Happy & Healthy Halloween!

Wishing all members & followers of The Cottage Club a very Happy and Healthy Halloween today!

LYL for the Cottage Cooking Club

We have now completed our eighteenth month of preparing recipes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall´s “River Cottage Everyday Veg”. You can now leave your link to your personal October post at the end of this post AND at any time on The Cottage Cooking Club facebook page!!!

The choices for the month of October were/are: 1. From the chapter of Comfort Food & Feasts: Cauliflower and chickpea curry (page 27); 2. From the chapter of Hearty Salads: Roasted parsnip, puy lentil and watercress salad (page 90, NOTE: Feel free to sub the watercress with rocket or other seasonal greens); 3. From the chapter of Raw Assemblies: Beetroot with walnuts and cumin (page 113); 4. From the chapter of Hefty Soups: Porotos granados (page 146); 5. From the chapter of Bready Things: Poached egg on toast (page 210); 6. From the chapter of Store-Cupboard Suppers: Basil and mozzarella tart (page 216); 7. From the chapter of Pasta & Rice: Orecchiette with chickpeas and cavolo nero (page 261, NOTE: feel free to sub the cavolo nero with kale or other seasonlal greens); 8. From the chapetr of Mezze & Tapas: Oven-dried tomatoes (page 304); 9. From the chapter of Roast, Grill & Barbecue: Grilled aubergines with chili and honey (page 340); 10. From the chapter of Side Dishes: Garlic and caraway (fall) greens (page 372).

RECIPES COMPLETED:

For the recipes that we have prepared so far, please consult the up-dated list here:  http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/p/1.html

The Cottage Cooking Club - October Recipes

My dear fellow members of The Cottage Cooking Club:

Hope you enjoyed our "September make-up month". Now that we are at the beginning of October and therefore into our eigthteenth month of preparing recipes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall´s “River Cottage Everyday Veg”. This month we will be preparing recipes with seasonal, fall produce.

PLEASE feel free to substitute or add fresh, local vegetables to the recipes as I would love for you to get cooking with what you can best get find at your local farmers´markets and roadside farm stands.

Now onto the ten recipes for this month, our MOTTO being "OKTOBERFEST" (feel free to interprete this "motto" liberally):


1. From the chapter of Comfort Food & Feasts:
Cauliflower and chickpea curry (page 27)

2. From the chapter of Hearty Salads:
Roasted parsnip, puy lentil and watercress salad (page 90) -
NOTE: Feel free to sub the watercress with rocket or other seasonal greens

3. From the chapter of Raw Assemblies:
Beetroot with walnuts and cumin (page 113) 

4. From the chapter of Hefty Soups:
Porotos granados (page 146) 

5. From the chapter of Bready Things:
 Poached egg on toast (page 210) 

6. From the chapter of Store-Cupboard Suppers:
Basil and mozzarella tart (page 216) 

7. From the chapter of Pasta & Rice:
Orecchiette with chickpeas and cavolo nero (page 261)
NOTE: feel free to sub the cavolo nero with kale or other seasonlal greens  

8. From the chapetr of Mezze & Tapas:
Oven-dried tomatoes (page 304) 

9. From the chapter of Roast, Grill & Barbecue:
Grilled aubergines with chili and honey (page 340) 

10. From the chapter of Side Dishes:
Garlic and caraway (fall) greens (page 372)

Please remember to leave a comment with your personal choice(s) by October 7th at the end of this post.

Please remember to leave a comment with the link to your blog post on the LYL post by October 28th.

LYL for the Cottage Cooking Club

We have now completed our seventeenth month of preparing recipes from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall´s “River Cottage Everyday Veg”. You can now leave your link to your personal September post at the end of this post AND at any time on The Cottage Cooking Club facebook page!!!

This month was another make-up month! Giving everyone a chance to cook as many OR as little of the recipes that they have missed so far! OR you could also re-visit as many OR as little of your favorite recipe(s)! There is such an abundance of vegetables out there at this time of year that I would not want to restrict your independent and creative minds!

RECIPES COMPLETED:

For the recipes that we have prepared so far, please consult the up-dated list here:  http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/p/1.html

Peas (P´s) & Cukes (Q´s) for September recipes

If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions with respect to the September recipes or any of the ingredients used in the recipes, please feel free to post them here.

Please note that the list of September recipes can be consulted here: http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/2015/09/the-cottage-cooking-club-september.html

Gentle Reminder with respect to the September Selections

Just a gentle reminder for all my fellow members of The Cottage Cooking Club: please note that the deadline for posting your personal recipe choices for the month of September is today, September 8th, 2015.

The P`s (Peas) and Q´s (Cukes) with respect to any and all comments, concerns, tips and suggestions regarding the recipes you chose, will be posted tomorrow.

Remember that this is another make-up month!

Thank you! - Merci beaucoup! - Vielen Dank!

The Cottage Cooking Club - Membership Drive

No need to pull out those handkerchiefs, or "Taschentücher" as well call them around here  - there is still time to join The Cottage Cooking Club! 

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With the glut of seasonal vegetables available everywhere in September and the make-up month we are having, this is the right time to join us!

The make-up month gives everyone a chance to cook as many OR as little of the recipes that they have missed so far! OR you can also re-visit as many or as little of your favorite recipes!

For ease of reference, please consult the list of recipes that we have made so far:
http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/p/1.html

The membership and guest blogger rules can be consulted here:
http://cottage-cooking-club.blogspot.de/p/rules.html