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Home » Eat what's in season » The practical produce guide: October 2023 » Cooking with seasonal fruit: October edition

Cooking with seasonal fruit: October edition

This is one of the only monthly recipe lists you will find that’s totally curated for seasonality. I don’t just share any recipe that has butternut squash in it, or pears, or apples. I make sure all of the ingredients are currently in-season, or available (in good quality) all year.

Apples & pears

Apple chips and apples on a table
How to make apple chips
Cinnamon & brown sugar applesauce
Cinnamon & brown sugar applesauce
Chicken harvest salad with bacon, apples, figs, and almonds by Damn Delicious
Chicken harvest salad with bacon, apples, figs, and almonds
Baked apple-stuffed pork chops by A Spicy Perspective
Baked apple-stuffed pork chops
Crispy chicken sandwich with cabbage-apple slaw, recipe by Nutmeg Nanny
Crispy chicken sandwich with cabbage-apple slaw
Cinnamon apple swirl bread by Broma Bakery
Cinnamon apple swirl bread
Spiced Honeycrisp apple fritters with vanilla coffee glaze, recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Spiced Honeycrisp apple fritters with vanilla coffee glaze
caramel apples with chocolate - recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Chocolate drizzled cider caramel apples
Mulled pomegranate cider poached pears and ice cream, recipe by Snixy Kitchen
Mulled pomegranate cider poached pears
Salad with pear, bacon, and brussels sprouts, by Cooking Classy
Pear, bacon, and brussels sprouts salad
Rye bread sandwich with pears and prosciutto. Recipe by Foxes Love Lemons.
Pear & prosciutto sandwich
Waldorf chicken salad with pears. Recipe by Jo Cooks.
Waldorf chicken salad with pears
Pear muffins topped with hazelnuts, by the Smitten Kitchen
Pear and hazelnut muffins
Korean BBQ bowls by Pinch of Yum
Korean BBQ bowls

Figs

Homemade oatmeal fig bars with fresh figs
Homemade oatmeal fig bars with fresh figs
Fresh fig banana bread with a fig syrup swirl
Banana bread with fresh fig-maple syrup swirl
Fig & dark chocolate oatmeal bars recipe by Broma Bakery
Fig & dark chocolate oatmeal bars
Chicken harvest salad with bacon, apples, figs, and almonds by Damn Delicious
Chicken harvest salad with bacon, apples, figs, and almonds
Balsamic fig-glazed pork with blistered cherry tomatoes & Gorgonzola polenta by Half Baked Harvest
Balsamic fig-glazed pork with blistered cherry tomatoes & Gorgonzola polenta
Farro bowl with kale, figs, and maple-mustard dressing recipe by Feasting At Home
Farro bowl with kale, figs, and maple-mustard dressing
Buttered mushroom, fig, and bacon galette with roasted squash by Half Baked Harvest
Buttered mushroom, fig, and bacon galette with roasted squash
Baked brie with figs & honey by The View from Great Island
Baked brie with figs & honey

Grapes

3 glasses of mulled concord grape cider, recipe by Rhubarbarians
Mulled concord grape cider
Roasted chicken with grapes
Homemade grape juice recipe by Homemade Food Junkie
Homemade grape juice
Roasted grape balsamic crostini
Steak Salad for dinner recipe: Steak salad with farro and roasted grapes.
Steak salad for dinner with farro and roasted grapes

Cranberries

A pan of pork chops with roasted cranberries by Half Baked Harvest
Roasted cranberry & brown sugar pork chops
A bowl of beef bourguinon with cranberries, recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Cranberry beef burgundy
Bourbon apple cranberry cobbler on a table with spoons. Recipe by Vanilla and Bean
Bourbon apple cranberry cobbler

Pomegranates

Pomegranate steak salad, recipe from the Persiana Cookbook
Pomegranate steak salad from Persiana (Cookbook)
Sheet pan sticky pomegranate chicken and honey roasted squash, recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Sheet pan sticky pomegranate chicken and honey roasted squash
Brussels sprout carbonara with pomegranate roasted winter squash, recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Brussels sprout carbonara with pomegranate roasted winter squash
Whipped goat cheese pomegranate bites, recipe by Nutmeg Nanny
Whipped goat cheese pomegranate bites
Mulled pomegranate cider poached pears and ice cream, recipe by Snixy Kitchen
Mulled pomegranate cider poached pears
Pomegranate ginger roast pork tenderloin and carrots, recipe by Heather Christo
Pomegranate ginger roast pork tenderloin and carrots

Kiwi

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Jerk pork tacos with kiwi salsa verde - by Lady & Pups
Jerk pork tacos with kiwi salsa verde
Kiwi yogurt with mini grissini by Use Your Noodles
Kiwi yogurt with mini grissini

Last of summer

Stone fruit quinoa salad by Recipe Runner
Stone fruit quinoa salad
Galette with stone fruit - recipe by Half Baked Harvest
Raspberry ginger stone fruit galette
A bowl with a blackberry crumble and cookie topping
Blackberry cookie crumble
A cup of hot chocolate with blackberries and marshmallows
Blackberry hot chocolate
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Gorgonzola stuffed burgers with grilled nectarines by Williams-Sonoma
Gorgonzola stuffed burgers with grilled nectarines

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