Food Ideas For December
Scroll down for ideas for eating, growing, cooking and learning in December.
First, enjoy this video of the December Book "Apple And The Copycat"
December Eating
What's in season this month?
Grow your own, or buy local this month:
Apples (stored - both eating and cooking)
Beetroot (stored)
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots (stored)
Celery (stored)
Celeriac (stored)
Chard
Chestnuts
Chicory
Garlic (stored)
Jerusalem artichokes
Kale
Grow your own, or buy local (continued):
Leeks
Mushrooms (cultivated)
Onions (stored)
Parsnips
Pears (stored)
Potatoes (stored)
Pumpkins (stored)
Quince
Radicchio
Salads (most grown indoors)
Shallots (stored)
Swede
Turnip
These can grow here, but most of the ones you will find in shops are imported:
Cranberries
These have to be imported :
Banana
Clementines
Dates
Grapefruit
Mango
Melons
Plantain
Pomegranate
Sweet potato
December Growing
Jobs in the garden this month, things for children to grow & do.
December Cooking
Things to cook with children this month.
December Learning
Things to read, learn and have fun with this month.
Buy the book of the month - click the book image below
Want to take this to the next level?
The Little Foodies Club was designed to spread the seasonal fun throughout the year, straight to your letterbox or classroom.
We have two versions - one for families, sent through the post to the child each month, and one for group settings with resources to use for a whole class.
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