5 soups, stews and casseroles

Soups, stews and casseroles are the perfect meals for colder days. I've chosen 5 great recipes from last weeks linky that will really hit the spot as we head into winter. Plus you will find the #CookBlogShare linky for week 43.

Welcome to #CookBlogShare the weekly linky for all things foodie, hosted here on Recipes Made Easy the last Tuesday of the month, at Lost in Food on the 2nd Tuesday of the month and with our guests hosts on the remaining Tuesdays.

Its the place where food bloggers can share their latest posts and for you the reader to find new food blogs and recipes to enjoy.

October in a Nutshell

Regulars will know I like to start my #CookBlogShare hostings sharing a little of what I have been up to both in real life and on my blogs over the past month.

To be honest I don't really have much to report this month. Most of my time has been in London and I have found myself indoors a lot more than the previous few months.

Last month saw the last of the bounty from the allotment so I have spent less time in the kitchen and more time at my desk. Although yesterday I was gifted 4kg of homegrown pumpkin so I shall be back into the kitchen soon. What shall I make?

More time at my desk has allowed me to catch up on some of the behind the scene things that I mentioned last month were falling behind.

I completed the move of my email lists to a new provider and I am now working on a new email sequence for new subscribers something that was not available on the free plan I was using at my old provider. Its nearing completion and hope it will be in place in the very near future.

As the weather has got colder I have been making more family roasts and have shared my recipe for Roast Topside of Beef on Recipes Made Easy and followed up with a post on my recipe for Yorkshire puddings too.

Roast Topside of Beef

A tender and tasty roasting joint perfect for a family roast dinner.

Easy Individual Yorkshire Puddings

quick and easy to make individual Yorkshire puddings Perfect to serve along side your family roast

Meanwhile, over on Only Crumbs Remain, it has been a case of sharing new recipes such as my fancy dinner rolls and updating some old recipes including Lemon drizzle olive oil cake and Arlette's.

Fancy Dinner Rolls

Take your bread rolls to the next level and have fun in the kitchen by shaping them into fancy dinner rolls. These pretty rolls are perfect for any special family dinner or occasion.

Lemon Drizzle Olive Oil Cake

This light lemon drizzle olive oil cake uses oil in place of butter for an unusual twist on the ever-popular lemon drizzle cake. The cake is dairy free and is perfect for a mid-afternoon treat.

With Bake Off on the TV the British baking season is in full swing and there were plenty of bakes linked up last week. If you haven't checked them out already you can find them on Curly's Cooking there were some great baking recipes linked up!

Do you love baking? Have you joined the Baking Crumbs Facebook group that I run with Jenny from Apply to Face Blog? Its open to bloggers and non-bloggers alike and is the place to talk all thing baking!

Meanwhile with Haloween just around the corner it would be remiss of me not to share these fun Halloween bakes linked up last week.

Spiced Pumkin and walnut cakes

As well as being gluten free, these spiced Pumpkin and Walnut Cakes from the Gluten-free Alchemist are also naturally dairy free.

Halloween spider Cookies

These fun Halloween Spider Cookies from Cooking with my kids are fun and easy to make.

Soups, casseroles and stews

If I'm not baking at this time of year I love to makes soups and stews and so for this #CookBlogShare roundup, I thought I would share my pick of these warming dishes.

Soups

Cullen skink

I'm not a big fan of fish soups but Cullen Skink is an exception. This is a simple recipe from Farmer's girl kitchen but it does have a few different steps to get to the finished soup. It’s well worth it though because the Cullen Skink is so rich, creamy and delicious.

Easy Leek and Potato Soup

What's not to love about warming leek and potato soup? An economical classic soup this version is from Taste Botanical

Creamy chicken and rice soup

Don't be fooled by the name this creamy chicken and rice soup from Real food with Sarah is Dairy-free. The creaminess comes from the use of coconut milk in this soup.

Stews and casseroles

Feijoada - A Slow Cooked Pork & Black Bean Stew

Feijoada pronounced ˜fey-zhoo-ah-daha” is Brazil's national dish. It is a black bean stew brewed with a variety of salted and smoked pork and beef products. More traditional recipes include cheaper cuts such as Pigs ears, feet (trotters), tails and also beef tongue. Call me a wimp I'll skip traditional and stick to Culinary Travels recipe (which does contain trotters but these can be left out), it sounds amazing and looks so rich and tasty.

Chicken and mushroom stroganoff

This creamy chicken stroganoff from The Effortless Foodie is a quick and easy family dinner that everyone will love! Made slightly healthier by using half-fat crème fraiche instead of the traditional soured cream, yet it still manages to retain that luxurious and indulgent taste and texture!

#CookBlogShare 2020 week 43

And now to this week’s linky

Non-bloggers – skip to the bottom of the page and click on the thumbnails that catch your eye to take you to the website where the recipe can be found. Remember they will be added to as the week goes on, so don’t forget to pop back and take a look again later.

 Bloggers Linking up this week?

You can link up any foodie posts you have. Both old and new posts are welcome as long as they have not been linked to #CookBlogShare before. All you need to do is:

• Link up a recipe or foodie post by clicking the blue ‘add your link’ button below and following the instructions. You can link up to 4 posts.
• We would love it if you add the #CookBlogShare badge to your post (Code below – for WordPress copy and paste the code below into the text view of your post or a custom html block if using Gutenberg). If you prefer not to add the badge that is ok too BUT please link from your post back to this post (so everyone else can find it )
• Comment on some of the other recipes linked up here (at least 2 for each link added but the more you can the better) and generally share the love with a bit of social media action!
• Plus comment on either this post or one of the posts labelled HOST in the linky.

Just to remind you, by joining in you are giving the #CookBlogShare hosts permission to use your pictures in a roundup and on social media if your recipe is selected as one of our favourites!

Don’t forget to add  #CookBlogShare to your Instagram post and check out/comment on what others are posting on the  #CookBlogShare feed.

You can also post your recipe on the Cook Blog Share Facebook Page.

I will also pin the recipes to our   #CookBlogShare group board and tweet the recipes. If you wish, you can tweet me a link to your recipe  @recipecrumbs as well as (if you have room on the tweet!) my co-hosts  @lostinf00d using the #CookBlogShare hashtag and we will retweet all that we see.

I will also comment on as many recipes as possible. Even if I do not have the time to comment on your post please rest assured, we really appreciate you taking the time to link your recipes and share others, we love having you as part of our fabulous #CookBlogShare community.

SO, IT’S OVER TO YOU. I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT YOU’VE ALL BEEN COOKING!

Next week’s #CookBlogShare week 40 will be hosted by Midge at The Peachicks Bakery. See you there!