At this time of year I am struck by just how differently we eat now. There is no more weekly purchase of bananas from thousands of miles away. If we have strawberries, they are the ones we froze after picking them this summer just before BabyE was born. We aren't feeling deprived though. There are so many benefits of eating seasonally and locally, but today I want to focus on the delicious ones. There are many foods that are now favorites in our household that we had literally never tried before two years ago. Just to name a few we now can't live without Brussels Sprouts, Beets, Beet Greens, Collard Greens, Kale, Cabbage, Persimmons, a variety of Squashes, Leeks, and Persimmons, and almost all are grown within 30 miles of our home. If you've never tried these either and you have similar foods growing in your area this time of year, here are some of our favorite recipes to try:
Sweet Potatoes, Apples & Braising Greens
Persimmons (Chop & add to salad)
Cuban Green Soup (Add Cale or Greens to almost any broth soup, or just saute in butter)
Crunchy Peanut Slaw
Orange Vegetable Soup
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
What are your favorite recipes this season?
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Cuban Green Soup (Add Cale or Greens to almost any broth soup, or just saute in butter)
Crunchy Peanut Slaw
Orange Vegetable Soup
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
What are your favorite recipes this season?
Be sure to subscribe to the GrowingSlower RSS feed so you don't miss the next post.
This post is linked up with Sorta Crunchy Your Green Resource.
We eat close to home during the summer, but with winter it's really tough. Even the CSA shuts down. :( Thanks for linking this!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't know what to do without my CSA. I wonder if preserving and a root cellar are options for you?
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