In season
Asparagus
At its best now
Spring in New South Wales
Eat with the season.
Cook with confidence.
Persephone helps you understand what is growing, what is good value and what to cook this week.
Right now
Spring greens, strawberries and the first stone fruit.
The seasonal snapshot
What’s happening now
A practical guide to produce worth noticing this week.
In season
Broad beans
Sweet and tender
In glut
Strawberries
Abundant in NSW
Entering
Artichokes
Arriving now
Leaving
Mandarins
Last of the season
In season
Silverbeet
Reliable and versatile
Sunday, 1 November
What I’m cooking this week
A realistic weekly plan built around what’s looking good, with a useful shopping list and recipes from cooks I trust.
Read this week’s planMonday
Charred asparagus pasta
Wednesday
Broad bean and pea risotto
Friday
Roast chicken with spring vegetables
Sunday
Strawberry and yoghurt cake
Learn about your food
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How to choose it, store it and cook it while the local season is at its peak.
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A simple look at abundance, growing regions and what a glut actually means.
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A better way to roast spring vegetables
One flexible method for crisp edges, good colour and vegetables that still taste like themselves.
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