My sister makes the best pie from key limes, which are not in season! Credit: little blue hen/Flickr
Here’s the list of what veggies and fruits will be cheap at your grocery store or farmers market in coming weeks through November. In season produce is almost always cheaper than out of season, which is often imported. My favorites from the list include grapes, mushrooms, pears, and sweet potatoes. If you opt not to make a cheat sheet, shop by price in the store. Clicking on the links below take you to recipes for that particular item.
Acorn Squash
Asian Pear
Barbados Cherries
Belgian Endive
Black Salsify
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Butter Lettuce
Buttercup Squash
Butternut Squash
Cactus Pear
Cape Gooseberries
Cauliflower
Chayote Squash
Chinese Long Beans
Crab Apples
Cranberries
Delicata Squash
Diakon Radish
Endive
Feijoa
Garlic
Ginger
Grapes
Guava
Huckleberries
Jalapeno Peppers
Jerusalem Artichoke
Jujube
Key Limes
Kohlrabi
Kumquats
Muscadine Grapes
Mushrooms
Passion Fruit
Pear
Persimmons
Pineapple
Pomegranate
Pumpkin
Quince
Radicchio
Sapote
Sharon Fruit
Sugar Apple
Sweet Dumpling Squash
Sweet Potatoes
Swiss Chard
Turnips
Winter Squash
September 6th, 2011 at 11:11 am
I love the winter squashes for making soups, my all time favorite comfort food. It’s so easy to include nutritious greens, such as kale, to squash soups, and of course ginger always adds a good flavor and touch of zing. Winter veggies also make great additions to stews, and as accompaniments to pot roasts. Lots of easy to prepare/clean up one-dish meals make those comfort foods even more comforting!
September 13th, 2011 at 4:01 am
[...] about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, make rice and steamed veggies of your choice. Check out the list of cheap in season produce to pick your [...]