December
Blanch 'em, flake 'em, chop 'em, ground 'em, eat 'em.
Ah! The seeds of a pomegranate are the jewels in nature's crown (and they're right tasty too!)
Tom Norrington-Davies brings parsnips, sprouts, carrots, cabbage and Jerusalem artichokes centre stage, so they can take pride of place on your Christmas table.
Cranberries, pomegranates and quinces are magical ingredients around Christmas time, and their perfumed scent will fill your kitchen with goodwill, says Tom Norrington-Davies.
December seasonal foods
What seasonal foods should grace your dinner table this month? Be creative with turkey, or inventive with that poor, derided vegetable, the sprout.
Click on the links for delicious. recipes that include seasonal ingredients.
Vegetables and Mushrooms
ARTICHOKES (Jerusalem)
BEETROOT
BRUSSELS SPROUTS
CABBAGES
CARROTS
CAULIFLOWER
CELERIAC
CELERY
CHARD
CHICORY
ENDIVE
KALE
KOHLRABI
LEEKS
LETTUCE
ONIONS
ONIONS, spring
PARSNIPS
POTATOES
PUMPKINS
SALSIFY
SPINACH
SQUASH
SWEDE
TREVISSE
TURNIPS
Fruit and Nuts
ALMONDS
APPLES (Royal Gala)
CHESTNUTS
CLEMENTINES
CRANBERRIES
HAZELNUTS
KUMQUATS
MELONS (winter)
Pears (Conference and Comice)
POMEGRANATES
SHARON FRUIT
QUINCES
SLOE BERRIES
WALNUTS
Meat
GOOSE
HARE
MALLARD
PARTRIDGE
PHEASANT
RABBIT
SNIPE
TURKEY
VENISON
WOODCOCK
WOOD PIGEON
Fish
BREAM (black)
HERRING
MUSSELS
OYSTERS (native)
TURBOT