs…eat them with a healthy protein and then blend the next day for soup:)
My favorite winter dish is chili and cornbread.
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Chili in the crock pot
My favorite meal is Potatos, Stuffing, Broccoli, and Chicken.
Chicken pot pie
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A recipe that my mom used to do for us, I have always loved:
Taco Soup
Black, kidney, and 1 other of your choice
Chicken Broth
Onion
Taco Seasonings
Ranch Seasoning
Local raised ground beef
Canned tomatoes
Some twists I have added:
veges.. whatever fresh I have, sauteed
or.. frozen vege blend of your choice.
Put all in a big dutch oven.. eat with crackers or my husband does it with cheddar cheese and crackers.
YUM YUM..
I love and miss my mom TREMENDOUSLY.
My mom and I made a recipe from Lorna Sass’ whole grains book called Quinoa and shrimp chowder. I think that’s my favorite winter meal this year!
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I think the category of soups is probably my favorite for winter eating. In particular I love ham and bean soup with warm freshly baked bread on the side. We crack open a jar of pickled beets that we put up in the summer and our meal is complete.
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One of our favorite winter meals is spaghetti squash and meatballs!
We love a crock pot chicken with squash, sweet potatoes, and onions.
Soups definately come to mind first. But any warm satisfying meal that everyone in my family enjoys AND Dad gets home not too late so that we can all enjoy together!
Soup in winter, for sure! Especially chicken soup with stock from last night’s roast chicken.
My favorite winter meal has got to be pot roast with root veggies. I put it in the crockpot in the morning and by the time I get home from work, the whole house smells delicious and dinner is ready. And then I get to make beef stew from the leftovers!
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Any kind of soup or one-pot meal is perfect in the winter!
Warm French Onion Soup with some crusty bread!
Our family loves beef pot roast : )
Homemade tomato soup! I always take our summer garden tomatoes and can them for fall and winter. To top it off add a grilled swiss cheese sandwich. Yum!
My favorite winter meal might just be the most boring one – pot roast. Carrots and potatoes to round out the stored vegetables…yum!
My favorite meal is homemade soup and homemade bread. I love a beef stew or chicken noodle soup. Also a dessert, like brownies!
My favorite winter meal is from scratch chicken pot pie. Free-range chicken roasted with garlic and onions, pulled apart and mixed with yummy veggies, herbs, and a creamy roux. All that yumminess stuffed into a homemade flaky pie crust. Ok, I am drooling!
Any kind of hot soup!
I just discovered the Nourishing Days blog, and I have pizza dough soaking now. I’m curious how it will taste/work.
My favorite winter meal is a hearty chili made with frozen tomatoes from my garden and beef from our cows. Paired with cornbread, it’s perfect.
I love to have something simmering in the crockpot from soup to chilli.
I love stews any time of the year, but the winter chill makes them even more welcome! Top 3 favorites: Tortilla soup/stew, Brunswick stew and crock pot white chicken chili (which isn’t really stew, but still…). Thanks for the opportunity to win!
I think my favorite winter meal is winter vegetable soup with italian bread:) – yum!
I love a not hot bowl of homemade turkey and 4-bean chili, sprinkled with cheese and with some whole grain crackers on the side
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I love a hot bowl of homemade turkey and 4-bean chili, sprinkled with cheese and with some whole grain crackers on the side
**correction entry : my last entry had a typo that made my sentence confusing **
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I would love to win one of these copies. I am excited what Shannon
has done. My favorite winter meal though would be a good pot roast with all the veggies in the pot. One dish meals. Thank you for the chance.
Our favorite winter dishes are soups and stews. They make up at least three to four of our meals a week. We serve our soups with salad and fresh homemade bread.
Potato, Carrot and Cabbage Soup – so easy and so yummy!
That’s a tough one – my favorites are chili with fresh rolls, venison stew, and a beef roast with potatos and carrots with a side of baked acorn squash. Love to do baking this time of year as well!
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Any hearty soup or stew
My favorite winter meal is beef stew. Warm and hearty. One pot to clean too!
any kind of squash- preferably roasted!! yum.
We have a local farm that has grass fed, cage-free chickens. They make the absolute best spicy chicken & brown rice with a red wine reduction sauce. Add jalapenos, anahiem peppers, garlic, onion, & cilantro for tons of flavor!! Always warms my family on cold days!
you can’t beat a a huge pot of homemade beef & barley vegetable soup to warm everybody up after sleighriding or chopping wood. Serve with homemade bread,rolls or even a pan of cornbread (made in a iron skillet). And top off with a homemade apple crisp or cobbler.(know it’s cold outside but a scoop of ice-cream is a must. And you can sit by the fireplace and eat your dessert!
Enjoy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great giveaway!
Anything with butternut squash…even just roasted with butter. Delish!
Chili has always been my favorite winter meal and lately Vegetarian Chili with black beans and lentils.
My favorite winter meal would have to be butternut squash chicken soup! It is kind of time consuming, but SO delicious!!! Thanks for the chance to win – this book looks awesome!
I just made it last night. Roasted Chicken, stir fried collard greens, and baked squash. Then I use the chicken carcass to make my chicken, parsnip, sweet potato and kale stew. Yummy! A two-for-one meal!
My favorite winter meal is Sweet Potato Curry. It is spicy and sweet and wonderful!
Butternut squash with sausage and greens!
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My favorite winter meal is a mix of boiled potatoes, carrots, squash and turnips. Filling and simple!
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Soup! Especially if it has lentils – can’t seem to get enough of those babies
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