Here at RecipeThis.com we can’t believe that it is 2017 already and that we are celebrating a brand new year. So without further introduction “happy new year” and we hope you all have an amazing 2017 full of happiness.
We are starting the New Year as a family of 5 and it is so exciting to finally have the family we have dreamed of. It has taken us a while with a lot of fertility issues but we are here and happy and that’s my new years resolution “to be happy” and I recommend the same for you!
One of the things that really makes me happy is FOOD. And cooking foods for my family is so much fun and brings me so much pleasure!
Anyway, this Podcast (our first for 2017) is the start of a special theme that we are having for all our Podcasts this year. It is an awesome theme and one we have been looking forward to doing and we thought it would be great that for the 1st day of each month we celebrate the month ahead.
What I am talking about here is seasonal food. Foods that are in season and are perfect for eating right now. Foods that is cheaper to buy now because they are in season and taste amazing.
Sometimes we all get into habits (well I know I do) I have certain foods that I love more than others and I will eat them all the time rather than exploring what is in season at the time.
I should be enjoying more produce rather than spending all my time eating broccoli, cauliflower, carrots and courgette all year round.
If you’re like me this is your chance too. You can stay in season, you can grab seasonal deals from the supermarket and you can think about how organic what you’re eating right now actually is.
Or you could be a food blogger like me and just want to know when things are in season so that you can cook with those ingredients on your own blog. Either way we look forward to sharing with you our take on seasonal produce.
January Foods In Season
So the first question you’re probably wondering is what is actually in season in January? Well lots and lots and lots. There are also plenty of seasonal vegetables and you’re bound to find at least one that your fussy kids will actually eat.
Below you’ll find the top 10 fruits and vegetables in season during January along with plenty of recipe ideas of how you could eat them!
Foods In Season #1 – Brussels Sprouts
Every Christmas the conversation always starts the same for us. Why do people dislike sprouts and why are they so expensive and hard to come by in Portugal? Well this is like a few of our favourite in season foods, when it is popular in one country and then not so much in another.
We love our sprouts and we just wish we could eat them all the time. Our teenage son on the other hand thinks they are the devil and he only eats them if we bribe him with an amazing chocolate dessert.
Though nowadays we love them so much that we would rather eat them all than give them to someone else that is really not that bothered by them!
Brussel sprouts are also very low in calories at just 43 calories per 100g. That is of course if you’re serving them without butter or bacon. But I love them on their own with a little salt and pepper alongside a chicken roast.
Brussel Sprouts Recipe Suggestions
For the brussel sprouts fan that wants something different than just butter I have three suggestions. Firstly Kalyns Kitchen does a delicious job of cooking it in a casserole with sweet potato.
Whichever one you choose to cook first it will certainly be the most amazing side dish.
Foods In Season #2 – Broccoli
Next on the agenda is the trusted broccoli. Broccoli is one of those vegetables that has been around forever that the majority of us love to eat.
I am one of these people with broccoli being on our shopping list every week all year around.
