Recipes that will make you excited for autumn
Summer may be over but now’s the time to enjoy crisp walks, cosy scarves and warming dishes like these…
Pies, puddings, pastas, soups, stews, slow-cooker favourites and so much more. There are so many seasonal treats to look forward to; pumpkins, apples, squash, sprouts, mushrooms to name a few.
Take things to the next level with a celeriac and brown butter soup with crispy kale, get cheesy with mini pumpkin fondues, try a pasta with sausage, sage and chestnuts, go golden with a butternut squash tarte tatin.
Fancy something sweet? This pear and brown butter strudel is the way to go. Try our dark chocolate parfait with berry sauce, or our plum upside-down cake.
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Apple recipes
Tamarind toffee apple cake
This showstopping toffee apple cake will impress your friends at Halloween or Bonfire Night. The tamarind caramel adds a fruity tang.
Tarte tatin recipes
Pear and roquefort tarte tatin
This sweet-savoury tarte tatin tastes as good as it looks, thanks to the the gleaming pears, crumbled cheese and flecks of green thyme.
Apple pie recipes
Baked apple pie spring rolls
These apple pie spring rolls from Masterchef favourite Omar Foster make the perfect fun autumn dessert. Serve with warm chocolate sauce.
Perfect pudding recipes
Malt chocolate self-saucing pudding
The toasty flavour of malt brings an extra layer of comfort to this easy, self-saucing chocolate pudding. Bring it to the table and dig in!
Pumpkin recipes
Cheesy pumpkin toasties
Somewhere between a croque monsieur and welsh rarebit, this indulgent cheesy pumpkin toastie will warm you up on cold days.
Rice pudding recipes
Brûléed rice pudding cake with pear compote
Creamy and tender with a pleasant bite and a crunchy brûléed sugar topping, this rice pudding cake with pears will be your new obsession.
Easy dinner party mains
Classic saltimbocca
Italian saltimbocca sees thin tender slices of veal wrapped in sage leaves and prosciutto and served with a white wine pan sauce.
Spaghetti recipes
Chitarrone alla teramana (square spaghetti with mini meatballs)
Try this traditional spaghetti and meatballs recipe from Abruzzo. Chitarrone – square spaghetti – with rich mini meatballs in a tomato sauce.
30-minute meal recipes
Creamy mushroom egg yolk pasta
Adding an egg yolk to the centre of this rich mushroom pasta makes the most luxurious, silky sauce you could imagine – and stirring it in at the table feels oh-so sophisticated.
Squash recipes
Squash, sausage and goat’s cheese pasta rotolo
Rolled lasagne sheets filled with roasted squash, sausages and sage are baked, standing upright in a pool of passata to create a lovely crispy topping in this pasta dish.
Pork recipes from around the world
Braised pork and apple with scotch bonnet
This braised pork and apple one-pot from Lerato Umah-Shaylor has scotch bonnet chilli heat tempered by the sweet tang of apple wedges.
Diwali recipes
Maunika Gowardhan’s lamb fry (Kolhapuri kaala lamb sukka)
Maunika Gowardhan shares her recipe for lamb fry, a classic dry curry in Kolhapuri cooking. A kaala masala spice blend adds fiery warmth.
Polenta recipes
Creamy polenta with mushrooms and taleggio
Creamy polenta is adorned with mushrooms, sweet chestnuts and gooey taleggio cheese in this unashamedly autumnal dinner recipe.
Rainy day recipes for summer
Fennel, cucumber and pepper pickle
This crunchy, fresh and zingy fennel and cucumber pickle has just a light spicing which makes it a true all-rounder. Serve it with cheese or charcuterie, spoon it into sandwiches or use it to top a burger.
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 their natural flavour.
Savoury pie recipes
Double-cheese and chutney pies
These little pies have an oozy cheese filling with tangy chutney at their core. Made with hot-water pastry, they’re best warm from the oven.
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