Adam was lucky enough to look out of our office window and see a young deer nibbling away at the brambles and nettles about 3 ft away from the bottom of our garden. I don’t know whether he knows that he’s on animal sanctuary land and can’t be shot there or whether he’s just not old enough yet to be aware that, if he ain’t careful, he’s going to end up as venison pie come next autumn! I’d like to think it’s the former rather than the latter. I suspect the young nettles and bramble shoots are quite sweet at the moment.

Something spicy to give all you vegetarians out there the hots and work you up into a bit of a sweat during the onset of winter. Having just published a warming braised chicken recipe http://notecook.com/soup/braised-andalucian-chicken I then had a look around for an equally tasty hot pot for my vegetarian friends out there.

Fall recipes can be fun and filling. Here are some easy to make sweet potato recipes that you might like to make at home for you family and friends. Learn how to make old fashioned candied yams or candied sweet potatoes as well as learn how to make a baked sweet potato or yam casserole for the holidays...