Category: Autumn food

Autumn and cooker drama

So August has turned into September. It’s one of the key months of change in the year, with it being the beginning of Autumn and children returning to school – or starting school for the very first time. We start to make plans for Christmas, and it’s my birthday month! I used to get enthusiastic, but once you’ve passed your 60th it’s not so exciting. I don’t want to count again until I can claim to be the oldest woman ever.

leaves

What I do like about Autumn is the changing of colour in nature. Everything starts going from green to orange, red and brown tones. Fruits are harvesting and we wear more snuggly clothes, we start putting warmer bedding on, thinking of turning on the heating and getting out fleeces and throws.

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Autumn

So, it’s November. Already. Autumn; the season of all weathers in one day. Waking to a foggy or frosty morning, the sun rises to highlight the Autumn leaves of yellows, oranges and reds. If a dry day, the sky is just so blue, and the grass so green. A veritable palette of the best artists’ colours. A nice fresh crisp, non rainy, Autumnal day is a great one for a walk to make you feel alive. So why not venture outside before the weather turns? Continue reading “Autumn”

Halloween

Love it or loathe it, it’s only a few days now until Halloween. What will you be doing? Will you be out doing ‘trick or treat’ with the kiddies, impatiently waiting for trick or treaters to come to collect goodies from you, down the pub with your mates, having a wild party, or hiding with the curtains shut and lights off waiting for it all to go away? Whatever you’re intending, this is the season for some lovely comfort foods. This time of year there’s a definite chill in the air, but bright sunshine too (except on rainy days – but let’s ignore those!). So, it’s time for the warming soups and comforting bakes. Continue reading “Halloween”

Autumn – slow cooker time

The wet and windy weather has returned, the summer heatwave is just a memory. Out come the wellies, raincoats and brollies, and we just know that in a matter of weeks we’ll be wrapped up in gloves, scarves, woolly hats and bemoaning the icy winds, frost and possible snow. We turn to the home comforts of casseroles, stews and steaming puds; we crave nursery food to keep us from inevitable starvation while we hibernate.

Right that’s the downside delivered. The upside is, with Autumn comes some of our best cooking gems. Continue reading “Autumn – slow cooker time”