This is going to be a quick one. During the winter we cook lot of casserole style dishes. Whether that’s game casserole, beef and ale stew or sausage casserole. They are simply so nice and warming at this time of year. You need to serve them with some form of starchy carbs though. One of the obvious choices would be potato mash. However I prefer to achieve best results with minimum effort. Especially when it comes to cleaning and tidying…
It has been a while since I published something but there is a good reason for it. On the 8th April I became a dad for the second time! So as you can imagine recent weeks were rather busy for me. One of the things we are trying to do now is to cook larger batch of something and use it over 2 or more meals. Freezer helps in this case as well. One of my favourites in this department…
I simply love cooking in the autumn so I will continue with the autumnal theme. This is a season when we can still enjoy fresh ingredients form the late harvest. At the same time new products are becoming available. Game season is about to begin for example. Also it is the time when it makes sense to cook fuller, more indulgent meals and recipe is one of them. Autumn is definitely a root vegetable season. I really like root vegetables,…
Pumpkin season is in a full swing and all kinds of pumpkins being marketed and sold around this time of year. Butternut squash may not be the most popular choice for Halloween carvings but is an excellent and versatile cooking ingredient. I already published a recipe for a butternut squash soup, it also works well in a risotto. But this time I used it in a try roast style dish that replaces potatoes in the usual role of the starch…
Carrots are common but often underrated vegetables. Recently there was a lot of hype around aubergines or kale. But lets not disregard a humble carrot. It is classed as one of superfoods. The richest in carotenes of all of plant foods! They offer protection from cancers and cardiovascular disease plus help keep eyes and lungs healthy. They are also rich in fibre, antioxidant vitamins C and E, calcium and potassium. Combine carrots with honey, which is another superfood and you…