Comments on: July Food Letter http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/07/july-food-letter/ Cook something Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Thrifty DC Cook http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/07/july-food-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2633 Thrifty DC Cook Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:04:20 +0000 http://www.macheesmo.com/?p=5910#comment-2633 I have to disagree about the comment on unripened peaches. I love a good, crunchy sliced peach with a sprinkle of a mixture of sea salt and chili. Its so refreshing and good. I have to disagree about the comment on unripened peaches. I love a good, crunchy sliced peach with a sprinkle of a mixture of sea salt and chili. Its so refreshing and good.

]]> By: Nick http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/07/july-food-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2603 Nick Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:13:34 +0000 http://www.macheesmo.com/?p=5910#comment-2603 That's a good question Aleta. I try to base the things in these posts on roughly what is in season where I'm at because I think DC is kind of an average temperate climate and has sort of a normal growing season. As far as identifying what is actually in season locally for you, your best bet is a farmer's market. You know all that stuff is coming from a local area. In the grocery store it gets hard really fast. I think produce is supposed to be labeled where it was grown, but it can sometimes be hard to find. I try to just use common sense though when it comes to that (like the strawberries you mention)... Unfortunately, I don't have the time to research the origin of every grocery store product though so I just try for the common sense approach. I'm sure I get fooled frequently though using this... That’s a good question Aleta. I try to base the things in these posts on roughly what is in season where I’m at because I think DC is kind of an average temperate climate and has sort of a normal growing season.

As far as identifying what is actually in season locally for you, your best bet is a farmer’s market. You know all that stuff is coming from a local area. In the grocery store it gets hard really fast. I think produce is supposed to be labeled where it was grown, but it can sometimes be hard to find.

I try to just use common sense though when it comes to that (like the strawberries you mention)… Unfortunately, I don’t have the time to research the origin of every grocery store product though so I just try for the common sense approach. I’m sure I get fooled frequently though using this…

]]> By: Aleta http://www.macheesmo.com/2009/07/july-food-letter/comment-page-1/#comment-2602 Aleta Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:14:29 +0000 http://www.macheesmo.com/?p=5910#comment-2602 How do you establish seasonality? For example, I know we don't get peaches up here until late August, and only for a short time, but I do see them at the grocery store, and I understand they are in season elsewhere. Living in an extremely intemperate climate, I have tiers of seasonality that I try to adhere to as best I can, though of course nothing much is locally in season for a good 8 months out of the year, so I have to supplement or resort to living on meat for the winter. So of course highest priority is what's locally in season, then what's in season in other parts of the country, and then I try to avoid what's available even though it doesn't seem to be in season anywhere (read: strawberries), but identifying this last one is the hardest part. Any suggestions? How do you establish seasonality? For example, I know we don’t get peaches up here until late August, and only for a short time, but I do see them at the grocery store, and I understand they are in season elsewhere.

Living in an extremely intemperate climate, I have tiers of seasonality that I try to adhere to as best I can, though of course nothing much is locally in season for a good 8 months out of the year, so I have to supplement or resort to living on meat for the winter. So of course highest priority is what’s locally in season, then what’s in season in other parts of the country, and then I try to avoid what’s available even though it doesn’t seem to be in season anywhere (read: strawberries), but identifying this last one is the hardest part. Any suggestions?

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