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ChestnutsChestnuts

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 [...]

Slow cooked Moroccan Chicken &Pumpkin SoupSlow cooked Moroccan Chicken &Pumpkin Soup

Moroccan Chicken and Pumpkin Soup

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.

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Thanh Ha 2Thanh Ha 2 ~ nice for noodle soup

The onset of cold weather brings about a number of changes.  We swap sandals for boots,  sunglasses for scarves and in the case of what to have for lunch,salad for soup.

It was a quintessential autumn day in Melbourne,sunny and bright but with a distinct chill in the air and [...]