CT FM 027: September Foods In Season

CT FM 027:

September Foods In Season Brought To You By: RecipeThis.com

Introduction: Welcome to our September in season Podcast here at RecipeThis.com.

I love September and living in the Algarve it is such an amazing beautiful month. Unlike when we grew up in the UK when it was all about the leaves falling off the tree and the dark nights drawing in, we just don’t have the same vibe.

For us it is 35 degrees instead of 40, fresh fruit rules in the food department and the tourists are arriving less and less making it our time to enjoy the summer.

We have lots of beach days, trips to the water parks, trips to the zoo and eat lots of food.

Food tends to me more about eating in and eating a lot of chicken in September. This is because in August there is a lot of food festivals and we are missing regular everyday home cooking.

The barbecue is still very much alive and it isn’t until the end of September that school goes back and the nights start to draw in.

Until then it is still summer party season in the Algarve and that is exactly how we like things!

September Foods In Season Let’s start our foods in season for September and lets see what is in season around the world and what you can buy right now to be able to a) eat wholesomely b) eat frugally.

Foods In Season #1 – Apples

YEAH. We have apples. Big fat juicy ones too. I just love apples. I love the simplicity of them chopped up with some cinnamon or made into apple chips in the Airfryer. They are just so good and perfect for eating instantly. Or you can always crumble them, pie them or salad them.

Apple Recipe Suggestions Lets start off with apple butter pulled pork. Just because pulled pork with apple butter goes together like salt goes with pepper.

After this I would also suggest:

• Apple & Cinnamon Pancakes • Airfryer Mini Apple Pies • Apple & Butternut Squash Soup • Airfryer Apple Chips Foods In Season #2 – Blackberries

Next on the list we have blackberries. A fruit that I admit to not having as frequently as I would like to, but is perfect in home baking.

I often get it in a pack of 3 with blueberries and raspberries and it will get mixed up and often used in a delicious homemade trifle.

Blackberries Recipe Suggestions

Who doesn’t just love skinny French toast and Eileen has cracked it with her fruity skinny French Toast at Everyday Eileen.

After this I would also suggest: • Soft Cheese Blackberry Coffee Cake • Blackberry & Blueberry Crumb Bars • Triple Berry Pie Smoothie • Flourless Chocolate Cake Foods In Season #3 – Pears

If you love apple then the chances are you will love pears too. Well not in our household. Kyle hates pears with a passion and adores apples.

We often have them mixed in a fruit salad or in a fruit crumble.

You can also find lots of them in our fruit bowl with bite marks in as my 2 year old hasn’t learnt yet, that you finish one before moving onto another!

Pear Recipe Suggestions I love these cute little pear and cranberry pies. They are from Sweet Peas & Saffron and OMG aren’t they pretty?

After this I would also suggest: • Parsnip, Apple & Pear Soup • Baked Pears • Cucumber & Pear Salad • Poached Pears Foods In Season #4 – Apricots With apricot being in the same fruit stone family as the plum, the peach and the nectarine, I feel that I forget about the apricot. The peach is always the stoned fruit of choice, but I pledge now to eat more apricots!

Apricot Recipe Suggestions Starting off with these apricot glazed grilled chicken from Everything Eileen. Just because

they a) look amazing and b) because I am always sold with a fruit glazed piece of chicken.

After this I would also suggest: • Easy Asian Chicken • Pork & Veggies Stir Fry • Apricot Glazed Ham • Apricot Glazed Carrots Foods In Season #5 – Nectarine Then sticking with the same stoned fruit family we have the nectarine. It tastes very similar and is perfect for a quick snack to take with you to work, for picnics or for using in a smoothie.

Whether you call them a peach or a nectarine they are a must eat this September.

Nectarine Recipe Suggestions Well I have never seen pancakes look as good as these bacon and peach pancakes. They look absolutely splendid and I would love to eat them all day,

After this I would also suggest: • Pork Chops With Peach Cider Sauce • Peach Cherry Turnovers • Sweet Chilli Chicken • Peach & Cherry Smoothie

Foods In Season #6 – Garden Peas I LOVE garden peas. Whether you call them garden peas, frozen peas or even plain old peas, they still taste just as good. They are the ONLY frozen food that I buy. Just because they lock in the nutrients when frozen and are perfect for a filler for a recipe. I love them in a frittata, a paella and of course in a stew.

Garden Peas Recipe Suggestions For a good starting point then use up the leftovers with these Thai Veggie Bites. I find that by adding some spare garden peas to the mixture, brings the greens out.

After this I would also suggest: • Nandos Spicy Rice • 30 Minute Easy Paella • How To Make The Best Ever Homemade Tomato Sauce • Soup Maker Minted Pea Soup Foods In Season #7 – Lettuce

Lettuce has always had that terrible reputation. I mean nobody likes it do they? Plus it often goes off in the bottom of your fridge and ends up in the bin. But lettuce is very good for you and you can make great use out of it!

