WHAT TO COOK IN NOVEMBER

In November, the weather turns crisp, the leaves turn yellow, red, and orange, and the festive season is in the air, culminating with Thanksgiving weekend. While many of us are busy preparing and testing recipes for one of the most beloved celebrations of the year, we also need some easy recipes to feed our loved ones on the other 29 days of the month

So what can you cook in November? I recommend eating cabbage, cauliflower and broccoli, which are very versatile and easy to prepare. And if you are craving something sweet… keep enjoying apples, pears and grapes! And of course, there’s always room for pumpkin… in a soup, risotto, pasta or pie!

Here is a list of recipes that are already available to help you shop, provide new ideas for varied dishes and recipes, and bring Italian flair to your table. Have a wonderful November!

WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS POST

– Easting seasonal ingredients will add fresh nutrients to your diet, my nonna always tells me no need to take vitamins, eat real food as it is the best cure to any illness.

– These are just a few of the recipes in my blog, if you look for cauliflower or apple in the search button, more recipes will come up!

– November dinners is going to be fun and delicious… family and friends will thank you!

APPLES, GRAPES

“My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. ‘Cause, you know, if you have a crappy apple or a peach, you’re stuck with that crappy piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem – just move on to the next. ‘Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.” Demetri Martin

So much variety of fruit this month! And so versatile both in sweet and savory dishes! Try to make a healthy Apple Cinnamon Galette or some Roasted Grapes Crostini with Goat Cheese Bruschetta these recipes to add a sweet taste to your meals!

PEARS

“Slice a pear and you will find that its flesh is incandescent white. It glows with inner light. Those who carry a knife and a pear are never afraid of the dark.” Yann Martel

There are more than 3000 varieties of pears in the world: Bosc, Williams, Anjou you name it! So make this super-easy Italian Pear Cake or a delicious Gorgonzola Pear Walnut Spaghetti.

CABBAGE

An idealist is one who, on noticing that roses smell better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.You want to save more fish? Eat more broccoli.” H.L. Menken

Either red or white, cabbage is a humble vegetable that lost long and will surprise you with its variety of use! Either you it raw in a salad (recipe to come soon) or make a hearty soup, do not forget to buy a head or two this November.

CAULIFLOWER, BROCCOLI

“You want to save more fish? Eat more broccoli.”. Barton Seaver

Broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower are reversing at farmers’market and grocery stores! So there is no better time than now to eat this superfood! Bring a hearty Cauliflower Lentil Pasta and a delicious One Pot Sausage Broccoli Fusilli to the table.

POTATOES

“All food starting with p is comfort food: pasta, potato chips, pretzels, peanut butter, pastrami, Pizza, pastry.” Sara Paretsky

Potatoes are a great starch full of minerals and so endlessly delicious! You can bake some potatoes, it is a always ever-green recipe or you can make gnocchi.

ROCKET

“I don’t like to leave what I’m going to eat in other people’s hands, so I’ll pack my own lunch. I chop up a salad with lots of greens – everything from spinach, baby spinach, arugula, cucumber, avocado, radish, cauliflower, and green olives to parsley and cilantro, all chopped really fine – with a piece of wild salmon. I even bring my own tea in a Thermos.”. Miranda Kerr

Arugula is in season. Peppery and tasty it is perfect as a base for a little side dish or to make a delectable arugula mint vegan pesto pasta.

PUMPKIN

“In November, the smell of food is different. It is an orange smell. A squash and pumpkin smell. It tastes like cinnamon and can fill up a house in the morning, can pull everyone from bed in a fog. Food is better in November than any other time of the year”. Cynthia Rylant

Pumpkin tastes great in a soup or simply pureed as a filling for delicious pumpkin stuffed shells.