October – What’s In Season

The leaves are turning, everything is golden & beautiful right now as we enter autumn.

October is a great month for foraging, there’s still plenty of time to get out in search of blackberries & sloes, elderberries are ripe for picking & there are mushrooms galore right now (just be sure to know exactly what you’re picking!), for more advice on foraging click here.

There are lot’s of delicious fruits in season right now, from apple, pears & quince, to grapes, figs & late fruiting raspberries.

October is probably most synonymous with pumpkins & squash as everything starts to become spiced but other vegetables in season include cabbage, beetroot, turnip & parsnips.

At the end of the month we have Halloween & it’s always fun to have a little play around with some spooky themed treats as well as more traditional ones, check out my Halloween collection for some spooky ideas.

Here are some recipes to make the most of the season:

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Apple

2 Oct, 2022 Chutney

Autumn Chutney

Odds & sods, that’s what my kitchen is currently full of. To be more specific, I’ve got a lot of odd fruits & veggies from...

14 Sep, 2022 Sweet Pies

Apple & Blackberry Turnovers

Nature has a wonderful way of letting us know which ingredients go together like bread & butter. Usually, food that grows next to each (as...

3 Nov, 2021 Recipes

Toffee Apple Bonfire Cake

‘Penny for the guy?’. Bonfire night, or Guy Fawkes Night, is arguably one of our more unusual celebrations here in the UK. A day where...

18 Oct, 2021 Sweet Pies

Apple Pie

It’s difficult to not give in to comfort food as the weather turns colder & the nights darker at this time of year & I...

12 Nov, 2019 Savoury Treats

Apple & Black Pudding Sausage Rolls

Light, golden, flaky pastry housing a substantial seasoned, meaty, filling… is there anything more gratuitous & comforting than a good sausage roll? A British institution, gracing...

14 Oct, 2019 Chutney

Apple Chutney

The season has well & truly changed, the long, mild days of summer are but a distant memory as we turn our thoughts to chunky...

14 Mar, 2017 Layer Cakes

AD – Apple & Marzipan Cake

Marzipan, a rather Marmite food.. you either love it or hate it. Personally I have a deep fondness of this sweet confection which is made up...

18 Oct, 2016 All Cakes

Autumn Apple Cake

The season? Autumn. It’s fruit? Apples. Autumn is definitely the time of year when apples truly come into their own. Apple crumbles as the brisk...

Beetroot

4 Sep, 2020 Chutney

Beetroot Chutney

We’re nearly at the end of Summer here in the UK & my garden is really delivering the goods, giving a great return on my...

Blackberry

14 Sep, 2022 Sweet Pies

Apple & Blackberry Turnovers

Nature has a wonderful way of letting us know which ingredients go together like bread & butter. Usually, food that grows next to each (as...

19 Aug, 2020 Cupcakes

Blackberry Cupcakes

The blackberries have made their grand late summer entrance, which can only mean that autumn is drawing nearer. Whilst I’m not quite ready to let...

10 Sep, 2019 Jam

Blackberry Jam

Foragers make haste, blackberry season is here! That’s right, September has arrived & than can mean only one thing… blackberry picking! Britain’s hedgerows are currently...

20 Jun, 2017 All Cakes

Summer Berry Cake

Poeth (or hot if you’re reading this in anywhere other than Wales), it has been uncharacteristically hot here in Wales this week. Summer in the...

13 Sep, 2016 All Cakes

Blackberry & Orange Cake

Hedgerow Farewells As the season begins to rapidly transition into Autumn browns, hot chocolates & brisk evenings (& lots of pumpkin posts), before we bid...

Cabbage

15 Sep, 2020 Pickles

Sauerkraut

When the garden gives you too many cabbages, you make sauerkraut (or at least I do anyway). These past few weeks have been all about preserving...

Elderberry

14 Sep, 2022 Drinks, Cordials & Syrups

Elderberry Syrup

As the days become fresher & the sun sits a little lower in the sky, it’s the perfect time of year to get outdoors! Long...

Fig

20 Sep, 2021 Jam

Fig Jam

There’s something sweet, sticky & full of hundreds of tiny seeds in season right now….. figs. Available from August through to October, these plump, pear...

24 Sep, 2020 Sweet Tarts

No Bake Fig, Honey & Walnut Tarts

Each year it’s difficult to let the summer go but with the autumn bringing me such tempting delights as apples, grapes & figs, I can...

Grape

6 Oct, 2021 Sweet Breads

Schiacciata all’uva (Sweet grape focaccia)

If you find yourself in Tuscany in the autumn then you may well have lucky enough to have seen or tried schicciata all’uva from the...

22 Sep, 2020 Recipes

Grape Focaccia

It’s grape season in the garden & whilst I do love those dark purple bunches, each September I end up scratching my head as to...

Pear

10 Nov, 2022 Recipes

Spiced Pear Cake

We’re definitely entering into the ‘everything spiced’ time of year & I’m not complaining! I love the pantry & all of it’s dried fruits &...

28 Aug, 2020 Sweet Tarts

Pear Tarte Tatin

Whilst it may not officially be autumn just yet here in Wales, it would seem that nobody told the weather. There’s a shift in the...

17 Sep, 2017 All Cakes

Pear, Chocolate & Amaretto Cake

As you may or may now know, I’ve recently returned from an amazing trip across northern Italy, which is why things have been a little...

1 Aug, 2016 Jam

Pear Jam

Jam. The sticky, fruity, sweet substance I fell in love with & would happily eat by the spoonful as little girl. I still, unashamedly enjoy...

Pumpkin

30 Oct, 2023 Loaf Cakes

Pumpkin Spice Cake

Autumn, a welcome season (once you’ve come to terms with summer truly coming to an end that is). I adore the in between seasons ,...

30 Oct, 2023 Muffins

Pumpkin Muffins

Every October, it’s safe to say that I get little over excited with pumpkins (you will notice many recipes containing my orange friend). Pumpkins are...

30 Oct, 2023 Sweet Pies

Pumpkin Pie

Not just for jack’o’lanterns or soup, pumpkins are so much more than we give them credit for. Yes, their innards don’t smell particularly pleasing when...