Comfort Food

After last week’s final flurry of summer weather, winter, or should that be autumn is certainly taking a firm hold. A ten degree drop in temperature overnight has seen a return to more normal temperatures for the time of year. The evenings are drawing in quicker by the day, and the mornings are getting later before day light breaks through. All sure fire signs that we are in the heading towards winter.

With this in mind we set about making a hearty bubbling pot of beef and vegetable stew. The stew was started on Tuesday evening and left to simmer for the whole evening before being transferred to the slow cooker yesterday morning. The result was a beautifully cooked, melt in the mouth beef stew. All we had to prepare was a giant Yorkshire pudding and some delicious herb dumplings for a tasty warming evening meal. Great for when the temperature outside has started to plummet.

I love winter evenings, both onboard and at home, tucked up warm and safe from the howling winds, the driving rain or the falling snow; a warm meal on the table and good company to hand.