Nursery World - Winter warmers

Come in from the cold to a warming dish as cooked by Fiona Hamilton-Fairley Now that we are watching the autumn days pass into winter and feeling the temperature drop, what probably appeals to our tastes and tummies is something warm and filling. Some simple dishes will keep children and their nannies going through those really chilly days.

Now that we are watching the autumn days pass into winter and feeling the temperature drop, what probably appeals to our tastes and tummies is something warm and filling. Some simple dishes will keep children and their nannies going through those really chilly days.

A few years ago my youngest son asked me one crisp winter morning, 'Mum, will you make me that breakfast that makes you feel like a radiator inside?' He meant, of course, hot porridge, a dish he adores to this day, especially when it's really cold out. And he was right that hot porridge is one of those foods that give you the energy and kick-start you need for a long day ahead.

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