My favourite winter warmer recipe

The Co-operative Electrical  are currently hosting a competition,  in which bloggers are asked to write a blog featuring their favourite winter warmer recipe. Now I am a lover of competitions, and food so I really couldn't say no to entering! After all its a fabulous excuse to sit down with the family and eat my favourite winter dish, not forgetting dessert as well! 

My all time favourite winter warmer dinner has to be Cottage Pie with Yorkshire Puddings, with the emphasis on the plural of Yorkshire Puddings! The more the merrier! Using a simple recipe of  equal measures of eggs, flour and milk (recipe tip gained through watching far too many cookery shows) has not failed me yet. Cottage Pie is such a simple, yet satisfying dish, which never fails to please. Who knew such basic ingredients thrown together, could make such a delicious meal?

Cottage pie and Yorkshire puddings 

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Now a winter warmer dinner can not not be complete without a delicious dessert. My current favourite (as it's continuously changing) has to be Chocolate Brownies. Now in my opinion a dessert isn't a true dessert without containing chocolate, so this dessert really does fit the bill! I stumbled across this Chocolate Brownie recipe on the internet last year whilst browsing for baking ideas, and it has remained a firm favourite ever since. The hardest part of the baking process has to be getting the oven timing just right, to produce a gooey chocolate center...fortunately this time I was successfully!

Chocolate Brownies 

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If I was lucky enough to win this competition I would invest in some new kitchen appliances, to aid me in exploring new recipes, but also a new camera, so I can truly capture how delicious my food can be (granted this is not always the case). Improvement in my presentation skills may also be required to achieve this!