Hosting Simple and in Season for the completely lush Ren Behan is both a huge honour and a huge undertaking! It’s an insanely popular event that attracts a bumper crop of entries. But ultimately it’s a fabulous way to check out a bevy of beautiful food blogs, some familiar some new to me and see what everyone’s been cooking up.
Take some time to make yourself a nice drink and relax while you scroll through these delicious seasonal treats from the world of food bloggers:
Toffee Apple Date and Pecan Crumble, the most tempting looking dessert from Laura at How To Cook Good Food
Easy Winter Vegetable Soup, by Simple and in Season founder Ren Behan
Thai Curry Pork Noodle Soup, from De Tout Coeur Limousin over in rural France
Home made Plum Liquor and Limousin Autumn Cocktails, also from De Tout Coeur Limousin – I’m all over the home made plum liquor idea!
Roast Pumpkin Soup with Sage, Garlic and Chilli, once again from De Tout Coeur Limousin who’s clearly on fire with the seasonal cooking this month!
Curried Pumpkin Soup, a wonderful winter warmer from Camilla at Fab Food 4 All
Kashmiri Fennel and Ginger Cauliflower sent in by Chef Mireile’s East West Realm looks packed with so much flavour.
Pumpkin, Sultana and Chocolate Chip Cake from The Gluten Free Alchemist looks wonderful!
Cheesy Parsnip and Pasta Bake from Family Friends Food looks like the ultimate bowl of comfort food when it’s chilly outside.
Quince and Apple Sponge Crumble also from Family Friends Food is another comforting dish aka quapple spomble!
Peach Crumble from Green Gourmet Giraffe has gorgeous coconut in the topping which frankly sounds incredible.
Blue Cheese, Chilli and Pear Dante Chips from Sally at My Custard Pie are ideal for any festive parties you might have lined up.
Morroccan Cauliflower Couscous and Date Salad from The Taste Space just has to be tried!
Roast Beetroot Salad from Jeanne over at Cook Sister is my kind of winter food when you want something lighter.
Pumpkin Cake sent in by From Italy With Food looks stunning the with stencilled top
Risotto Stuffed Squash by Eat Live Travel Write would make a sumptuous winter feast
Spiced Apple Cake from Leeks and Limoni – perfect with a cuppa I imagine. I love the autumnal sunshine that’s bathing this photo.
Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta winging its way over from Family Friends Food to comfort us all on these chilly winter evenings.
Orange Ricotta Tart to make up for a bad day in My Italian Kitchen
Veggie Pasta with a touch of chocolate from Chocolate Log Blog
Butternut Squash Soup with Bacon Brittle looks like a winning combination from Kavey Eats
Winter Vegetable Soup with Kale, Leek and Parsnip, a satisfying bowl put together by Nazima of Franglais Kitchen
Kale, Cranberry and Smoked Almond Salad a beautifully festive looking dish created by lovely Laura from How To Cook Good Food
Slow Cooker Curried Squash Soup with divine looking home made naan bread from Eat Live Travel Write
Brussels Sprout and Red Cabbage Slaw from Vanesther at Bangers and Mash looks really tempting – I love winter salads.
Slow Cooker Pear and Chocolate Puddings from Tales From The Kitchen Shed are a lovely flavour combo
Wild Mushroom Baked Risotto from Family Friends Food is my kind of autumnal cooking – how inviting does this look?!
Raw Vegan Carrot Cake with Lemon Cashew Cream Cheese Frosting is a beautiful bake from Style Nectar
Spicy Tom Yum Coconut Noodles again from Style Nectar is precisely the kind of winter warmer I like to fill my bowls with at this time of year to take me back to the beaches of Thailand.
Frangipane Tart with Raspberry Infused Pears from Fenton Eats is such a great idea – don’t these pears look pretty!
Cranberry and Apple sauce from the team at Proware looks like a fabulous idea for the Christmas Dinner table.
Crumbly Apple Bundt Cake from Gluten Free. Lekker Food! looks perfect for slicing up for afternoon tea when the relatives stop by.
Bigos (Hunter’s Stew) with fennel seed and honey pork from De Tout Coeur Limousin
Raw Red Velvet Beet Cacao Brownies with Walnuts from Veggie Desserts look so tempting, but at the same time ridiculously healthy – how is that possible?!
Thanks to everyone who joined in with this month’s round of Simple and in Season – so many cosy and comforting entries and no end of inspiration to keep us all going throughout the winter months. Head over to Ren’s blog to find out who’s hosting for December.
Wow, so many awesome dishes this month it’s hard to choose a favourite but I love the look of the Cheesy Pumpkin Pasta:-)
That looks ultra comforting doesn’t it Camilla 🙂
Oh I am never disappointed when I read through the simple and in season round-up. You have done a wonderful job of collating all these perfectly wintery dishes. So many great ideas!
Thanks Laura – it was good to see so many colourful and tempting ideas at this time of year when it’s so cold and dark outside.
So many fabulous seasonal recipes, it’s difficult to choose a favourite, great round up!
Thanks Jen – yep it’s hard to choose from such a long list!
Wonderful round-up with lots of delicious looking fare. i just wish there was more time to cook – there are so many things I would love to make.
Thanks Choclette!
What an amazing round up Katie – I really don’t know what to head for first! I loved Ema’s plum liqueur and her Bigos, too. I also noticed a couple of new entrants so I’m off to discover some new blogs, especially Style Nectar. Lots of pumpkin still, lovely, seasonal crumbles, bakes – it’s like a cook book! Thank you so much for being such a fantastic host xxx
Thanks Ren – I amazingly still have some of the plum liqueur left so some of it may make it to some Christmas gifts. Just made a batch of red cabbage bigos too – great colour. Love the seasonal colours of these recipes – so much inspiration from everyone 🙂
Aw thanks Ren – there were so many amazing recipes to look at it was a real treat!
What a wonderful roundup Katie – like Ren, I am discovering a lot of new-to-me blogs and there are some really great recipes here 🙂
Thanks Mardi – yes it’s great to check out all these blogs!
Great round up – thanks for hosting. Great to be part of it 🙂 Looking forward to the next one…
Thanks for all your entries – beautiful!
What a lot of wonderful seasonal recipes. Where to start????
Thank you for hosting Katie! You’ve done a wonderful job. Love your site too! Wishing you a lovely Holiday Season 🙂 xx
Juliane
Aw thanks Juliane!