Welcome to the Seasonal Recipes Membership page
I’m a busy Mum of two hungry teenagers and getting around to thinking about what to make for supper can be a challenge sometimes. However, I love cooking with the seasons and creating a dish around one or two ingredients.
Eating healthily and nutrition is also important to me, so you will find the recipes rich in vegetables, light in meat, fat and sugar.
The Seasonal Recipes below are what I have been inspired to create throughout the year to feed my family. None of the recipes are difficult to make, all use readily available ingredients, don’t take long to cook or can be cooked in advance.
I hope you’ll find inspiration from these recipes to break the mental block of what to make for supper and to feed your own family
January
January - a new year, new intentions and looking forward to longer days...
February
February - A short month with Valentine's Day on 14th and then Shrove Tuesday, which falls seven weeks before Easter...
March
The beginning of Spring, warmer weather, longer days, daffodils, rhubarb, lambs, Mother's Day and sometimes Easter. March 2020 also brought coronavirus which threw a spanner in the works...
April
April - usually the month of Easter, family get-togethers, spring lambs and school holidays.
May
May - we're almost half way through the year.
June
June - Where has the time gone?? From rippling fields of wheat & barley to hanging baskets, strawberries, asparagus and stone fruits, here's what I have been making in June.
July
July and we're into holiday season, thunder storms, Wimbledon and the Tour de France. Why does the weather always break just as the schools break up?
August
It's harvest time on farms all over the country, winter barley is probably all harvested by now, but spring barley, wheat and oats are still standing in the fields...
December
December's full of festive cheer with rich & boozy food. I love taking food and drink ideas and giving them a healthy slant, suitable for everyday eating. Here is what I've been making and my family have been eating in December...
A Vegetarian New Year
I decided to play at houses for hogmany 2019 and had friends round for dinner.
November
November - a month for snuggling up with the fire on, crisp frosty mornings and rain... Here's what I'm making in November.
October
October brings chill winds and cold rain, giving us cravings for winter warming soups, pies, casseroles and cakes. Here's what I've been making in October...
September
As the temperature drops in September, you look for warming food that can still be eaten with salad. New season apples, pears & plums are in the shops. Here's what I like to eat in September...
Beetroot
Beetroot is a purple packed superfood, not just a pickle, make the most of it with these recipes
Fennel
Fantastic fennel, delicious, nutritious and versatile...
Fantastic Figs
Figs - some ideas for those sweet, velvety soft fruits with the little crunchy seed explosions...
Leeks
Leeks - they can be a substitute for onions in most dishes, make the most of their delicious flavour in these stand alone leek recipes...
Herring Recipes
Herring is a delicious, nutritious affordable fish...
Pumpkins
The big carving pumpkins are no good for eating, they are too watery & flavourless. Look for the culinary ones, often different shapes, colours and sizes with drier, more flavoursome flesh.