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Lentil soup might not be on the top of must try recipes but if my staunchly carnivorous husband and 13 year old daughter like it I am sure you will too. It also happens to be  easy on the wallet which is a very good thing these days. Recipe courtesy of the wonderful Hettie McKinnon.

There isn’t much I don’t enjoy about winter. The often inclement weather provides a ready excuse not to venture out into the garden (for all those pesky tidying chores) or anywhere you would rather not; cooking is so much more enjoyable when it’s cold and the air on a fine winter’s day is crisp and sweet.

Rhubarb is so undervalued; often left limp and out of eyesight on the supermarket shelves. It has such hidden depths and can be used in savory or sweet dishes but for the most part its usefulness is consigned to either pie or crumble filling but there is so much more to rhubarb than that! This delicate rhubarb, cinnamon polenta cake. is one such example - perfect for a cold winter's afternoon.

Winter has announced its arrival with frosty mornings and chilly evenings and you know what the start of winter marks - seed potato season and that is surely something to celebrate!

This month's recipe is really rather simple and is less of a recipe than a method but I thought given the startling increase in food prices, it might be a good idea to remember that with a bit of imagination the humble potato can be turned into a delightful, nutritious and hugely satisfying meal.