As we nearly reach autumn, more people will be looking for homely comfort food rather than light summer recipes, and here are just a few ideas to warm your tummy this autumn:

Beef Stew

A classic British meal with lots of goodness. Most families have their own beef stew recipes and even if you don’t you can make yours by looking at a recipe online, then tweak it by adding your favourite meat and vegetables. Beef works well because it tenderizes as it cooks slowly, and it pairs perfectly with potato. You only need to serve this dish with a slice of bread and butter. Let the flavours of the beef do the talking.

Rice Pudding

Who doesn’t love a rice pudding? It is sweet stodgy and so very comforting. The perfect treat after a long walk with the dog in brisk conditions.

Chicken Curry

A chicken curry can be made mild or spicy depending on your preferences, but either way, it’s a nice way to warm yourself through. It’s relatively light too and it can be served with any kind of rice, or bread and butter if you wish.

Selecting a food option for your wedding may be a daunting task, trying to cater to everyone’s food preferences and dietary needs. It is important to remember that it is your wedding day and you and your partner should be in charge of making the final decision when it comes down to the wedding food.

A great way to make you and your guests happy is by opting for a buffet as your main wedding meal. This works great during the warmer months as you can incorporate a BBQ and a variety of salads and other side options too. The BBQ can include meats and vegetarian foods too, and with a buffet style your wedding guests have the option to go up for more food should they want to.

Buffets aren’t for all, as some may see this as too informal for their main meal. In this case, a set menu is probably the best option. Make sure you are happy with your final food choices and just check the caterer is happy to have vegetarian or gluten-free options available too.

With the weather starting to improve, most are making the most of getting outdoors and the barbecue are making an appearance. Barbecues are really what makes a great summer, bringing friends and family together, eating good food and having a couple of beers to wash it all down.

If you are thinking of hosting a barbecue in your back garden, you certainly don’t want to disappoint. Getting the food right is a must, and of course, it starts with the meats. Go to your local butcher and select a good range of meats, from burgers, sausages, ribs, chops and chicken, everyone love choice. Flavour up your meats the night before, leaving them to absorb the marinade overnight ready to release the flavours over the heat.

Salads and extras are a must, adding 3 different salads, from a basic pasta to a leafy green bowl, every is happy. And just before you are ready to tuck in, get the pre-cooked cobs on the heat for that added barbecue flavour.

Brown rice is much more healthy than white rice and there are a number of reasons why. Firstly, this is the whole rice grain with just the husk removed through the milling process. Unlike white rice, it retains its fibre, which contains vital nutrients. So that in itself is a good reason to choose brown rice over white and you can have it with many different types of dinners. Combining brown rice with chicken is a great idea and there’s lots you can do from curries, chilies and fried rice dishes. Chicken satay with brown rice is a dish that’s beautifully light with nutty notes from the sauce and the rice, but the key to all these dishes is cooking brown rice properly. Having it boiling away with the lid on for 20 minutes will soften it and give the rice that delightful chewy texture. Any more and the rice will go soggy so take your time with it and don’t let it overcook.

It’s well known that intake of lots of proteins is the key to the build-up of muscle mass. However, the list does not begin and end up with proteins, other food choices are also vital in muscle building. Low carb diets are gaining popularity to aid up in building up of muscles and for weight loss.

Diets high in protein have existed as the staple food for muscle builders. In fact, bodybuilding specialists recommend the consumption of at least 1 g of protein for lean body mass per day. This sums up to a consumption of 300 g of protein for every day for body builders. This will allow the muscles to grow significantly.

Muscle generally weighs more as supported by the fact that people with huge muscles weigh more than people with average muscles. While a lot of people will try to eat less to achieve their body mass bodybuilders have to eat much more to add to their body frames. This involves taking huge amounts of protein and low carb diets.

Since the Atkins diet was introduced, a lot of people have been slashing on carbs in order to lose weight. The result is reduced weight over a short time period. However, the diet might pose dangers if allowed to go too far. This is because some foods that are low in carbs are high in fat, thus putting the heart health at risk. Moreover, a low carb diet may fail to provide enough of the energy required to function to the desired. It, therefore, has to be backed up by intake of some of the carbohydrates and lots of protein.

A diet low in carbs and high in proteins results in a healthy look and allows your body to produce large muscles. The low carb diet adequately feeds your muscles with the nutrients that it needs to expand. Partaking in a low carb and high protein diet results into the gain of muscle mass thus increasing muscle growth.

If you have a love for food and want show others your flare for good food, blogging is a great way to express yourself.

With food blogging, you want to engage with your audience, and do not want to make your blog to generic. Choosing a specific angle to food is recommended, such as vegetarian, vegan, Dairy free or gluten free foods.

Making your target audience more specific automatically boosts your audience’s interest, begin using social media sites, such as Instagram where you can show visuals easily and provide information about your find, should it be location, taste or review. Once you start building an organic audience you can link posts to your blog, people will begin following your blog as you begin building a positive reputation for your food blogging.

So once you have decided what area you want to focus on, get out there and start taking good quality photos and start you blogging journey now.