Gourmandise de mr le marquis: Time of the year.....les saisons.....Jahreszeiten

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Wednesday, 16 October 2013

Time of the year.....les saisons.....Jahreszeiten

'Now is the winter of our discontent'......well - not quite, not yet, but the more I watch various news and current affair programmes, the more I hear about food areas which are not really happy about the harvest! But then - have you ever known a year when EVERY farmer/agriculturer/viniculturer is a happy camper.....?

I haven't - and I've never really ever met or known a happy farmer either.....

sitting, mainly in his Mercedes, to complain about the price of wheat/corn/vegetables/cotton/and all things else

.....and how the EU and/or Governments do not subsidise them enough.....well - I can only pay so much for a kilo of tomatoes, and if the price is higher - I don't buy!
Now, all over Europe, there are things which are affordable, indeed FREE OF CHARGE......
Right now: Pilze sammeln

it's the season of the woods....http://www.daskochrezept.de/pilze/ (in German).....an enormous selection of mushrooms wild and free

some beautifully poisonous, so check with an expert........Brambles - to be found (in Scotland Raspberries as well) wild and free: http://ww w.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2008/sep/05/food.festivals (in English)
It's the season as well of these:

one of which is an amusing experience for those who don't know it or for the children.........

the 'spaghetti courge' which breaks up into something resembling spaghetti when cooked and can be used in the same manner, in fact there are so many different types of courge it's difficult to count them all!
Here in France, it's further complicated by the arrival of other items, little or hardly eaten in Britain, and now the new season arrives...

the new season of wine approaches, with the

Beaujolais Nouveau on the 3rd Thursday in November -

the new olive oil is already on sale, some things I can't eat (dental problems) like ....GRATIN AU POTIMARRON, CÉLERI ET CHÂTAIGNE -
gratins d'automne potimarron-céleri

http://www.saveurscroisees.com/tag/recettes-plats-automne/ (in French) because the new season

of nuts is arriving......
So - all in all, we have a very large selection to try out before Winter arrives with it's own products, and Noel .......
To your marks - get set - GO........!