blue artichoke

Why, here it is already the second week of January and I haven't told you what's in season. Shame on me. Let not another moment pass in this slight.

Key: n = newly in season p = peak of season w = winding down

Vegetables

• avocado: Fuerte (w)
• avocado: Haas (n)
• avocado: Zutano (w)
• broccoli
• cabbages:bok choy (w)
• cabbages:brussels sprouts
• cabbages: green
• cabbages: napa
• cabbages: savoy
• carrots
• cauliflower
• celery
• celeriac/celery root
• chard
• collards (n)
• daikon (w)
• fennel (n)
• greens: stirfry mix
• kale
• leeks
• mushrooms, wild
• onions, green (n)
• potatoes, white (w)
• rutabaga (w)
• spinach
• squash, butternut (w)
• sunchoke
• turnips (w)

Fruits

• grapefruit
• kiwi
• kumquat
• lemons (p)
• mandarins: tangerines (p)
• oranges: blood (n)
• oranges: navel (n)
• pears: Anjou
• pears: Bosc (w)
• pears: Comice (w)
• rhubarb, hothouse (n)

GC and I have been eating a lot of broccoli. It's super drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper, then roasted in the oven until beginning to brown. And, if you line the cookie tray with foil first, there's no clean-up! This method also works well with cauliflower (also in season this month).

I don't want to risk getting tired of broccoli, so I think I need to branch out to collards, kale and spinach. And, of course, we need to get our fill of butternut squash while it is still in season.

Getting to Know All About You: Anything on that list excite you?