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| 21 May 2013 ,09:29 Out of season and a long way from home | |
Asparagus from Mexico, garlic from China, grapes and cherries from the US, all have
been available in my local supermarket over the last twelve months. Pears and apples
remain in-store all year round, well past their winter prime. Along with citrus and melons
it seems some produce never goes out-of-season. ![]() Despite this seemingly unchanging supply, fruit and vegetables do actually have seasons. They only grow at certain times of the year, and under certain conditions. Some vegetables love the winter, they thrive in the cold weather and need a bit of frost to sweeten their leaves. While others seek out warmth; the sun's full rays to ripen, bring on colour and flavour. For this constant, unchanging range of produce to be always available there are going to be times during the year when it hasn't come from your local area, probably not even grown in your country. At some point during the year the produce is either from overseas; or it's been picked immature and stored for many months; or it's been grown in a greenhouse, under artificially enhanced conditions. If you're a consumer seeking the best value, taste and nutritional benefit, these three growing and storing conditions are a problem. Moreover if you're also concerned about the environmental impact of what you eat, then out of season produce is something to avoid. For me there is nothing better than eating fresh, local and in season produce. While mangoes and lychees are my absolute favourite fruits, I don't want to eat them all year round. How boring. Instead by choosing what's in season my eating naturally changes over the year. Much more interesting. |
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| 18 May 2013 ,17:37 Saturday Links | |
Great piece from Dr Khandee Ahnaimugan about we
ight loss and exercise on the Huffington
Post. Gorgeous looking Persian Eggplant recipe on
the Fig and Quince blog - "grilled eggplant, garlic, tomato and egg dish
which melts in your mouth, as you scoop it in with fresh Persian bread". Sounds good
to me. Rachel Eats has cooked a beautiful tomato
dish to go with pasta which "involves the saving grace of many-a-mediocre tomato:
a flesh shriveling, flavour intensifying roast". Tomatoes are paired with anchovies,
garlic and topped with breadcrumbs and rosemary. I love that
Wendy from A Wee Bit of Cooking gives two different dressing options for
her Shredd
ed Beetroot and Carrot Salad. You can choose between the kick of mustard or the zing
of ginger. On Twitter Elaine directed me to this practical, clever and idea-packed article on how to plant a personal
garden in even the smallest of urban
spaces. ![]() |
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| 04 May 2013 ,18:27 Saturday Links | |
Some links for you - this week's list of the best recipes, articles and information
about healthy eating I've found on the web. Firstly, I
love this video showing exactly what happy free range egg laying chickens
look like <iframe width="560"
height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/pgBXFwxuHwc"
frameborder="0"
allowfullscreen></iframe> This piece on 19 signs you've
been vegan too long did make me laugh. Thanks to @lisadempster for pointing me to
it. I've had a hankering for hot chocolate this week, so I
looked around for a healthier version. I ended up making this spicy, vanilla
scented hot chocolate from Teresa Cutter. I made mine with a spoonful of vanilla syrup
and it was delicious. Richly flavoured and not too sweet. While
it's autumn where I live, we're still getting zucchinis in our regular veg box. I'm a bit
zucchini-ed out at the moment and am bored with all my normal ways of cooking them. In the
nick of time I spotted this
recipe for polenta crumbed zucchini on Where's the Beef. I particularly like
the hazelnuts and paprika in the crumb mixture. One of the most
difficult parts of weight loss is managing expectations and staying motivated over the
long term. While many people are looking for dramatic and drastic weight loss, even
relatively small changes can lead to big health improvements. There's a great article on The
Conversation on this very topic. |
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| 17 April 2013 ,16:40 Saturday Links | |
Some links for you - recipes, writing on food and articles I've spotted recently on
the Internet.
What have you spotted on the Internet this week? |
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| May 21, 2013, 9:29 am Out of season and a long way from home Asparagus from Mexico, garlic from China, grapes and cherries from the US, all have been available in my local supermarket over the last twelve months. Pears and apples remain in-store all year round, well past their winter prime.Read More... |
| May 18, 2013, 5:37 pm Saturday Links Great piece from Dr Khandee Ahnaimugan about Read More... |
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