Delicious comfort food for cooler days.
When the leaves start to change and the weather cools down, one of the biggest comforts in life is heartwarming food. The autumn months call for wholesome meals that are quick and easy to make and that will sustain you through the colder days.
From a filling cavatelli with creamy tomato sauce, to a comforting apple cake, there’s something for everyone in this season’s lineup of delicious and cosy recipes. It's time to tuck into an autumnal feast of tasty treats.
1. Roast Pumpkin With Salsa Verde and Greek Yogurt
Roasting pumpkin elevates its natural sweetness and creates crisp ends that are delightfully moreish. Clementine Day's recipe celebrates the humble vegetable by doing just this. It's served alongside punchy salsa verde, crispy rice puffs, and thick, creamy yoghurt. It's a mouthwatering umami combo that is powerful enough as a standalone meal or as an impressive vegetarian side dish.
Make the roast pumpkin with salsa verde and greek yogurt recipe
2. Brothy White Bean and Kale Soup
When the weather starts cooling down, nothing hits the spot quite like a warm, hearty soup. Tomatoes, leafy greens, spices, herbs, and legumes culminate to create a meal that's heartwarming, delicious, and perfect for any occasion. Topped with croutons for added crunch and carby goodness, it truly is the most well-rounded of soups.
3. Cavatelli With Creamy Tomato Sauce and Stracciatella
If you're looking for something new to add to your rotation or something special (yet simple) for an at-home pasta-making night, Gabriella Simonian of No Regretti Spaghetti's divine cavatelli dish is here to tempt you.
Gabriella's sauce of choice is her creamy roasted tomato blend served with dollops of stracciatella cheese and fresh basil leaves – buon appetito!
4. Spicy Potato Curry
Aromatic, hearty curries (especially ones with potato) are the perfect meals for chilly nights and are considered a comfort food to many. And this potato number sings with fragrant spices and delivers big flavor, without the meat. The coconut cream adds a hint of sweetness and perfectly balances out the spices.
Make the spicy potato curry recipe
5. Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Yoghurt and Pistachios
This recipe involves roasting sweet potatoes and pairing them with a creamy, umami concoction of Greek yoghurt, miso paste, lemon juice, garlic, and salt.
Topped with pistachios for a nutty taste and a complementary crunch, this recipe boasts a wonderful flavour profile and well-balanced textures.
Make the roasted sweet potatoes with yoghurt and pistachios recipe
6. Arrabbiata Butter Beans
Nothing beats a one-pot meal – especially if tinned ingredients are involved. Simple, satiating, and delicious, Georgie Eats’ Arrabbiata Butter Beans are the perfect answer when hunger calls. The recipe calls for fewer than ten ingredients – with most of them being readily available at home – making this the perfect solution for those nights when you don't feel like going all out, but still want something delicious.
Make the arrabbiata butter beans recipe
7. Stovetop Mac and Cheese
If you’re looking for a crowd-pleasing recipe that’s super easy to whip up, this stovetop mac and cheese is the perfect dish for you.
This simple classic consists of two delicious main elements: al dente pasta of your choice coated in a glossy cheese sauce. Topped with panko breadcrumbs seasoned with garlic and paprika, every morsel of this delectable dish is one you will savour.
Make the stovetop mac and cheese recipe
8. Cardamom & Pistachio Pull-Apart Bread
Few foods bring us as much comfort as warm bread. The smell alone is magical and can set off our appetites. Kim of @cookim_mama is drawing in hundreds of thousands of followers on social media with her tasty baked goods.
Here, we're sharing her recipe for a fluffy cardamom and pistachio pull-apart bread with orange syrup. It's perfectly filling and not too sweet, making for the perfect brunch food or afternoon treat.
9. Sicilian Apple Cake
Apple and cinnamon are a match made in heaven and Paola Bacchia's delightful recipe for Sicilian apple cake celebrates the combination to perfection. It features a generous quantity of juicy apples, warm tones of cinnamon, rum-soaked sultanas, and the nutty goodness of walnuts and pine nuts.
Make the Sicilian apple cake recipe
10. Salted Tahini Brownies
There is a surplus of brownie renditions out there but we think this one takes the cake. With its deliciously fudgy and rich chocolate flavour perfectly contrasted and enhanced by the tahini swirl and kosher salt flakes, it's an absolute winner at any event.
Make the salted tahini brownies recipe.
