How do you know which food is in season?

heather38

things like cabbage, cauliflower, broccolli, carrots and turnips are in season now.

JoolzS

http://www.rivercottage.net might be one place you could start. There are "Seasonal Recipes" and "What's Good Now" links.

HTH

Julie

Beki

here you go.. hope it helps

http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk/

LoopyLinz

Awww thanks girls. Am relativley new to all this 'being domesicated' stuff! Trying very hard and always seem to buy 'the wrong things'

You know strawberries in december and stuff like that! Lol!!

competitionscafe

Hi, there is an excellent colour coded chart here:
http://www.carta.co.uk/beebstuff/seasons.htm

Also eat the seasons as above - you can sign up for an email which tells you what is best each month: http://www.eattheseasons.co.uk/weeklyupdates.htm

As for what to do with it try:
http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/recipes-index.php

heather38

strawberries are in season from june onwards

LoopyLinz

Yummy! Not too long to wait then!!

Cant say enough how bad strawberries in December taste........or dont taste actually! Had to eat almost a whole tub before I could believe I hadnt lost my sense of taste...........there simply was no taste!!

competitionscafe

Also with strawberries - don't buy the Elsanta variety which all the supermarkets stock (as it keeps longer) which even in season are quite bland. Try just about any other variety, especially if you can get from a farm shop or pick your own, the difference is amazing.

welshlil

Fairly quick, but nutritious with "winter veg" is carrot soup. Well it's more a veg soup but predominately carrots.

1 - 2lb carrots [peeled, sliced] 1 medium onion, peeled sliced, 1 parsnip, peeled sliced, 2 - 3 medium potatoes, peeled sliced. Put in a saucepan, with a good squirt of tomato puree, and a good dollop of tomato ketchup, along with a veg stock cube. About a litre of water. Simmer till cooked. Liquidise. Lush. You might need to season with salt at the end [stock cube can make it saltier] potato makes it thicker. You could also add leek, instead of onion. I've even put in a small amount of left over cabbage - no body knew. I usually make double the quantity and freeze some into portions, easy quick microwave meal!

Same with leek soup, chop up some leeks and 2/3 medium sized potatoes. Put in a pan with a little butter, pop on a lid and gently cook until leeks have softened. Add 1litre of veg stock, simmer till potatoes are soft. Blitz. Season to taste, add a swirl of cream when dishing up if you have some, looks posh! If you find soup is not thick enough - next time add another potato.

greenbee

Swede, celeriac, onions, garlic, turnips, beetroot, spinach, chard, potatoes, squash (loads of kinds!), forced rhubarb, parsnips, cabbage, lettuces, carrots, leeks, kale, jerusalem artichokes, cauliflower, sprouts, broccoli.

So more veg than fruit...