Anna Hedworth, aka food writer and restaurateur The Grazer, is wrapping up warm for the festive season
I was getting a bit fed up of the strange mild weather we were having for a while in November, where was winter? I wanted to be cold and cosy, with the fire on cooking really warming winter dishes, but it was 18C outside.
Then before I knew it, the cold was quite definitely here, and I’m chilled to the bone, so we need survival food – really good hearty, thoroughly warming pots of food that will see us through the winter.
These are a few of my current favourites, the red cabbage is a good side for Christmas Day too.
Recipe: Lentil and Roast Tomato Stew
Read more from Anna at the-grazer.blogspot.com and enjoy her food at The Cookhouse, Ouse St, Newcastle, NE1 2PF