Winter is finally underway. We've had it quite lucky so far but it's already enough for me to bundle myself away for the duration. But first a few supplies.

1. Firstly hot chocolate! For me, it has to be real chocolate and it has to be in the milk frother. I like to use 100g of dark chocolate per mug of milk and then sweeten to taste.
2. A blanket is a must-have and a blanket fort is even better
3. Stew. Make a stew, make 5. try my dad's sausage casserole!
4. Make pudding. You can make a simple batter with 30g of plain flour and 70g of cornflour mixed with 70ml of sparkling water. Then I recommend you pass the time deep frying all the sweets and fruits you have.
5. How about a grown-up drink? Make a blackcurrant toddy simply mix 2 parts crème de cassis 1 part lemon juice and 4 parts water, then heat. Simple and cosy winter drink
6. Stock up on books. Check out belzanwhistles for some recommendations.
7. Learn a new hobby. I love to knit and this month I am trying my hand at macramé with this kit. There are plenty of tutorials online I recommend checking out the Wool and The Gang YouTube channel.
8. And if you do have to go outside - good luck.