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5 Comfort Food Recipes Perfect for Autumn

Published on November 1, 2019 by Elizabeth

Warm bread fresh from the oven, hearty stews with deliciously herbed dumplings, slow-roasted meat and puddings that stick to your ribs – Autumn is the time for comfort food recipes, and in this blog post we share five of our favourites.

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Comfort food recipes

I don’t know about you, but this time of year, especially once the clocks have changed back, I start craving all the comfort foods. Green salads are set aside in preference to hearty cabbage side dishes loaded with bacon, slow-cooked local lamb with creamy mashed potatoes and oh, all the carbohydrates. Pasta, I tell you – give me all the pasta!

Today’s organic veg box contained a multitude of locally grown, seasonal vegetables including celeriac, carrots, cabbage, beetroot, garlic, pumpkin, leeks, rainbow chard, broccoli and the last of the summer tomatoes. I buy very few, if any, other fresh vegetables during the week unless I need them for a recipe commission as I prefer to eat seasonal, locally grown food. I love getting creative with whatever appears in my veg box each week.

Below, you’ll find a collection of a few of my personal favourite Autumn comfort food recipes, each incorporating some of my local veg box produce. I hope you like them!

What’s your favourite go-to recipe in the Autumn? Let me know in the comments!

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5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn
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Solivagant. Foodie. Calls Shetland home.

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Comments

  1. Hayley Warren

    December 22, 2019 at 1:24 pm

    The chicken tray bake and the pudding look delicious! I need to try them.

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  2. Lauretta At Home and Horizon

    November 7, 2019 at 2:17 pm

    Wow! Everything looks so delicious. Can I have them all at the same time? Ha ha Great presentation as well. The slow-cooked lamb shanks and Rosemary chicken is making my mouth watery right now. Great comfort food selection.

    Reply
  3. Melanie williams

    November 6, 2019 at 12:21 pm

    I love this time of year for the comfort food alone. Bread and soup are simple but yummy and comforting x

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth Williams

    November 5, 2019 at 9:22 pm

    I love comfort food especially at this time of year. The lamb shank looks mouthwateringly good, one of my favourite meals.

    Reply
  5. jenna farmer

    November 5, 2019 at 5:11 pm

    definitely going to make that tray bake-looks so easy and gluten and dairy free too by looks of it

    Reply
  6. Charli

    November 4, 2019 at 12:14 pm

    My gosh that pumpkin sticky toffee pudding sounds good! I have a huge pumpkin that I need to make something with so will definitely be giving that recipe a try!
    C x

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  7. Jennifer Gladwin

    November 3, 2019 at 9:55 pm

    I love good old fashioned comfort food this time of year. The lamb shank recipe literally made my mouth water!

    Reply
  8. Mellissa Williams

    November 3, 2019 at 8:32 pm

    That garlic and rosemary chicken tray bake is calling my name! It looks so delicious and is full of flavours I love.

    Reply
  9. Rebecca Smith

    November 3, 2019 at 8:30 pm

    I definitely crave comfort foods as this time of year – especially stews, soups and pastas. I am definitely going to have to give some of these recipes a try!

    Reply
  10. Devy

    November 3, 2019 at 2:20 pm

    I must say your suggested recipes make me drooling. Especially the lamb shank amd the pumpkin toffee pudding. I’ll have to give them a tr. Hope they’re easy to make though . Thanks for sharing.

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  11. Dani

    November 3, 2019 at 1:47 pm

    You are so right that this time of year is perfect for comfort food! My slow cooker is currently my best friend. Beef stew with a mountain of mashed potato is up there with the best winter warmers.

    Reply
  12. Sarah | Boo Roo and Tigger Too

    November 3, 2019 at 8:10 am

    Ooh my husband loves Sticky Toffee Pudding but I’ve never thought about adding pumpkin. A great way to use up the additional pumpkins that are on offer at the moment.

    Reply
  13. Natasha Mairs

    November 2, 2019 at 7:37 pm

    I just love comfort food!! My favourite has to me mash potatoes with veg stew over the top

    Reply

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5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn
5 Comfort Food Recipes for Autumn