Lettuce Recipe Suggestions As we are also heading into turkey season it wouldn’t be the same without turkey and lettuce burrito wraps. A delicious combo for using up your leftover turkey and lettuce.

After this I would also suggest: • How To Make Cobb Salad In A Glass Jar

• Nandos Beanie Burger • Copycat McChicken Sandwich • Whole30 Bunless Burgers Foods In Season #8 – Celery I love celery. It has a delicious unique flavour, is perfect for using in a stock and is also perfect for weight loss with its negative calorie status.

Celery Recipe Suggestions It has to start with celery soup as it tastes so good and is so quick and easy to use from old celery that needs using before it dies.

After this I would also suggest: • Instant Pot Turkey Wild Rice Soup • Shredded Chicken Salad • Tarragon Prawn Salad • Whole30 Beef Pot Roast Foods In Season #9 – Chicken Chicken has featured before on the monthly RecipeThis.com podcasts and I am just surprised it is not here more and more. After all whenever you visit the supermarket there is always plenty of chicken available, as well as this it is so versatile so you can use it for all kinds of recipes.

Chicken Recipe Suggestions

Lets get our chicken recipes started with our Nandos Chicken Wings. A delicious use out of your leftover piri piri marinade and one of our family favourites.

After this I would also suggest: • Whole30 Airfryer Whole Chicken • Crockpot Brazilian Chicken Casserole • Airfryer Breaded Chicken • How To Make Nandos Chicken In The Airfryer Foods In Season #10 – Sweetcorn

Let’s finish September in season with some sweetcorn. Who doesn’t love corn on the cob in September via the barbecue as we know we do. We also love it in tuna and sweetcorn sandwiches in our September picnics.

Sweetcorn Recipe Suggestions OMG you can really make corn on the cob wrapped in bacon in the Instant Pot and it tastes so good!

After this I would also suggest: • Summer Carbonara • Teriyaki Turkey & Rice • Corn Chowder In The Soup Maker • Slimming World Chicken Burrito Bowl

September Food Holidays I just love this part of the Podcast. Where we celebrate all the different quirky food holidays that are going on around the world.

We view them all and then choose the best of the best for you to celebrate. You could either do this by cooking something in particular or by using it as a research tool for your own food blog.

These are the highlights for September Monthly Themes: • • • • • •

National Chicken Month National Honey Month National Mushroom Month National Papaya Month National Potato Month National Rice Month

For September daily food holidays we have: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

International Bacon Day = September 2nd National Welsh Rarebit Day = September 3rd National Cheese Pizza Day = September 5th National I Love Food Day = September 9th National Hot Dog Day = September 10th National Hot Cross Bun Day = September 11th National Chocolate Milkshake Day = September 12th National Cream Filled Doughnut Day = September 14th National Double Cheeseburger Day = September 15th National Cheeseburger Day = September 18th National Butterscotch Pudding Day = September 19th National Ice Cream Cone Day = September 22nd National White Chocolate Day = September 23rd National Lobster Day = September 25th National Key Lime Pie Day = September 26th National Chocolate Milk Day = September 27th

Airfryer Cheesy Chicken Sandwich Recipe Welcome to our Airfryer Cheesy Chicken Sandwich recipe. This is the September in season Podcast recipe and we wanted something that was loaded up with chicken that we could put quickly in the Airfryer and this idea sprang to mind.

Author: RecipeThis.com Serves: 2 Preparation time: 1 Minute Cooking time: 12 Minutes

Ingredients: • Airfryer

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Airfryer Grill Pan 4 Slices Wholemeal Bread 2 Large Chicken Strips 100g Cheddar Cheese 1Tbsp Olive Oil 1Tbsp Tarragon Salt & Pepper

Method: 1. Season your chicken strips with tarragon, salt and pepper.

Sprinkle with a little olive oil and place it in the Airfryer via the grill pan and cook for 8 minutes at 180c/360f.

2. When the chicken is cooked place it on 2 of the 4 slices of bread, cover it with cheese, put the other slices on top and place it into the Airfryer in the grill pan.

3. Cook for 180c/360f for 4 minutes.

4. Then slice and serve.

Notes: To me a chicken strip is when you buy chicken breast that is flattened out and is about half the thickness of a regular chicken breast. It then cooks quicker but tastes just as good and is often half the price. If you don’t have chicken strips then using a vegetable knife half the height of your chicken so that you have 2 pieces.

That’s A Wrap Thanks for listening to our Podcast and don’t forget how easy it is to transform your dinner plate to include lots of seasonal produce. It is a great way to get excited about what is in season and to vary what

you eat for dinner and to get your kids excited about fresh local food.

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