Does your cooking vary according to the time of year?

In my country we are in Spring. It is the time to start buying a lot of veggies cheaper than in Winter. I don´t buy expensive out of season veggies or fruit but freeze them at the right time of the year. When it´s cold I love soups and creams. Frozen veggies come on handy for that. Many times I just throw in a pot handfulls of different frozen veggies, a frozen broth and after they are cooked I put them in the blender and add cream. When it´s warm and sunny, I prefer salads and veggies cooked in olive oil with bread for starters. Sometimes I also make a cold soup, like a gazpacho. Happy posting!

Being from the us of a i'm right there w/u. karen.

Yes in the Winter which it is here in the UK now to I do cook different, I cook more Soups, Stews and things like that where in the Summer I make more Salads and cooler meals like that I do not bake though lol as I am not very good at baking at all

You know I will agree that it does to some extent so yes. I do try to buy things that are in season, as they taste best that way. Now that it's winter and getting colder out I think most people tend to crave hearty foods, like soups, chowders, yam fries, chili's. That reminds me because today I stopped in this little cafe for lunch. Well I ordered the chili which was a BAD mistake. I'm used to spicy food and this was BEYOND spicy. Tears were streaming down my face, and my nose was constantly dribbling, that's how hot it was. Ok, sorry had to mention that. Well, I'm like you that I enjoy making pumpkin or squash soups, chili's, chicken pot pie with dumplings, cobblers in the winter. As for baking probably things like shortbread cookies, chocolate zucchini cake. In the summer I tend to barbecue just about every day so we eat chicken, beef, fish barbecued, kebabs, as well as lots of Greek salads, grilled zucchini and peppers. Also rather thank baking in the summer I'll pick up some gelato instead, or even grill pineapple or peaches and serve with ice cream, or just serve fresh berries or watermelon. Thanks a lot Karen, you've made me hungry now!!! lol Enjoy your night.

Hello my friend PeacefulWmn9 Ji, Every place has variety of vegetables/fruits/pulses/grains grown according to climatic conditions. Herein our country there are three distinct season and food cooking do vary accordingly.It is winter here and lot of fruits and vegetables are available unlike summer. Even Chapati also differ. We make Maize / Bazra in addition to wheat. Cali-flower is replaced with Ladies Finger. WE havepleant guava. May God bless You and have great time.

Yes, cooking varies and goes with the season. Here in our country we only have two seasons-- the rainy/wet and the hot/dry seasons. During summer we used to prepare anything cold to quench thirst and refresh us and when it's rainy season-- somehow cold weather for us we prepare something that is hot--soup, dishes with coconut milk, spicy, carbo and fats.

Well, here in the US we do tend to eat more soups and chilis etc. when the weather is not as warm. I also tend to eat a lot more Hot Cereal and warm breakfasts that take more time to eat, opposed to a bowl of cereal as well. I think a lot of it is that some of the foods you can get during the summer are more expensive in the winter, vice versa so that in part plays a Big deal in what we might tend to eat as well.

Here in coastal Queensland, Australia, we get very hot and VERY HUMID summers, so we tend to eat more salads in the summer. While an oven adds a lot of heat to a room, we have open living, so it is a very large kitchen. I still cook a lot of roasts in the summer, because once in the oven it can be left to cook. I'd rather do that than stand over the stove top cooking for half an hour. We don't really have much winter - nothing really cold anyway - but I use the electric slow cooker (crock pot) more in the winter to make soups and casserole-type meals. We are in for a VERY hot and steamy summer this year, so I'm set for my favourite foods - salads and fruits.

I feel I make more pies during the fall and winter season. The reason I feel I do that is because I am in the house more plus it is that time to stay in the house and be warm and enjoy a hot cococa as well. Take care and I like this topic to discuss happy mylotting as well.

It's typically the same with me. I live in Missouri, and everyone knows that the weather in Missouri can get pretty extreme. Yesterday, it was 71 degrees F, and now it's around 50. It's typically pretty cold in the winter, so we always cook foods that will make us warm, like spicy stuff, which I personally love =). We're not that big on pumpkins and stuff, but we stick to the other winter vegetables.

The seasonal kitchen makes best use of foods that are fresh and plentiful at each time of year. It is best produce and best quality to use what is seasonally available and cook accordingly. Fall/winter soups and stews and hearty casserole meals are just right and your observation about the advantage of a warm stove during colder months just makes great sense. Even though some things are available all during the year, it's best to buy local and seasonally. Of course baking during cooler weather months is great for a warm and comforting home. Spring/summer means less time in the kitchen, oven off, outdoor cooking if you like. Lighter foods are in order for several reasons. Great for salads and lighter meals, since more are on the go at these times also. Cold, pureed soups, including fruit soups are summer greats, too. Ditto cold meat and vegetable platters, veggies and dips, light bites. No one wants to slave over a hot stove during the outdoor months, but we all like to nest in cold months. It just makes sense. Also it economically wise to buy in season, when items are cheaper.

Yes, I do think the seasons do affect our cooking of certain meals. In the summer months it gets really hot and being around the stove cooking would just make us sweat even more. So we try to have cold meals like salads. But in the other months we can make a nice warm or hot meal. On special dates like holidays we do make different foods than on regular days.

I cook differently in the winter. I make a lot of soups and store the rest in the freezer until I need them. I do a lot of baking since the holidays are upon us. I am hoping by next year I will learn how to can fruits so I can keep these around in the winter. In the summer time I tend to make lighter meals such as hot dogs and hamburgers. If it really gets hot I make sandwiches.

My life style is more like, when something is on sale in the super market, then that is what is included in my dinner. Try to do a lot of saving this way. Still, there is impulse buying in my family, and so it is a compromise, composite, not everything goes just one way.

Our climate is very hot most of the time. There can be rainy season but only few times. During rainy season we cook foods that are hot like soup. it can warm our stomach. During summer we sometimes avoid soup and cook it during nights.

Yeah, it varies when the climate is warm , my family cook food that have been marinated for so long, mostly fried food and saucy food. Then, have a cool frozen desert afterward to cool down after eating. Then, if it is rainy seasons most of the cooking are warm soup based compose of elbow macaroni soups, noodles and stew beef/chicken which makes the meal appealing as it provides comfort and adaptability to the climate making the eater feel warm and not cool.

Hello PeacefulWmn9 this is checkmail and often do change mine cooking according tot he time and season of the year.Mostly In rainy seasons there is less of vegetable and non-vegetables as most of it are spoiled and even aren't good to health in rainy season.And in winter there is lot of Non-vegetarian food as its cold and good for health in winters.In summer there is lots of vegetables and less o non-veg as its too hot so only vegetables are good for health.So mine cooking vaires acording to the temperature mostly.

We too are moving toward the winter where we live, and yes, I know that my cooking does vary based on what time of the year it is. During the spring and summer I tend to cook things that are lighter because the temperature is warmer and lighter foods rest easier on your stomach. During the fall and winter time the weather is much cooler and that is the time of the year when I do more baking and I cook more comfort foods like homemade chicken pot pie and other things that require the use of the oven because like you said, the heat is welcome.

I would say that what I cook is completely random even for the time of day. Nothing better than mac and cheese or cold pizza for breakfast! I love soup and grilled cheese on crummy nights though. Or a nice meat loaf, it's too warm to make it in the summer but real nice when it gets colder.

Yes I tend to cook more during summers. I tend curl up and mostly do nothing over winters