Cauliflower risotto and sausages with squash and beans: Sophie Wyburd’s recipes for autumn warmers

Sophie Wyburd’s sausages with squash and beans. Photograph: Kim Lightbody/The Guardian. Food styling: Tamara Vos. Prop styling: Anna Wilkins. Food assistant: Lucy Ellwood.

I am the scrooge who relishes the end of summer, and who welcomes the darker evenings with open arms. After patiently waiting for tomatoes and aubergines to be done with their performance, autumn brings its own bounty of vegetables back into play, with squash, cauliflower and dark, leafy greens being some of my favourites. They’re ideal for loading into comforting dishes to hunker down with, and lend even the most indulgent meals a bit of goodness.

Sausages with squash and beans (pictured top)