I know, I know - not food. But I'm not part of many communities and I figured the folks here would appreciate this. This is how my wife and I spend most of our Friday nights - a fire, a surprisingly drinkable box of red, and each other. It's by far my favourite part of the week.
Incidentally, we often have a meal plan for the night, which is typically scrapped in favour of our 13 year old rustling up a curry, which she's always happy to do!
We love a fire. We're in Coffs Harbour so it doesn't get as cold as you're used to, but it can still get pretty chilly this time of year. Our first 10 years of marriage we lived in Wisconsin, USA (the boss is American, though these days she tells people she's Southern Canadian), so I've definitely seen some cold weather! Our favourite thing ever is camping, so we try to recreate that as much as possible at home. The real bed at the end of the night is nice, but the chores are not!