January seasonal food and tips

Seasonal ingredients for January: Seasonal Calendar Food VEGETABLES Blood orange Red cabbage Purple sprouting broccol Forced Rhubarb Beetroot Swede Truffle Brussels sprouts Frult & Nuts Carrots Celertac Chard Jerusalem Oranges Apples Chestnuts This month's seasonal expert: Pears Kale Leeks artichoke Walnuts Almonds Food writer Parsnips Horseradish Caulfiower Brazil nuts Karen Burns-Booth MEAT Gulnea fowl Goose Rabbit Karen blogs at Venison Pigeon Hare lavenderandlovage.com SEAFOOD Haddock Mussels Plaice Turbot Brill Sallops John Dory Top Tips from our expert... Whiting Lemon sole Oysters Cockles Clams Kale is just coming to its best - oven roast it for a crispy snack that's packed with vitamins; you don't always need to stick to boiling or steaming. BEST TO PLANT.. BEST TO PICK ...n the ground Onlons Apples Purple sprouting broccol Rather than throw away your leftover root vegetables, stir fry them with a teaspoon of walnut oil or a little bit of butter until the edges are a little charred - it's a great way to pack them full of flavour. Radishes Caulfower BEST TO MAKE Celery Beetroot and Potatoes Brussels sprouts are cheap and readily available in January. Buy them on the stem if you can as this means they will last much longer – usually up to two and a half weeks. Finely shred baby sprouts and add them to salad with a dressing and roasted nuts for a healthy and delicious dish. apple borscht Blood orange marmalade Venison and chestnut .in the green house Strawberres Lettuce Aubergines casserole January 2014 Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 30 2 8. 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Start of The Farmhoue Brldast wek 27 28 29 30 31 To download next month's calendar visit Life's richer together CSMA www.csmaclub.co.uk/food-calendar CLUB