Looking back on the first half of December, and being amidst the first snowstorm of the season, I’m fondly thinking of all of our dinners that were, in a word, cozy. The word “cozy” can mean many different things when it comes to food; some reserve it only for baking dishes overflowing with homemade mac-and-cheese. Some say cozy can only be applied to hearty soups.

However, I am of the belief that the term “cozy” applies to any and all meals that make you feel like you’ve been enveloped in joy. Can you be covered by a feeling? Sure! Let’s go with it. The dinners we’ve made so far in December are meals to make you feel joy and each one was just so, so good.

I have linked key ingredients and recipes when available. I hope you find some (holiday season) dinnertime inspiration from these meals and that even just one of them brings you some (delicious) joy.

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