The seasons dictate what we should eat. In the winter months, be sure to stock up on these essentials so that you always have the basic ingredients to cook up a wintry meal for family and friends, no matter when they choose to stop by:
Pantry:
Dried and canned beans (including black, cannellini, garbanzo, and pinto)
French green and brown lentils
Arborio, basmati, and brown rice
Quick-cooking polenta and couscous
Jars of fire-roasted red peppers
Canned artichoke hearts
Anchovies
Canned tomatoes: whole, diced, crushed, and pureed
Dried porcini mushrooms
Dried chilies
Nuts – almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, pistachios
Sweet – molasses, honey, maple syrup
Spices – caraway, cinnamon, anise, nutmeg
Vinegars – good sherry wine and balsamic vinegars
Perishable:
Homemade stocks (store these in airtight containers in the freezer for up to 3 months)
Capers and Olives
Olive paste
Marinated feta
Herbs – bay leaves, rosemary, thyme, dill, mint
Roots – parsnips, beets, rutabagas, turnips
Hard-shelled squashes
Fennel
Cabbage and brussels sprouts
Winter Leaves – frisee, escarole, mache, sorrel leaves, watercress, chicory
Dark, leafy cooking greens (fresh and frozen)
Fruit – pomegranates, blood oranges, meyer lemons, grapefruit, tangerines
Horseradish
Smoked bacon (for wrapped appetizers or for adding bits over a warm side salad)
Gravlax or smoked salmon paired with a little dill – they are the best of friends
Parmigiano-reggiano
Recipes:
Warm Olives
Fennel Salad
Ribollita
Tuna Farfalle
Lentils, Spinach, & Feta
Quick Roasted Halibut with Sherry Sauce & Crispy Capers
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Sardines – high in calcium for healthy bones
Ditalinni and other small pasta shapes to add to soups such as minestrone ( a winter favorite around here)
mandarin oranges in the can – good to add to watercress salad with pomegranate seeds.
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