Beni's Spot

Creamy Chicken and Mushroom Pie with a Halloween twist!!   I have to admit, pies are my ultimate comfort food, I love nothing more than a flakey pastry lid and creamy filling served with veg and gravy. Mmmmmm!!  My traditional creamy Chicken and Mushroom pie is a recipe I tweaked from a Hairy Bikers slimming recipe. However, I wanted to add more luxury and a touch of Halloween wizardry to make it the ultimate autumn dinner time dish. In the past, I have added butternut squash to all sorts, curries, soups, cottage pie or even burgers. So I thought why not create something different and  keep in theme with the time of year.       Ingredients 2 tbsp. of Olive oil 2 Large Chicken breasts, cut into chunks 6 Rashers of smoked bacon, cut into strips 2 Leeks, finely chopped 150g of Chestnut mushrooms, chopped into quarters Half a Butternut squash or Pumpkin, peeled and chopped into large chunks (I used butternut squash, but either would be YUMMY!) Crème Fraise Tsp.

Curried Pumpkin Soup Well its October, leaves everywhere, a cool chill in the air and the nights are getting so dark..... Yes, winter is coming. But I LOVE it. I love the colours, I love the spooky feeling at night, i love pumpkin flavored everything, I love cosy nights in and I love the feeling of coming home to a warm toasty house after long cold walks. Sundays are made for family walks and today we grabbed our coats, braved this crazy wind and went for an autumnal walk through the woods. The kids loved collecting pretty leaves(as seen in the pictures above) and playing on the park. We had a quick stop at the shop down the road and grabbed some freshly made bread to dip in our pumpkin soup that I prepared this morning. Really wanted to share my October vibes in a bowl, so here is how I created this warm spiced soup. Ingredients Few splashes of olive oil 2 Onions chopped 1 Pumpkin 1 Large sweet potato 1 Large white potato 2 Large carrots 1 tsp of easy garlic