This season, some vegetables just taste better, says Tara O'Bride, author of My Favorite Recipes for Any and Every Day.
According to her, the month of November is great for vegetables from the cabbage family, especially for Brussels sprouts . It becomes especially tasty because the low temperatures "soften" its characteristic bitterness. Other vegetables such as cabbage and kale are also delicious. Cabbage and Brussels sprouts should feel heavy for their size.
It is advisable to choose vegetables that have bright colors.
We are definitely in the season of root vegetables - we need to stock up on carrots , parsnips, turnips, celery. When frozen, they turn the starch they contain into sugar. We can add them to the soup or bake them until golden and eat them, O'Bride explains.
Like carrots, leeks also benefit from low temperatures and frost. It is advisable to choose stalks that have the most white and light green color - they are the freshest. Tara O'Bride adds that fried leeks are great with eggs. It is extremely suitable as an addition to potato soup.
Onions in autumn and winter are much more fragrant than in other seasons. The "winter" onion should have a darker and thicker skin. It is advisable to select those that do not have injuries. Harder and with a lower water content, onions are cooked longer this season.
Vitamin C- rich cranberries can be used as an additive in various pastries, as well as in various alcoholic beverages.