Autumn

It’s definitely here – the sweaters are on, so are the socks. We’ve had a mixed week with sunshine and showers. If it rains much more into the already over-flowing pond we will have escaping fish across the lawn. Speaking of which the grass is now green and a massive clump of honey fungus has appeared where a long gone tree was felled. Thankfully the sneezing and coughing from the tech-team is subsiding and we’ve made two videos this week which are ready to share with you when November arrives. These were greeted with a better response than my chutneys of last week! In an attempt to mask the odours I lit scented candles and that just made them cough even more….Anyway how about a bonus recipe? A true winter warmer for these chilly evenings. Into the bottom of an ovenproof dish layer a chopped onion, chunks of courgette and pepper with peeled garlic cloves and tomatoes. Sit two sausages per person on top and cook for 40 mins at gas 6/200C, then add half a pint of stock into which you blend a dessertspoon of tomato puree. Turn the sausages over to get them evenly browned and return to the oven for another 15 or 20 minutes. Serve with pasta, potatoes or rice. Hey presto! Baked sausages.