There’s no time like autumn for poring over favourite cookery books, turning the radio up and getting industrious in the kitchen, ideally with ingredients that will fortify us against the cold. This trio of supper recipes are all ideal, whether you have friends over or it’s just a cosy supper around the kitchen table, bathed in the softening flicker of candlelight, slippers firmly on.

Herb And Mustard Toad-In-The-Hole


Olive Magazine
Herb And Mustard Toad-In-The-Hole

If ever there were a dish synonymous with the cold weather, it’s toad in the hole. This delightful herby take offers a gentle twist thanks to the rosemary and mustard powder without messing too much with a classic. Genius, too, to present it in a round baking dish and thus present it as a pie. We’d have ours with a full-bodied glass of red or a good quality cider. Get the recipe.


Mighty Mushroom Curry


Jamie Oliver
Mighty Mushroom Curry

The humble mushroom, in all its many glorious forms, is one of the stars of the culinary show come autumn. Jamie’s curry, with its medley of varieties (think oyster, shiitake, button, lion’s mane, chestnut), is a real winner, packing in the flavour with warming ingredients (ginger, chilli), all freshened up with zingy lemongrass, and lent a velvety sweetness with coconut milk and honey, and texture courtesy of cashew nuts. One to make lashings of purely so you can pick over the leftovers for days to come. Get the recipe.


Butternut + Cannellini Gratin


Anna Jones
Butternut + Cannellini Gratin

We love the simplicity of this healthy and absolutely delicious recipe. Gently fry up all the ingredients in good quality olive oil, load them into a casserole dish, soak them in stock and pop the lot in the oven for 45 minutes. Voila: nutritious comfort food to devour with a good hunk of sourdough bread. Get the recipe.