The weather has been less than inspiring these last few days. I went out to collect firewood this afternoon and the wind was icy with a mean chill, the sky dark and no hint of it letting up for the next few months. Any growth I’ve had in the new vegetable garden has been hindered by either rat/mouse or insect predation. We have a house rat we call ‘Scratchy’. He lives in the celling and meanders in the stud walls at night keeping us entertained. Hopefully he won’t last long, with the installation of a poison station in the roof. Sorry Scratchy….we used to be such friends but then I had to go kill you and stuff. Sorry about that.
The cold weather is definitely a time to celebrate delish heart warming food. I’d like to be making more dish’s with the woody flavoured wild mushroom the Saffron Milk Cap but the cool weather is making the pickings rather slim. But I did manage to pick enough for a risotto, with a cheeky little topping of fried chorizo and mushrooms, with a little added love from dried Italian porcini.
The little one ate two plates of it for lunch!!!!
Bull Boar Sausage with my seasons end green chutney, chilli sauce, caramelised onions, peccorino on turkish.
Oh yeah.
A typical weekend breakfast, eggs (quail here), fried chorizo and a little indulgent treat from our local goat herders…..Meredith’s Goats Cheese.
It was a pre-road trip breakfast meal that I needed for the 8 hour return trip to pick up my new little mate….Henry.
An English Short Haired Pointer. My future bird dog.
I can’t spell this dish properly….but it’s a ripper week night meal. Super frugal and tasty to boot. It’s tomato, egg, cheese, onion. Simple. Yum. Although you guessed it……I suggested it could do with…..chorizo.
Sadly our local veg grower supply dude has run out of the last summer veg. I guess his poly-tunnels are empty. Now it’s really time for relying on winter reserves!!!
I’ve been making many hearty chilli infused bean stews with my dried beans, fresh kale and passata being the main ingredients, along with a few cured sausages or bacon, herbs and plenty of garlic and fresh parsley to ward off the winter nasties.
Oh and Hanging Rock late afternoon light. On the way home from the long drive we took to pick up Henry.
chorizo (well ok any small goods) makes everything better
so long scratchy and hello henry x
Henry looks beautiful and so nice of you to name your dog after my son..
Of course I did!
Stunning photos. I grinned over your goodbye to Scratchy. Noisy, a yet unidentified creature in my cold cellar, will be joining Scratchy soon. Henry looks great. Enjoy!
I love to see a child with a healthy appetite for good food. It looks so delicious it makes my mouth water.
We’re just beginning summer here, with fresh greens from the garden each evening…however, your lovely plates of comfort food made me long for cooler days. That rarely happens! Thanks!
It’s always nice to look over to the other side of the globe and live the seasons vicariously through blogs!
Ah, shakshuka! (the way I spell it anyway) Probably one of my favorite meals. Equally amazing with some smokey bacon. Been making this three or four times a week lately.
Yeah I think some sort of pig product would make a nice addition!!!
I can never get over how beautiful your photos are every time I visit your blog! Keep up the good work and amazing recipes!
I love your photos, I can never get over it!
Why thank you!
Some of the most creative photography I have seen in a long time.
Don’t stop, it inspires me to learn more about Lightroom. I am only scratching the surface. Mind you, having an eye for it helps too.
Best,
Conor
I’ve never used Lightroom. I hear good things about it. I use PS. And even then I’m very lazy….I don’t do much to my images.
I try not to mess around with them too much myself. On a side note, Instagram is responsible for a lot of awful fake photo nonsense. Everything looks like it was taken with an old, partly decomposed roll of 35mm.
Any favourite recipes for the bean stews? It’s cold up our way too and the picture was just mouth-watering…
Actually there is one or two in my upcoming book!!!
Thanks, I’ll look out for it!