Welcome to The Mother Cooker, I’m Gem and I’m here to help you sow, grow and cook your own seasonal food.

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Highlights of the Season

 
 

In Season: January

A brand new year, welcome to 2025 and a fresh start. Here’s what’s in season:

Vegetables: beetroot, brussels sprouts, cauliflower, celeriac, celery, chicory, horseradish, jerusalem artichoke, kale, kohlrabi, leeks, parsnips, potatoes (maincrop), salsify, shallots, swede, truffles (black), turnips

Herbs & nuts: almonds, brazil nuts, walnuts

Fruit: apples, blood oranges, clementines, kiwi fruit, lemons, oranges, passion fruit, pears, pineapple, pomegranate, rhubarb, satsumas, tangerines

Meat: duck, guinea fowl, hare, mallard, partridge, turkey, venison

Fish: clams, cockles, dab, dover sole, gurnard, haddock, halibut, hake, langoustine, lemon sole, lobster, mackerel, mussels, oysters, red mullet, scallops (queen), sea bream, skate, turbot, winkles


 

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foodie stocking fillers

Christmas is always a stressful time of year, I like making gift guides to help. Mainly because I like compiling a list of things that I would love to be honest. I thought I would pull together a list of small stocking fillers dedicated towards the foodie in your life. This list is things I would GENUINELY like to recieve. They are either useful, delicious or pretty. I don’t think you can go wrong with one of those.

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Happy New Year!
— Gem