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Eating in season

Eating in season

Recipes using fruits & vegetables when they are at their best.

It's winter soup season!

  • A bowl of split pea soup with ham and vegetables, including carrots, potatoes, parsnips, and parsley root
    Split pea soup with ham & (extra) root vegetables
  • Garlic potato soup
    Very garlic potato soup (without milk or cream)
  • A bowl of minestrone and a side of bread
    Minestrone soup with pesto
  • A bowl of Zuppa Toscana soup with butternut squash
    Zuppa Toscana soup with butternut squash
See more Soup →

Christmas cookies & candy

  • A recipe for soft and chewy peanut butter blossom cookies.
    Soft & chewy peanut butter blossoms
  • Maple pecan cookies cut out in a star shape for Christmas, on top of a pile of fresh pecans
    Maple pecan cookies (with real maple syrup)
  • Candied orange peels on a drying rack
    Candied orange peels (even less bitter!)

December: produce in season

December is the start of winter produce and it's here to say through February. It's the start of citrus season, so enjoy those orange clementines all you want! Winter squash and root vegetables will be a staple for the months to come.

An acorn squash in season
Acorn squash
Apples in season, how to choose and store
Apples
When are blood oranges in season? Get the full scoop along with how to pick the best ones and store them.
Blood oranges
Brussels Sprouts in Season
Brussels sprouts
Butternut squash in season, whole and cut in half
Butternut squash
Celery in season
Celery
When is celery root in season? How to pick the best ones and store them.
Celery root (celeriac)
Cranberries in season
Cranberries
Delicata squash in season from September through December
Delicata squash
Grapefruits are in season in winter. More on picking the best ones & recipes.
Grapefruit
A kabocha squash in season (also known as Japanese pumpkin).
Kabocha squash
Kiwi in season cut in half to show green flesh
Kiwi
Kumquats are in season in the middle of winter to early spring.
Kumquats
Mandarins are in season throughout winter and early spring.
Mandarin oranges
Types of wild mushrooms, maitake, shiitake, portobello, oyster
Mushrooms
When are parsnips in season? Pick the best ones and store them right to last even longer.
Parsnips
Pears in season, whole and cut in half
Pears
Fresh pomegranates in season
Pomegranates
Winter squash in season
Pumpkins, butternut & other winter squash
A sugar pie pumpkin on a white background - they are in season sometimes as early as August, but more often September through November
Sugar pumpkins
Sweet potatoes in season
Sweet potatoes

Winter recipes to try this month:

  • Pork jagerschnitzel covered in a mushroom gravy
    Jägerschnitzel (pork schnitzel & mushroom gravy)
  • Mandarin orange chicken in a sauce with broccoli, sesame seeds, green onions and rice
    Mandarin orange chicken
  • Wild mushroom risotto in a pan, topped with roasted maitake and cremini mushrooms
    Wild mushroom risotto
  • Roasted squash seeds on an oven tray, including pumpkin seeds, butternut seeds, buttercup seeds, and acorn squash seeds
    Roasted squash seeds (extra crispy!)
See more Winter recipes →

Guides for your garden

  • Gift ideas for a gardener packed in a planter, including a rosemary plant, seeds, soil, fertilizer and plant notebook.
    85+ Gift ideas for a gardener (who has everything)
  • Seed packets from Territorial seed company
    The best & cheapest sources for vegetable seeds in 2025
  • Amish Paste tomato on a mulch background, weighs about 12 ounces. The best tomato for making paste.
    The best tomatoes for making paste, based on flavor
  • Comparing tomato varieties to find the best tomatoes for making sun-dried tomatoes. Showing before and after dehydrating: Sungold, Principe Borghese, Juliet, and Evil Olive.
    Best varieties to grow for sun-dried tomatoes (from garden trials)
See more Garden →

About The Food Geek

Welcome, I'm Veronica, your resident food geek - experienced recipe developer and gardener.

My goal is to help you enjoy eating at home by knowing what fruits & vegetables are currently in season and the best ways to use them. To do that, I've put together seasonal produce guides and recipes with practical advice.

Learn more about me →

Recently updated guides & recipes

  • Gifts for bakers: make a kit that includes a cookbook, flavored sugar, a mug, specialty coffee, and english muffin rings for baking her own at home.
    Gifts for bakers & bread makers (+10 gift box ideas)
  • 3 butternut squash ready to be picked
    When to harvest butternut squash: ripening stages
  • A test to find the best pickling cucumbers, lined up outdoors for size and shape comparison
    The best pickling cucumbers (for crisp pickles!)
  • apple pie on a pile of red and green apples
    The best (and worst) apples for pie

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About the Food Geek

Welcome, I'm Veronica, your resident food geek - experienced recipe developer and gardener. My goal is to help you enjoy eating at home by knowing what fruits & vegetables are currently in season and the best ways to use them. To do that, I've put together seasonal produce guides and recipes with practical advice.

More about me

December produce guide: fruits & vegetables in season
Gift ideas for a gardener packed in a planter, including a rosemary plant, seeds, soil, fertilizer and plant notebook.

85+ gift ideas for gardeners (that I also own!)

Gifts for bakers: make a kit that includes a cookbook, flavored sugar, a mug, specialty coffee, and english muffin rings for baking her own at home.

My gift picks for bakers & bread makers

Maple pecan cookies cut out in a star shape for Christmas, on top of a pile of fresh pecans

Maple pecan shortbread cookies


Popular recipes

  • Banana pecan muffins texture with extra nuts
    Banana pecan muffins (extra nutty!)
  • A dinner plate filled with Chinese chicken salad, mandarin oranges, shredded cabbage, and a sesame salad dressing.
    Chinese chicken salad with fresh mandarin oranges
  • Orange chicken sauce in a pan, coating chicken and broccoli
    Orange chicken sauce
  • Roasted butternut squash soup with bacon & Cajun spices
    Roasted butternut squash soup with Cajun spices & bacon
See more Winter recipes →

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