Annabel Langbein: Winter Goodness

Packed with more than 150 easy and delicious new recipes, the Annabel Langbein A Free Range Life: Winter Goodness bookazine is your essential guide to a great winter. Perfect roasts and gravy, slow-cooker meals and winter cakes and puddings are all given the Annabel treatment – a fresh, light, seasonal approach that is often naturally gluten-free and deceptively healthy. SAMPLE RECIPES (pictured) Abundance Bowl Layer a tasty dressing, a wholegrain or pulse, a nut or dairy protein and loads of vegetables into a jar for the perfect portable workday lunch. Simply turn out into a bowl and lunch is ready! Prep 10 mins / Cook 20 mins / Serves 1–2 350g pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and diced 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil salt and ground black pepper, to taste 1 small clove garlic, crushed 1½ tbsp lemon juice 1 tbsp each soy sauce, tahini and water 1 cup cooked chickpeas or lentils 100g feta, coarsely crumbled a handful of baby spinach leaves 2 tbsp pistachios mint leaves or dill sprigs Preheat oven to 180 ̊C fanbake and line an oven tray with baking paper. Toss pumpkin in oil, salt and pepper, spread out on the tray and roast until golden and soft (about 20 minutes). To make dressing, combine garlic, lemon juice, soy sauce, tahini and water in the base of a medium-large jar. Layer in chickpeas or lentils, roast pumpkin, feta, spinach, pistachios and herbs then screw on the lid. To serve invert into a large plate or bowl. SWAP IT OUT: You can use any leftover roasted veges in this Middle Eastern-inspired combo. You’ll need about 2 cups. PREP-AHEAD: I often roast a tray of veges at the weekend to add to salads and couscous for weekday lunches and sides. Slow Cooker Bolognaise Two meals sorted in one go! Make a double batch in the slow-cooker and you can take a night off later in the week – this recipe serves eight or you can use half in moussaka the next day. Prep 10 mins / Cook 4–8 hours / Serves 8 1kg beef mince 10 rashers streaky bacon, diced 1 cup grated parmesan 3 × 400g cans chopped tomatoes 2 onions, finely chopped 1 large carrot, peeled and finely diced 1 leek, white and half of green parts finely sliced 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce 1 tsp ground nutmeg 2 tsp salt 1 tsp ground black pepper ½ cup tomato paste 1 cup white wine ¼ cup cornflour Combine all ingredients except tomato paste, wine and cornflour in the bowl of a slow-cooker. Mix tomato paste, wine and cornflour until smooth then stir into mince mixture. Cover and cook on high power for 4 hours or low power for 7–8 hours. MAKE A MEAL OF IT: Serve with spaghetti, a sprinkling of grated parmesan and a salad or green veges. SWAP IT OUT: If you don’t have bacon you can still make this – it’s nearly as nice without! If you don’t have a leek, add an extra onion instead. ALCOHOL-FREE: The alcohol in the wine will burn off while cooking but if you want to avoid alcohol use a cup of chicken or beef stock instead. FAMILY-FRIENDLY: This bolognaise is also wonderful as a family pie – just mix in a heaped cup of frozen peas, top with flaky pastry or mashed potato and bake until golden.