Share Your Story: What Is Your Favorite Rainy-Day Recipe

Is cooking your therapy? It is for me. I have a set of recipes I reserve for rainy or snowy days when I'm housebound or bored, or when I need to clear my mind and work through a problem. One of my favorites is this Russian Apricot Torte recipe, or a gingerbread house with a seasonal theme like Valentine's Day, Easter, spring, a seaside cottage, etc. Share your favorite rainy-day Eastern European recipe.