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Welcome to the Fall season!

Written by on in FROM THE AUTHOR, RIGHT FROM THE HEART

Hello October!

Yay to cozy fall days! The fall season is here to stay! The weather is such a hot topic in the UK at all times. Talking to strangers can be easily facilitated just by talking about the weather. It’s definitely an ice-breaker.

Anyway, It’s fall already! 1st week of October too! Gosh! This year has just gone like a breeze. Christmas is just a couple of months away. I heard that John Lewis has already put out amazing Christmas stuff…Maybe, if I get a chance I’ll pop in sometime soon.

Is it too soon to prepare for Christmas? I’m so tempted to decorate the place with all Christmas 🎄 things but Nigel is such a spoil sport. He begs to differ. According to him, it’s too soon. What do y’all think? Do leave a comment down below and let me know…

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Rainy Autumn Day

THINGS I LOVE DURING THE FALL SEASON

It’s the amazing season for cozy lattes, delicious pies, warm baked goods, pumpkin 🎃 spice and everything nice- Hot soups and comforting broths included…

This is the perfect season for this blog too as Delicious Cravings At Vania’s Kitchen is all about home-cooked comfort food.

I personally love this kind of weather: not hot at all and the cold isn’t unbearable. This weather is so apt for roasting veggies and roots. You can also make yummy crockpot recipes and slow-cooked dinners and call it a night!

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Bacalhau com nata-salted cod fish bake
Yellow, orange, brown, cream kind of weather

Besides that, on another note: it is just so difficult these days, early in the morning to jump out of bed. It’s the perfect weather to tuck yourself all nice and cozy in bed, and just laze around and relax… Reminds me of the song by Bruno Mars- The Lazy Song.

Cinnamon buns, turmeric lattes or simply haldi milk as we Indians know it 🥛, hot chocolate, and mocha too are my favourites mainly during the next few months- so this fall season and the coming winter time too.

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Autumn is here! Colourful foliage…

20 RECIPES TO TRY OUT THIS FALL SEASON:

  1. Overnight Oats
  2. Beef Cafreal
  3. Dal with potatoes and carrots
  4. Smoked Lardon & Cabbage Fried rice
  5. Mince with potatoes and peas
  6. Chicken Pulao
  7. Chicken Xacuti
  8. Rice Kheer
  9. Mince Pies (Sweet)
  10. Apple Pickle
  11. Lamb ribs in red wine
  12. Orange Scones
  13. Gingersnap Cookies
  14. Roasted Harissa Chicken
  15. Bread Pudding
  16. Chicken Country Captain
  17. Tangy Masala Pulao
  18. Goan sausage Pulao
  19. Homemade grape wine
  20. Prawn Balchao
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Season for some nice Port wine from Portugal

#THEHOMEMADEPICKLESERIES IS BEST FOR THIS SEASON

Apparently, countries in which the autumn season is just beginning-like the United Kingdom, it is the perfect season to make homemade pickles and chutneys. You can go wild with your imagination while making pickles and chutneys; and experiment with the fresh produce available. However, make sure a proper balance of ingredients is maintained. Make sure you use the best quality of ingredients like vinegar and salt, use fresh fruits and veggies and make sure your spices are freshly bought too.

While trying out any new pickle and chutney recipe this season,first try making a small batch. Check and see if your family or friends like it and then move on to master the recipe before you made a bigger batch.

All chutney tastes more spicy when it is freshly made and after a few days the spicy taste mellows down.

Tip to remember
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Slow cooked Mutton Curry

So, let us carve out our pumpkins right in time for Halloween and carve our turkeys for thanksgiving and enjoy this autumnal weather.

Do comment down below and let me know what’s your plan this fall? Or for those away in India- how are y’all preparing for Diwali?

Also, do not forget to share your fall pictures on Instagram with me to get featured… Use the hashtag #deliciouscravingsatvaniaskitchen

Happy Fall y’all!

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Hi! I’m Vania Cotta, the girl behind “‘Delicious Cravings’ at Vania’s Kitchen”. Growing up with no one to officially teach me how to cook, I believe that good food is worthy of celebration. Through my blog I want to celebrate the variety in food. I couldn’t think of a better day than today to begin this celebration- the journey of being a food blogger and celebrating food. A journey to celebrating my creations, my recipes. Not forgetting my creativity which I try and bring into every dish prepared by me, be it a cake baked by me or a chicken pulao cooked by me... 4th July 2015- a day to remember, my 21st birthday too! I can never get tired working tirelessly in the kitchen the entire day preparing something which will bring smiles on those faces which savour the dish. Real food takes real work. And it’s worth it. Wow! Amazing! Awesome! Yummy! Delicious! You’re so good at this! – these are some of the things I often hear while observing those happy faces relishing my recipes. Criticism is something I need, not in a negative way but just enough to improve my cooking skills. To know where I fail and to improve the skills I still have got to master well. Anyway, criticism is better than sarcasm. The main idea I want to put forth through my blog is that: Cooking from scratch can be much easier than once thought. My blog will be an avenue for all those amateur food lover who want to try their hands on cooking a pretty decent dish. My blog should come in handy to all those novice cooks trying to prepare quick- bites to add taste to their delicious cravings. The highlights from ‘Delicious Cravings’ at Vania’s Kitchen are simple and fresh family-friendly recipes. However, I won’t rule out on restaurant reviews or specific dishes which grab my attention whether online or in a restaurant or maybe even in the street food plethora. My blog will also feature lots of great recipes that represent the local food culture- the Goan as well as the Indian food culture. Here, you’ll find me cooking up a storm: dishes inspired by favourite restaurants, something out of the box, or just whatever I can lay my hands on at that moment. I shall try to pair all my recipes and dishes with spectacular photographs and videos whenever possible and needed. Rather than just a mere collection of recipes, I’ll try my best to make this blog a food experience for all those who look at it. I shall make the use of stories to explore the role of food in our lives- as a tool to nourish our bodies, unite family members and friends, show appreciation and affection for others and provide us with a unique food heritage. I love all food, so it’d be hard for me to choose a favourite, but I have a soft spot for cheese, coffee, and Portuguese-Goan foods are my delicious cravings. I love cooking for occasions and I enjoy every bit of it. Food has shaped our world and in return food is also shaped by our world. Given the complexities of the rich, ancient and varied Goan cuisine, food has always been a prominent marker of the Goan identity. I am a Goan. And, I promise to delve into this Goan cuisine through my blog. My future plans: • Get my cook book published. Then another. Then many more. • Open my own restaurant. Then another. One day become a famous name in the industry. • Win a Masterchef title! I have DELICIOUS CRAVINGS! I love to cook. I love to bake too! And all this takes place AT VANIA’S KITCHEN! Thanks for dropping by, please enjoy this journey with me!

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