A Cozy Winter Meal Plan link Bring on the monkey bread. link View this email in your browser graphic epicurious Friday, December 1 heading level 2 Soup Season Is a Go Dear Small Platers, Now that the chilly weather has officially arrived, I'm craving link warm, cozy soups and link stews like crazy. This link gingery chicken soup full of zoodles and carrots sounds great (but I'll add a handful of cooked pasta for my noodle loving girls). Or maybe I'll do a link hearty Irish lamb stew flecked with barley. Or my favorite link ropa vieja (saucy shredded beef) served with rice and link black beans dot (Any meal that includes rice and beans is a hit with my kids, thankfully.) Here's what else I'm thinking about this weekend: list with 5 items bullet getting started on some link DIY holiday gifts , like pickles or preserved lemons bullet link making a huge batch of granola with olive oil, maple syrup, almonds, and tart dried cherries bullet link this news about E. coli in raw flour and how I'm never going to let my kids eat raw cookie dough again (unless it's link this version ) bullet whether or not link this new dish rack will solve all my kitchen problems bullet baking up this ooey, gooey link chai spiced monkey bread out of list Until next time, main landmark graphic section divider heading level 2 What We're Talking About link heading level 3 Weekly Meal Plan: Cozy Dinners for the First Week of December link Slow cooker chili, a dinner party–worthy vegetarian entrée, and Vietnamese meatball sandwiches link round out this week of meals. Read More graphic null link heading level 3 7 Homemade Holiday Food Gifts You Can Start Right Now link You can make these gifts ahead of time, so you've always got something to grab and give for party link season. Read More graphic null link heading level 3 11 Fresh Groceries That Will Last in the Fridge for at Least Two Weeks link Because having to throw away spoiled food is sad. Read More graphic null link See More from Small Plates graphic section divider heading level 2 What We're Cooking link heading level 3 Chai Spiced Monkey Bread link graphic null View Recipe link heading level 3 23 of the Coziest Beef Stew Recipes We Know link graphic null View Gallery link heading level 3 Wonton Soup With Mushroom Zucchini Meatballs link graphic null View Recipe link heading level 3 No Bake Pistachio–White Chocolate Cookies link graphic null View Recipe link heading level 3 Crispy Chicken Stew with Lemon, Artichokes, Capers, and Olives link graphic null View Recipe link heading level 3 Chipotle Style Cilantro Lime Rice link graphic null View Recipe Did someone forward this to you? link Get Small Plates in your inbox dot Follow Us link graphic Instagram link graphic Facebook link graphic epicurious This e mail was sent to you by epicurious. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e mail address, link email protected , to your address book. View our link Privacy Policy link Unsubscribe Copyright Copyright Condé Nast 2017. One World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007. All rights reserved.