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Thanks Catbatty! Garlic and garlic powder are absolute go to's for me, along with cumin, chili powder, and smoked paprika. Whereas some other spices just seem to sit on my shelf and I hardly use (tumeric, mustard powder and ....).

Applecrisp-I always think of sage as one of those stronger fall herbs so I might go with rosemary or thyme or both if you have them. I think that would go well with apricot...esp. the rosemary.

Soups-for me chili is one of those year round dishes. I will make it in warm or cold weather.

This weekend, I am trying to get ahead for Passover which comes at the end of the month. So far, I have my chicken soup in the freezer as well as some assorted Passover cookies for a dessert cookie tray (chocolate hazelnut amaretti, almond flour biscotti with orange and chocolate chips). I made the cookies first last weekend and that kind of inspired the rest of my Seder menu! As the saying goes....dessert first. Anyway, I am going to do an Italian Passover. So today made meatballs with ground turkey and turkey Italian sausage in a homemade marinara. I will freeze that tomorrow. That will go over some spiralized veggie noodles (zucchini and/or sweet potato) and maybe spaghetti squash. I used matzo meal instead of bread crumbs in the meatballs. I also made some Passover crepes which will become manicotti. Crepes are in the freezer, too. So I have gotten quite a bit done ahead this year which will make it easier (I hope) for me!  Tomorrow I may make one more cookie for the cookie tray, but the rest of the menu I will not do ahead.

Karen

soupandstew -- Oh how I wish it was warming up here, we are supposed to get 12 inches of snow on Tuesday. I do have certain soups and things all year round but definitely more in the colder months. Enjoy the chili -- it sounds really good!

Karen -- Thanks for the ideas, I ended up cutting up the chicken and seasoning with chili powder, cumin etc. And had it with a black bean salad so the apricot preserves is for another time.
I always enjoy reading your holiday menus and how they are often a fun and interesting departure from more usual menus. And your desserts sound amazing! Have a great holiday dinner and meals!

mcgee - That Easy Layered Bean recipe is one of my favorites. In fact I made it a few weeks ago subbing brown rice (and you'd think I would write down how much longer it takes to cook, no. I guess I like to be surprised since too often, I have to toss back in the oven, cook longer, and so on).