Ok so February isn’t many people’s favourite month. By now I think we are all a little jaded with the winter weather and those dark, dark nights. The Christmas spirit has long since departed, yet spring is still so far to go. To help lift our spirits I would like to suggest that this February is going to be all about finding the warmth in our winter and embracing the good things that wintertime still has to offer. One of my favourite things, that I actually miss come summer, is winter food. The comfort that comes from sitting down to a good stew, a Sunday roast and of course a steamy bowl of soup makes my insides smile. Chunky vegetable with pearl barley is one of my favourites with a warm, crusty bun on the side slathered with butter (of course). This February lets try to withhold our winter groans and hunker down to enjoy our searches for warmth. We are going to make a huge batch of our favourite soup, run the bubbliest of baths and we are going to tramp out in the wind, snow and rain so that when we come back with our brain cobwebs swept we can sink into our couches with the wooliest of socks, the fluffiest of blankets and warm our soles & our souls by the fire. Yes February kind of sucks, but we have got this!