A Fine Meal For A Shivery Winter Evening

A shivery evening can be the perfect time to savor hot and succulent concoctions that nourish and warm the body. A favorite French dish of mine, the "Pot au Feu", or Pot on Fire, is a savory heartwarming soup stuffed with meat cutlets and vegetables such as onions, leeks, turnips, cabbages, and carrots. This dish is easy to execute since whatever available ingredients you have can be used in creating this flavorful French stew. Formerly, this stew is the traditional ware for poor people because scrap meats and leftover vegetables were the usual ingredients. But nowadays, it is considered as a traditional French food, not only among the financially challenged, but also among the upscale crowd. To do your own version, you can add more vegetables and herbs to make it a more healthful meal and if you don't want to use leftover meat cutlets, you can use any kind of beef cutlets. The finest partner for a steaming bowl of "Pot au Feu" is a glass of French mulled wine such as "Vin Chaud," which is a warmed wine mixed with delectable spices. A spicy drink and a bowl of warm soup is undeniably the perfect meal to heat you up especially on a shivery night.