{"id":1519,"date":"2020-11-03T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T04:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/?p=1519"},"modified":"2020-11-04T09:04:19","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T07:04:19","slug":"cooking-seasonally-what-it-means-and-how-to-do-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/cooking-seasonally-what-it-means-and-how-to-do-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooking Seasonally: What it Means and How to Do It"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #fbf7f0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h1>Cooking Seasonally: What it Means and How to Do It<\/h1>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating seasonally means consuming what is being grown and produced during the season you\u2019re eating in. This goes hand in hand with eating what your local farmers would have recently harvested. If, let\u2019s say, you&#8217;re looking to make a fresh summer salad, go for local tomatoes rather than imported asparagus. Read on to find out the myriad of reasons for this as well as a few loose guidelines for each season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-1{ margin-top : 5px;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Loquat \/ Naspli\" title=\"Loquat \/ Naspli\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-4-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-4-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1530\" 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20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:66.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.88%;margin-left : 2.88%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #fbf7f0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eating locally also has the added benefit of reducing the time it takes for food to go from the farm to your kitchen. Reducing these food miles is not only great for the planet but also for the flavour and quality of your food. I am by no means a nutritionist, but even surface level research and common sense will tell you that many of the more delicate fruits and vegetables will lose some of their nutritional value the longer they have been ripped from the land.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As any chef worth his stripes would tell you, when produce is harvested at the peak of its season and cooked only a short time after that, the flavour and texture are going to be unparalleled. Obviously there are exceptions. Growing seasons can be manipulated through human intervention. Also, techniques like fermenting and ageing can concentrate flavours and manipulate textures. Exceptions aside, the caprese salad you adore in summer will taste lackluster in the middle of winter. In this case it may make sense to eat something more seasonally appropriate like a beetroot and blue cheese salad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foods imported from overseas will often be treated with chemicals to prevent spoiling or to manipulate ripening times. These factors, as well as the time and additional handling it takes for food to get to you are even more reasons why the quality of local ingredients is often superior. While large scale agriculture is capable of producing beautifully uniform fruits and vegetables, don\u2019t confuse beauty and uniformity with quality. Imperfect looking vegetables can be delicious too.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div ><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Wild Asparagus\" title=\"Wild Asparagus\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1526\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-1-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:66.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.88%;margin-left : 2.88%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #fbf7f0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aside from the benefit of supporting local industries, shopping for in-season ingredients is often going to be saving you money. Plenty of delicious, inexpensive ingredients presents the opportunity to practise some form of preservation. An abundance of inexpensive strawberries for sale at the farmers market this week? Sounds like a great time to make enough jam or several bags of frozen strawberries for your breakfast smoothie. Incredibly fresh cucumbers in summer? Perfect time to stock up on pickles. Beautifully ripe tomatoes? Can them whole or make enough tomato sauce to see you through a long, cold winter. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the downsides of eating seasonally is perhaps the lack of variety in some months. Winter, in particular, can drag on a little bit even if you are culinarily quite creative. Preservation can soften the lack of variety. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:66.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.88%;margin-left : 2.88%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #fbf7f0;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Cooking seasonally shouldn\u2019t be a matter of restricting what you can cook, but rather something that pushes your creativity within the limitations of what you have available to you. This style of cooking can inspire you to preserve and provision for winter. <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/ebook1-landing-page\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><b><i>A well-stocked pantry<\/i><\/b><\/a> and some key preparations tucked away in your fridge and freezer should be all you need to make each season an exciting culinary journey. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While ingredient selection plays an important role in the seasonality of a dish, the way you treat those ingredients and how you season them are often reflective of the season. What do I mean by this? Summer cooking is often light, fresh and includes plenty of salads and things cooked on a grill. Contrastingly, Winter is for heartier, warmer meals. While these are by no means rules that have been set in stone they\u2019re good to keep in mind when you\u2019re thinking about what to cook. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This style of cooking and eating creates a beautiful cycle of anticipation for your favourite ingredients &#8211; There\u2019s nothing quite like fresh peas and broad beans coming into season after a long winter; or the first peach enjoyed on a hot summers\u2019 day.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:33.333333333333% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 5.76%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 5.76%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:33.333333333333% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > 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fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-13{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-13 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-13{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-13 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-13{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-13 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><h3><b>Local produce, global pantry<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most valuable learnings I picked up during my time cooking in San Francisco was the idea of using local fruits and vegetables; as well as meat and fish where possible but then the pantry is where you get the freedom of global ingredients.Just because you are cooking seasonally and using ingredients which truly shine because of where and when you procured them &#8211; is no reason that you shouldn\u2019t be able to enjoy a wide variety of your favourite different cuisines. You can just as easily produce an excellent bowl of ramen, a delicious plate of pasta, the perfect souffle, texas style barbecue or a feast of your favourite mezze or tapas with locally sourced produce. Procure your fresh ingredients locally and season them with whatever your heart desires.