How do I know what foods and cooking methods are best in fall and winter?
A. It just so happens that winter cooking methods and foods naturally available in winter, like root vegetables, complement one another. Most winter root vegetables take longer to cook than summer vegetables and make healthy and flavorful additions to warming soups and stews, so they are ideally suited to cold weather cooking methods. Q. What are the best cold weather cooking methods? A. The best cooking methods for cold weather months are: • Braising in the oven, with a little liquid in the pan, which should be covered • Simmering slowly on top of the stove on low heat • Crock pot cooking • Roasting vegetables in the oven All of these slow cooking methods will provide the best nourishing and warming results for your body in cold weather. Although many of our soup recipes can be easily prepared in a short amount of time, the longer you cook them, the more warming effect they will have. Similarly, braising in the oven or on top of the stove cooks meat and vegetables slowly. Braising ten
