Autumn is coming !

I love the summer when we get one ! You cannot beat a hot summers day in England no way.
The smells, the sunshine warming your back the general lazy feeling we get when you go of in search of a paddling pool to dip your feet into or a stream or the sea to cool you down its just wonderful.
However Autumn brings something wonderful too. The orange and yellow blanket of leaves that fall like a carpet beneath your feet. The russel of the leaves as you walk through them.
Then their is the wonderful root vegetables that are coming our way.
A tray of Swede, Parsnips, and carrots roasted in a little olive oil and sprinkled with thyme are a gorgeous accompaniment to a slab of meat and gravy.
Dishes like Shepard's and Cottage pie with their warming and satisfying flavours are a comfort blanket in themselves.
I had my first Sheppard's Pie today in a long while and it was grand. Try adding some mashed up Parsnip, Swede or Celeriac into your buttery mash potato topping and it will give you another dimension to a great British dish. Goodbye Summer if you ever actually visited us this year that is and hello to a hopefully glorious Indian Summer of a September and early October !