Penny Golightly » cheap ingredients in February http://www.pennygolightly.com Money-saving tips and bargains. Who cares if we're broke, let's have fun anyway. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:31:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Seasonal foods to eat in February http://www.pennygolightly.com/seasonal-foods-to-eat-in-february/ http://www.pennygolightly.com/seasonal-foods-to-eat-in-february/#comments Mon, 07 Feb 2011 09:59:11 +0000 Penny Golightly http://www.pennygolightly.com/?p=1429 Hello February, what are you feeding us this month?

Fruit: apples from store, early forced rhubarb.

Vegetables: Asian greens, cabbage (white and green), celeriac, chicory, endive, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks, new season garlic, parsnips, salsify and scorzonera, spring onions, the last sprouts and sprout tops, swedes, turnips, wild garlic.

Fish and shellfish: brown crab, clams, cockles, cod, cuttlefish, dab, gurnard, hake, halibut, lemon sole and other flat fish (plaice, sole), mackerel, mussels, native oysters, pike, pink prawns, scallops, wild salmon.

Meat, poultry and game:  hare, rabbit.

Cheeses: Blue Cheshire, Cotherstone, Farmhouse Cheddar, Stilton, Blue Wensleydale. Bleu des Causses, Brie de Meaux, Tomme Arlesienne.

This month I’ll be finishing off those last sprouts and the sprout top with Sunday lunches, and making some kind of a casserole with root veggies, herby dumplings and loads of gravy.

Already had some Jerusalem artichoke soup, line caught cod, mussels, creamed leeks, rhubarb trifle and a tiny piece of Tomme. All fresh, all gorgeous.

What are you going to cook?

]]> http://www.pennygolightly.com/seasonal-foods-to-eat-in-february/feed/ 0 Seasonal foods in February http://www.pennygolightly.com/seasonal-foods-in-february/ http://www.pennygolightly.com/seasonal-foods-in-february/#comments Mon, 22 Feb 2010 23:05:24 +0000 Penny Golightly http://www.pennygolightly.com/?p=320 Here’s the shortish list of UK foods that are in season during February, plus a few special imports. As ever, if there’s a glut of anything then you should be able to haggle a bit and buy it cheaper at the market. Failing that, it might turn up in the supermarkets’ special offers sections.

So, without further ado, here’s what’s best (and mostly local) in February. I’ll be picking up my wicker shopping basket and wandering out to purchase some of the following…

Fruit: apples from store, early forced rhubarb.

Vegetables: Asian greens, cabbage (white and green), celeriac, chicory, endive, Jerusalem artichokes, kale, leeks, parsnips, salsify and scorzonera, spring onions, the last sprouts and sprout tops, swedes, turnips.

Fish and shellfish: brown crab, clams, cockles, cod, dab, hake, halibut, lemon sole and other flat fish (plaice, sole), mackerel, mussels, rock oyster, scallops, wild salmon.

Meat, poultry and game:  hare.

Cheeses: Blue Cheshire, Cotherstone, Farmhouse Cheddar, Stilton, Blue Wensleydale. Bleu des Causses, Brie de Meaux, Tomme Arlesienne.

This week’s menu at Bistro Golightly will probably include chilli crab cakes with stir-fried greens, a leek and blue cheese bake, and some kind of casserole with kale on the side.

What are you going to cook?

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