What's in season: October

I've thoroughly enjoyed every second of our amazing Indian summer but there's no denying that it is actually Autumn.  With normal service set to resume over the next couple of days, I'm quite looking forward to tucking into mushrooms, squashes and beetroot and putting stodgy stews and soups back on the menu.

Vegetables: Artichokes, aubergines, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, pumpkins, rocket, sorrel, squash, swede, sweetcorn, turnips.

Fruit: Apples, blackberries, chestnuts, crab apples, cranberries, figs, loganberries, pears, plums, quinces, sloes, tomatoes, walnuts.

What's in season: September

September is a great month for fruit and veg.  I'm still clinging on to hopes for an Indian summer, so I might make some strawberry tarts to coax the sunshine out!  There's no denying that the nights are starting to draw in though, so I think the time might've come to start making satisfying homemade soups.

Vegetables: Artichokes, aubergines, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflower, chard, chillies, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, lettuce, wild mushrooms, onions, spring onions, peas, parsnips, potatoes, pumpkins, sorrel, spinach, squash, swede, sweetcorn, turnips, watercress.

Fruit: Apples, apricots, blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, chestnuts, cobnuts, crab apples, damsons, elderberries, figs, gooseberries, loganberries, nectarines, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, redcurrants, strawberries, tomatoes, walnuts.

What's in season: August

Better late than never, here's my round up of what's in season in August.  I've linked some existing recipes and will endeavour to make the most of seasonal produce in my recipes over the next few weeks.  Later this week I'll be blogging recipes for apricots with goats cheese, rhubarb martinis and stuffed mushrooms.

Fruit: Apples, apricot, blackberries, blackcurrants, blueberries, cherries, damsons, elderberries, figs, gooseberries, peaches, pears, plums, raspberries, redcurrants, rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes

Vegetables: Artichoke (globe), aubergines, beans (broad, french, runner), beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, cauliflowers, celery, chard, courgettes, cucumbers, fennel, garlic, kohlrabi, lettuce, mushrooms (wild), onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, radish, rocket, samphire, shallots, sorrel, spinach, spring onions, squash, sweetcorn, watercress.

What's in season: July

One of the great things I've found about food blogging is that it's given me a whole new understanding of what food is in season.


Being armed with this knowledge means I can buy local produce, saving on evil food miles, but it also gives me inspiration for new recipes.


So, I'm thinking this might be useful for other people too, so my plan is to write a quick blog post at the beginning (ish) of each month with a list of what's in season. Let me know if I miss anything.


What's in season: July

Fruit: Apricots, blackcurrants, blueberries, cherries, elderflowers, gooseberries, loganberries, peaches, raspberries, redcurrants, rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes

Vegetables: Artichokes, aubergine, beans, beetroot, broccoli, cabbages, carrots, courgettes, cucumber, fennel, garlic, horseradish, kohl rabi, lettuce, mange tout, onions, spring onions, peas, new potatoes, radish, rocket, runner beans, samphire, shallots, sorrel, watercress.