Winter Farmers’ Market Must-Haves! Our 10 Favorite Recipes for Seasonal Home Cooking

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What if a seasonal winter produce haul could be as versatile, delicious, and exciting as a flat of berries in peak summer? 

This week we’re sharing our 10 must-have winter farmers’ market produce picks, and the recipes to go with them.

By the end of this episode you’ll:

1. Discover a viral sweet potato recipe that will change how you make it forever
2. Learn simple and quick techniques for coaxing sweetness and depth from veggies like parsnips, turnips, and cabbage
3. Find out about our go-to winter weeknight meals, like a sheetpan chicken dinner full of greens and a rustic cabbage skillet dish

Tune in now to learn how the winter farmers' market might surprise you, and how to turn seasonal produce into satisfying meals you’ll want to dig into all season long!

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Links

Sweet Potato:

New technique for the best whole roasted japanese sweet potatoes by Jamesyworld, + the viral TikTok cheese stuffed version from The Kitchen 

And our favorite Carla Lalli Music recipe for steamed sweet potatoes with tahini butter for NYT Cooking (unlocked)

Squash:

Zucotte, garlicky braised squash, by Whistling Train Farm in Kent, WA 

Bok Choy/Tatsoi:

Sheetpan Scallion Chicken with Bok Choy by Kay Chunfrom for NYT Cooking (unlocked)

We also like to use bok choy and tastoi instead of lettuce in salads

Cabbage:

Venetian smothered cabbage, “Verze Sofegae” 

And a shout out to our favorite cabbage soup from Six Seasons by Joshua McFadden and Martha Holmberg

Leek:

Two takes on a leef tart, one straightforward Leek puff pastry tart  from It’s A Veg World Afterall, or a stunning upside down leek tart from Live Eat Learn

And we love Braised leeks from Fox and Briar too!

Turnips:

Honey glazed turnips from Dishing Up the Diret

Beets:

Golden beets and beet greens in yogurt dill dressing by David Tanis for NYT Cooking (unlokced)

Parsnips:

Parsnip and parmesan souffle from PC Fresh Co

Citrus:

Sonya's Citrus topped rice pudding

A cookbook shoutout:

Bonnie Slotnik Cookbooks in NYC where Kari discovered Greene on Greens by Bert Greene

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