What are some good recipes for a rainy day dinner???

We are having company over tonight, and it is cold, wet and rainy here. Can anyone suggest some good rainey day dinner recipes?What are some good recipes for a rainy day dinner???
baked Beef stew





2 lbs cubed beef


2 tbsp flour


1 onion sliced


4 carrots sliced


4 celery stalks sliced


beef bouillon or 1 pckg onion soup mix


4 potatoes cubed


1 tsp basil


1/2 tsp salt


1/2 tsp pepper


1 can stewed tomatoes





coat beef with flour - brown in a bit of oil.


ADD rest of ingredients (except tomatoes )in a large ';oven proof'; dish


Pour 1/2 water %26amp; 1/2 cup red wine(any kind) over everything


bake at 325 for 1 1/2 hrs


Stir in tomatoes - bake uncovered for additional 35 mins, stirring every 15 mins... until veggies are tender...





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Vegetable soup





2lbs ground beef or stew beef


2 cans diced tomatoes


2 cans tomatoes, okra, corn


bag of frozen soup veggies


water


salt and pepper taste








Brown the meet and add to all above ingredients


cook for several hours to get best taste





Make some cornbread to go with it, recipe will be on back of cornmeal package
Chili Mack!!!!





1lb of ground beef


cumin to taste


smoke paprika to taste


chili powder to tate


1 cup of beer or beef broth


1 jalapeno chopped (optional but it's good)


1 large onion chopped


1 large can of fire roasted diced tomatoes (found in organic section of grocery)


1 small can of tomatoe sauce


1 box of curly pasta (I can't remember the name)


Salt and Peper to taste


1-2 gloves of garlic minced





I say all of the spices to taste, because they are really strong flavors, you'll have to continually taste the broth of the chili mac so it doesn't get too spicey.





In a LARGE stew pot, drizzle alittle olive oil and add chopped onions, garlic and ground beef to brown. When it has begun to brown 3 quarters of the way, begin to add the beer and seasonings. Let that sit, then when it has reduced by 1 quarter add the fire roasted tomatoes and water and tomatoe sauce stir. It should smell delicious. Next add jalepeno. Let sit on med-low for about 20-25 minutes. The longer it sits the more spicy it'll be. MMMMMM





Cook pasta to box instructions, leaving it with some bite and throw into chili. It will finish cooking with the pasta, let sit for 10-15 or ready to serve. Minimum 10 minutes.





Serve with Fresh cilantro and cheddar or pepper jack cheese to melt on top. A fresh green salad crusty bread is perfect for this.








I eat this at least once or twice a month. It is so good even when it's not cold outside. All of my friends crave it!





Good luck!
chilli
A roast with carrots and potatoes, chili, baked chicken, or spaghetti. Any of those would be perfect for that kind of day.
whole roast chicken with garlic and rosemary. mashed potatoes and buttered steamed broccoli
anything hearty - comfort food. i'm thinking a sudo- thanksgiving meal would be great!
A real hearty, meaty beef stew always goes over really well on a rainy day, closely followed by a good chili.