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Eating in season

Providing the most up-to-date guides on seasonal fruit & vegetables, with recipes for bringing out their peak flavor.

  • Do Sumo citrus mandarins deserve the hype?
  • March recipes: a spring take on winter recipes
  • How to cook asparagus: 10 methods & 50 recipes
  • Winter minestrone soup with pesto

March fruit & vegetables

This month's recipe guide uses winter vegetables and citrus in spring-forward dishes. The first signs of asparagus and artichokes show up as well.

Artichokes are in season
Artichokes
asparagus in season
Asparagus
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
Celery in season
Celery
When is celery root in season? How to pick the best ones and store them.
Celery root (celeriac)
Grapefruits are in season in winter. More on picking the best ones & recipes.
Grapefruit
several kiwi exposed interior
Kiwi
Kumquats are in season in the middle of winter to early spring.
Kumquats
Mandarins are in season throughout winter and early spring.
Mandarins
When are parsnips in season? Pick the best ones and store them right to last even longer.
Parsnips
Winter squash in season
Pumpkins, butternut & other winter squash

Geeky produce guides

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  • How to grow asparagus: varieties, yield, and plant-spacing
  • Blueberry muffins, what could go wrong?
  • Why are cucumbers bitter & how to fix it
  • The best (and worst) apples for pie
  • Cooking with fruit in November
  • How much do canning jars cost & where to buy them
  • Apple recipes & the best varieties to use
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More seasonal recipes

This is your first and most popular category of recipes, so explain what makes this so popular.

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  • Sweet Potato Soup
  • Kale Caesar salad with celeriac, hazelnuts, and cornbread croutons
  • Orange & avocado salad with rosemary-scented quinoa
  • Garlic Lover's Potato Soup
  • Pub sausage & kale salad with spicy mustard
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About The Food Geek

I'm here to provide information to help you enjoy the best fruits & vegetables each season has to offer. This includes ripeness indicators, farming & transportation effects on flavor, and food pairings based on chemical analysis.

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I do a lot of research about produce to figure out why some fruits & veggies taste good and others bland. I also dig into the science of why some recipes work and others don't. No question goes unanswered, and I'm here to share the results with you.

March spinach

The best (and worst) apples for pie

apple pie on a pile of red and green apples

The type of apple used to make your pie actually matters. So why do some apples make the best pies, but other varieties yield disappointing results? It comes down to their flavor, acidity, and texture after being cooked in a hot oven. I can confirm that these characteristics can greatly vary from one variety to...

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Fresh fig banana bread

Fresh fig banana bread with a fig syrup swirl

A seasonal banana bread recipe with a homemade fig-maple syrup swirled into the batter that tastes like fig newton filling. This bread is a perfect way to use seasonal figs this summer and fall, even if they are slightly under or overripe. The recipe requires some extra steps to cook the maple-fig syrup, but it's...

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Farmers market apple butter (Instant Pot)

apple butter recipe in the instant pot and canned

After using almost 100 pounds of apples to test apple butter recipes, I've found the best apple varieties, cooking methods and ingredients to produce the best results. Best apples: McIntosh for their cider-like flavor and smooth consistency with cooked Best cooking method: pressure cooking for its ability to caramelize the sugars Best flavor tip: keep...

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