To me, food that takes hours to cook or to prepare can mean good things. It can mean having the luxury of time to work for hours on something delicious. It can mean something roasting slowly over the length of a day, filling the entire house with tempting aromas. And sometimes it can mean being super organised – digging the slow cooker out in the knowledge that a meal will be ready for you as soon as you get home… Here is a selection of recent “slow” recipes from a wide selection of food bloggers, all of which I think are inspirational – comforting food to take us well and truly into Autumn and winter. Soul food if you will…
The slow in the first recipe, is not so much in the roasting (although that does take a while), but in the marinading – up to 48 hours for Lady Nom’s Agnello Toscano e Fagioli- (Tuscan Roast Lamb with Beans). Eatori also has a recipe for those that appreciate the benefits of marinading – a great looking Piri Piri Chicken.
If you’re looking for another lamb recipe that’s a little different, then the very lovely blog Rocket and Squash has a Seven Hour Lamb Ragu with a Cheesy Polenta that I can’t wait to make (if I can ever find decent lamb over here!)…
A recipe infamous for the time it takes to cook (and in more recent years for the blogger that recreated this and many other Julia Child recipes), Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Beef Bourguignon… Recreated here by the rather brilliant Fabulously French blog. Want a version to make in the slow cooker? Mummy Mishaps obliges with her version here…
With a twist on the usual recipe, Mamacook dishes up a succulent Bolognaise that’s been allowed to cook for several hours. There’s nothing quite so satisfying as getting home to find dinner almost ready, and with only the pasta to cook!
Crafts on Sea has a recipe for that huge family favourite – Sausage Casserole (better than a kebab any day I reckon!!)…
In my book Mediocre Mum is slow cooker Royalty. Her weekly Slow Cooker Sunday linky is usually jam packed to the bubbling brim with great recipes from across the blogosphere. I love her Caramelized Onion Soup recipe, and this week’s Spinach and Egg Tarka Dahl sounds amazing…
The recipe I personally make the most when it comes to slow cooking is a good old Chilli. Here’s Simply Being Mum’s Chilli, that perhaps you could make using these amazing Slow Roasted Tomatoes from Johnny’s Kitchen?
Want something waiting for you after a long Autumn walk? Reluctant House Dad has a brilliant recipe for Honey Mustard Slow Cooker Pork with Sweet and Sour Gravy. Simple Bites has a soothing recipe for Slow Cooker Coconut Ginger Chicken with Vegetables for those cold days ahead, and I really like the sound of Miss Thrifty’s Italian Fish Stew...
Find yourself with a few hours to bake and up to a bit of a challenge? You could always have a go at making Katie Cake’s Chess Board Cake… Or the very intricate Strawberry Mille Feuille recipe over at Butcher Baker Blog, both very impressive!
What can be more nerve wracking, or time consuming than a soufflé? Haniela’s has a really lovely and autumny Apple Sauce version, which I have already book-marked to make (this is a great site if you are looking for Halloween inspiration too!).
Another autumn bake that takes a while (but is worth the effort, promise!) is my version of Zwetschendatchi – Bavarian Plum Cake. Or if you have a glut of plums and don’t like cake, you could always make All That I am Eating’s Damson Gin… You’re not allowed to touch it for three months though! You could also make Delicious Delicious Delicious’s Rumptof too if you like to plan ahead!
And finally, because Halloween is of course just around the corner, I leave you with Belleau Kitchen and this Pumpkin Cake with Chestnut Cream and Almond Meringues. Because if it doesn’t take you hours to hollow out the pumpkin, it might take you a while to put it together – but I think you’ll agree the outcome is amazing!
November will be another Seasonal Food Month. As always, that linky is just waiting for your recipes below!
About Emma Raphael
Emma Raphael left the UK for Copenhagen in 2009, with her ever-patient husband and two small children. Having enjoyed a couple of years in Scandinavia, Emma and her family found they enjoyed Expat life so much that they now reside in Munich – where the pace of life is relaxed, her language skills are small, and the mountains and bier halls are very large. Being one half of a self-proclaimed foodie couple, Emma enjoys the new produce and restaurants in each new country she resides in, and has made it her mission to convince people that English food no longer deserves the bad rap it once had. She can be found in the kitchen when she’s feeling homesick, trying to recreate comfort food from home. She also has huge passions for travel, photography, art, wine, gardening (although according to her Bavarian neighbours, she’s not much good at that!) and her family (of course)!
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Hi Emma, So chuffed you’ve included me in your round-up. Some lovely recipes on here. Many thanks. Keith
Thanks for the shout out! It is a great chilli (even if I do say so myself
). Looking forward to checking out the other recipes! Thanks again Jo
Every year I tell myself I must get a slow cooker and then I never get around to buying one. Definitely this year!
oooh thanks so much for including my recipe
x x
Thanks so much for including me in your round up! Great set of recipes here.
Thanks for featuring mine!