secondhelping

When the days get colder, wetter and darker the answer is soup.  This takes no time at all which makes it perfect for after work and days when you don’t have the time or inclination to slave away in the kitchen.   Ingredients 1kg butternut pumpkin, cut into smallish pieces 500ml vegetable stock 200ml coconut [...]

I have long liked chestnuts and regard them as one of the quintessential flavours of winter.  Strange then that I had never cooked with them before.   Stranger still that, just as I was pondering this, I be gifted with a lovely large bag of them from my parents who had been touring around north eastern [...]

When winter arrives, which happened officially yesterday despite the cold setting in a few weeks ago, I want comfort food.  Rich, hearty dishes that will warm you from the inside.  The kind that need to be be cooked slowly and with love to bring out all the flavours. Comfort food takes time and I am [...]