I spent the start of February in the highlands of Scotland with my family. Rather than the warm glow of a February sun indicating that Spring is round the corner we were blasted with arctic air and snowed in. I love snow though and getting to spend a full week with my family and watching Rowan playing with his cousins was blissful.
Having spent two weeks in a row away I’m taking things slowly today, doing the washing, cleaning up after the building work which was done in our house and baking fresh bread. I left my sourdough starter up in the highlands so I have ordered a new one, rather than making my own from Bread Matters.
I love February as it hails the start of the rhubarb season. First comes the intense pink forced rhubarb which looks beautiful and tastes delicious. I wish I had a rhubarb patch in our garden as I eat so much of it but only when it is the British rhubarb season. Two of my favourite ways to eat rhubarb is roasted in vanilla or baked in a cake.
I hope you enjoy my in season guide to February!
Fruit in Season February
- Apple
- Bananas
- Blood oranges
- Bramley apples
- Clementines
- Grapefruit
- Lemons
- Oranges
- Pomegranites
- Rhubarb
Vegetables in Season February
- Brussel sprouts
- Cabbage
- Cauliflower
- Celariac
- Celery
- Chicory
- Horseradish
- Jeruselem artichoke
- Kale
- Leek
- Onion
- Pak choi
- Parsnip
- Peppers
- Potatoes (main crop)
- Purple sprouting broccoli
- Raddichio
- Salsify
- Shallots
- Spring onions
- Swede
- Sweet potato
- Truffles (black)
- Turnip
Herbs in Season February
- None that I am aware of
Nuts in Season February
- Non that I am aware of
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