Nature’s colour extravaganza, when the leaves on trees turn from green to brilliant orange, red and yellow, is not only a glorious sight, but a sign to get cosy in preparation for the chill of winter.

I love making soup because unlike dinner or lunch it lasts more than one meal and it is endlessly customizable!

Like the majority of the population I definitely like to eat. Some of you have wondered how I can possibly consume breads, sweet treats and bountiful lunches and still maintain a pretty consistent weight.

Most every week the family congregates at my place for an early, kid-friendly dinner. Everyone gets along and the young cousins play amid echoes from the adults of “shaaare.” It’s a lot of fun and the food is good too!

On a dark November day these Scottish Oat Scones are like an old friend - familiar, comforting, and easy.