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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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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