Yahoo Finance The 20 best autumn recipes – our all-time favourites
The best of the best. Forgive our boldness but in the past months we have been doing a lot of searching through the OFM archives. Finding comfort in cooking. Looking through our library. And here we are. Twenty brilliant dishes, each perfect in their way, faultless, near timeless, the ones that will always work. And what a top 20. Some are favourite dishes from favourite restaurants, some old-school classics, some new, commissioned specially for this series. Others are from a few of our best-loved books and cookery writers. Look to the stellar list below. Every dish you will ever need for autumn. With love.
Jane Grigson’s blackberry apple pie (pictured above)
This quintessential autumn pudding is best made with foraged fruit – to make it even simpler, use good readymade pastry.
Anna Jones’s kale, tomato and lemon magic one-pot spaghetti
A genius, quick vegetarian recipe where cooking the pasta creates the sauce, too.
Madhur Jaffrey’s chicken tikka masala
The nation’s favourite curry is rich and tomatoey with layers of spice – and is easy to make at home.
Papushka’s borscht by Olia Hercules
Make this hearty Ukrainian beetroot soup – with a twist – when cold autumn nights close in.
Anna del Conte’s risotto with lemon
This signature dish from the authority on Italian cuisine shows that when it comes to risotto, simple shines.
Peter Gordon’s Turkish eggs
A Turkish classic, and a perfect start to the day – spicy, satisfying and simple to put together.
Claire Ptak’s egg-yolk chocolate chip cookies
Crisp edge and a squishy centre, dotted with good chocolate – the ultimate cookies from the queen of baking.
Marcella Hazan’s bolognese meat sauce
The definitive way to cook every family’s favourite – for best results, pair it with tagliatelle.
Nigel Slater’s figs with pistachio biscuits
Lush, ripe figs baked in wine and served with a crisp nut biscuit makes a simple but elegant finish to any meal.
Mozzarella in carozza by Blanche Vaughan
Hot, squishy, moreish – the best cheese toastie might just be Italian.
Simon Hopkinson and Lindsey Bareham’s roast chicken
A favourite for so many people, here’s how to make the classic roast perfect every time.
Fuchsia Dunlop’s fish-fragrant aubergines
This classic dish from the Sichuan repertoire showcases the cuisine’s complex flavours and, despite its name, is vegan.
Meera Sodha’s black dal makhani
A vegetarian lentil recipe, full of rich and earthy flavours, that gets better the longer you give it.
Claudia Roden’s orange and almond cake
Often imitated but never bettered, this deceptively simple flourless cake gets its unique moist texture from boiled citrus and ground nuts.
Simon Hopkinson’s new tomato curry
A vegetarian dinner that’s creamy and comforting, with layers of fresh and warm flavours.
Beetroot, soft-boiled egg and horseradish by Jeremy Lee
Sweetly pickled beetroots and bitey horseradish are tied together with a creamy, mustardy dressing in this autumnal salad.
Fish and chips and minted mushy peas by Tim Hughes
For light beer batter and the crispest chips, forget the chippie and make the Friday night classic at home.
Classic tortilla by Nieves Barragán Mohacho
It’s not hard to master this essential Spanish recipe – you just need good eggs, good potatoes and a little patience.
Chicken jollof rice by Marcus Samuelsson
Found all over west Africa, this version of the one-pot rice recipe is by a super-chef from New York (via Sweden and Ethiopia).
Chickpeas, swiss chard and soft-poached egg by Florence Knight
An easy, thrifty and vegetarian dinner that’s more than the sum of its parts.
