October seasonal recipes

October welcomes the most luscious of autumnal produce, but how to make the most of all the best seasonal food on offer? Well, you can start with kale, celeriac, wild mushrooms…all to be found in abundance this month. And while sausages are never out of season, October is possibly the perfect month to cosy up with a comforting sausage casserole.

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Traditional Dorset apple cake

Apple recipes

Traditional Dorset apple cake

Learn how to make a traditional Dorset apple cake with Sue Quinn’s trusty recipe, inspired by a 1932 compendium of...

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Creamy polenta with mushrooms and taleggio

Polenta recipes

Creamy polenta with mushrooms and taleggio

The warm Italian embrace of this unashamedly autumnal dish is hard to resist. A bed of buttery polenta is adorned...

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Porridge with pears and almond butter

Oat recipes

Porridge with pears and almond butter

Toasted oats, warmed milk and a gentle cook are the secrets to good porridge – add syrupy pears and almond...

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Syrup-preserved pears

Pear recipes

Syrup-preserved pears

Subtly spiced with cinnamon and cloves, these pears are preserved in a light sugar syrup to lock in and enhance...

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Squash, apple and date chutney

Chutney recipes

Squash, apple and date chutney

Pumpkins and apples are the stars of autumn. If you’re growing either, or both, or you simply want to capture...

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Jerusalem artichoke and goat’s cheese puff pastry tart

Puff pastry recipes

Jerusalem artichoke and goat’s cheese puff pastry tart

Creamy leeks, nutty jerusalem artichokes and soft goat’s cheese all sing of autumn in this comforting tart. Using ready-rolled pastry...

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Sausage, squash and sage pasta

Sausage pasta recipes

Sausage, squash and sage pasta

A hit of heat from chilli flakes and fragrant, savoury sage are butternut squash’s best friends in this quick-prep sausage...

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Venison steaks with celeriac mash and blackberry gravy

Venison recipes

Venison steaks with celeriac mash and blackberry gravy

Venison’s subtle game flavour and lean texture pairs perfectly with other seasonal ingredients, such as hearty root veg and tart...

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Miso shiitake mushroom tart

Miso recipes

Miso shiitake mushroom tart

This is a seriously tasty tart that’s almost the textbook definition of umami. The filling is full of mushrooms and...

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Pot-roast guinea fowl with chestnuts and spiced gravy

Chestnut recipes

Pot-roast guinea fowl with chestnuts and spiced gravy

Guinea fowl is perfect for pot braising, a method ideal for keeping this lean bird moist and tender. The heady...

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Apple, hazelnut and rosemary galette with brown butter pastry

Apple recipes

Apple, hazelnut and rosemary galette with brown butter pastry

Using brown butter in the pastry of this autumnal galette adds a nutty sweetness to it without the need for...

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Brown butter pumpkin salad with pomegranate and burrata

Recipes that make the most of butter

Brown butter pumpkin salad with pomegranate and burrata

This autumnal warm salad of pumpkin, spinach and burrata is brought to life with a magical dressing of nutty brown...

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Mini pumpkin fondues

Halloween recipes

Mini pumpkin fondues

How do you make a pumpkin even tastier? Fill it with cheese, of course! Make the most of sweeter mini...

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Roast duck breast with honey, sesame, orange and celeriac

Duck recipes

Roast duck breast with honey, sesame, orange and celeriac

Thrumming with earthy autumnal sweetness, this dish has serious duck à l’orange undertones. The celeriac – half made into a...

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Pasta with sausage, chestnuts and sage

Sausage pasta recipes

Pasta with sausage, chestnuts and sage

A wonderful combination of flavours takes centre stage in this autumnal pasta dish. If you can, use Italian sausages than...

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Butternut squash velouté with green curry foam

Squash recipes

Butternut squash velouté with green curry foam

There’s soup, and then there’s velouté – its silkier, richer counterpart. Chef Kerth Gumbs’ squash velouté shows how a handful...

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