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-4 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Cabbage growing\" title=\"Cabbage Growing\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-2-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-2-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1528\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" 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fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:104%;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-15{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-15 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h3><b style=\"font-style: normal;\">Seasonal Summary<br \/><\/b><i style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Which fruits, vegetables and culinary techniques I look forward to each season<\/span><\/i><\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As the seasons progress, I will be preparing an in depth cooking and ingredient guide for each. I\u2019ll write about my favourite ingredients as well as the unsung heroes. I\u2019ll go over what I feel are the best techniques to get the most out of these ingredients while respecting the \u201ctheme of the season\u201d; as well as a handful of helpful recipes and preparations to expand your knowledge and show off to your friends and family. For now here are some quick guidelines as well as some of the things you can look forward to cooking within each season. Ingredient availability will differ depending on your location and even year to year. This is what I come to expect from the seasons where I live in Malta.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #b76124;\"><i>Spring<\/i><\/span> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; is one of my favourite seasons as a particularly brisk winter will limit the amount of fresh ingredients you can work with. Spring breathes new life into what you\u2019re capable of putting on the dinner table. Plenty of green ingredients here, lots of shoots and herbs and particularly culinarily consumed flowers will pop up at this time. Dishes during this season include plenty of salads, lighter soups, plenty of veggies and greens, often blanched to preserve their flavour and texture but equally delicious raw or quickly sauteed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #b76124;\">Asparagus, Artichokes, fava beans, peas, spring onions and green garlic, leafy greens, strawberries and loquats<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #b76124; font-size: 18px;\" data-fusion-font=\"true\">Summer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; The heat that summer brings with it also brings about a great deal of flavour. The usual suspects like tomatoes, bell peppers and aubergine come into play (hello, ratatouille) and a bounty of fruit becomes available again. Because of the hot weather, the temperature of dishes starts to cool down. Chilled soups and room temperature salads with grilled meat or fish are abundant. By sourcing quality ingredients in summer you can handle them in very simple ways and let their inherent flavour speak for themselves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #b76124;\">Tomatoes, bell peppers and chilis, corn, aubergine, zucchini and other summer squash, melons, cucumber, peaches and other stone fruit <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b style=\"color: #b76124;\">Autumn<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; as summer cools down and we make way for autumn we start cooking heartier, warmer dishes. Warmer both in terms of temperature as well the sort of ingredients used like cinnamon or brown butter. We start to forget about our aspirations for the perfect summer body and turn towards more comforting foods. We begin introducing more soups, stews and braises, more filling meals like pies and roasts. Dishes become earthier and stronger as more root vegetables are used and fattier, more spiced food becomes more prevalent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #b76124;\">Apples, pears and quince, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, pumpkin, butternut squash, cauliflower, endiive, beetroot, mushroom, sweet potato <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"color: #b76124;\">Winter<\/span> &#8211; <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is often where people will struggle to buy local produce because the variety of options, depending on where you live, can be a lot more limited. Similarly to autumn, dishes in winter are designed to be warming, filling and satisfying. The holiday season also demands plenty more baking out of your oven as well as the heartier braises, stews and soups of autumn. If you are struggling to eat seasonally through winter my first suggestion would be to <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/ebook1-landing-page\/\">level up your pantry<\/a> <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">as this will give you plenty of options to add that wow factor to your food. Additionally, perhaps attempt to try cooking with ingredients outside of your comfort zone. Ever used kohlrabi, jerusalem artichokes or kumquat before?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-5{ margin-bottom : 5%;}<\/style><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-5 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"Lemon Harvest\" title=\"Lemon Harvest\" src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-1529\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201200%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271200%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-3-1.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you found the tips in this article useful and are hungry to discover more chef secrets you can download my free ebook, <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/ebook1-landing-page\/\">Pantry Essentials for Maximum Flavour<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by clicking <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/ebook1-landing-page\/\">here<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Stock yourself with these flavour bombs and learn to season like a chef to turn even the most mundane of meals into exceptional ones!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"color: rgb(183, 97, 36);\">Citrus like lemon, orange, blood orange, tangerine, kumquat and grapefruit, root vegetables like celery root, potato, swede, jerusalem artichokes and parsnips, kohlrabi, fennel, kale and chard<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-16{width:66.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-16 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2.88%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2.88%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-16{width:66.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-16 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2.88%;margin-left : 2.88%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-16{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-16 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-17 fusion_builder_column_1_6 1_6 fusion-flex-column fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:16.666666666667% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 11.52%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 11.52%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:16.666666666667% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 11.52%;margin-left : 11.52%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-17{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-17 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-6{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Seasonality.blog-4-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1519"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1519\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stephenlarosa.co\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}