Winter: Recipes in Season
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When the cold winter wind blows through the trees and the ground freezes hard as a rock, nothing warms a body faster than hearty comfort food. Soups and stews are favorites during the snowy time of year, as are braised dishes and roasted meats and vegetables. And holiday feasting has its own place among mid-winter dining pleasures.
Don't make the mistake of thinking there is no good, fresh produce available during the winter months. Cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and greens are at their peak of sweet flavor. Root vegetables and avocadoes come into their own as well. A wide variety of citrus fruit adds a bright note to an otherwise bleak landscape of fruits. And shellfish are abundant.
Here is a list of items that are abundant, fresh and seasonal for winter.
December Ingredients
December Vegetables
Beets | Cabbage | Cauliflower | Celery | Celery Root | Collard Greens | Chanterelle Mushrooms | Parsnips | Rutabagas | Turnips | Winter Squash
December Fruits
Apples | Coconuts | Dates | Grapefruit | Grapes | Persimmons | Pomegranates | Tangerines
December Fish and Seafood
Clams (U.S. West Coast) | Dungeness Crab | Oysters
January Ingredients
January Vegetables
Avocados | Beets | Broccoli | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Cauliflower | Celery | Celery Root | Chanterelle Mushrooms | Greens | Parsnips | Rutabagas | Turnips
January Fruits
Apples | Dates | Grapefruit | Kiwi | Lemons | Limes | Oranges | Papayas | Pears | Pommelos | Tangerines
January Fish and Seafood
Clams (West Coast) | Oysters | Tuna, Bigeye
February Ingredients
February Vegetables
Avocados | Brussels Sprouts | Cabbage | Celery | Celery Root | Chanterelle Mushrooms | Greens | Parsnips | Rutabagas | Salsify | Turnips
February Fruits
Apples | Dates | Grapefruit | Kiwi | Lemons | Limes | Oranges | Papayas | Pommelos | Tangerines
February Fish and Seafood
Clams (West Coast) | Oysters | Tuna, Bigeye
International Recipes for Winter
Try these warming wintertime dishes.
