winter foods

does your diet change much with the seasons? it's so easy to forget that food is seasonal, in our world of fast transportation and quick consumption. it seems like, regardless of season, most fruits and vegetables are readily available. 

me? i'm a little picky. there are certainly things i will only buy in the summer - fresh berries, peaches, pears... we always eat lots of fruits and veggies, but i'm far more prone to reach for squash, apples, potatoes, yams and cabbage in the winter. in the summer we eat more leafy greens, peppers, tomatoes and fruits. 

i don't do this on purpose. although i always make the effort to buy what i can local and organic, i don't shy away from eating imported foods. it just seems like my body craves these things, and reacts to the tastes and smells of these things differently, depending on the season. for example, a large salad is a perfect dinner in the summer, but if i ate that now, i'd still feel hungry, and end up making squash soup as well! 

anyway, this is all to say, apples are a fabulous winter food. so are nuts. so is muffin-style bread. is that what you'd call it? like banana bread... but with apples, and nuts! so basically, this recipe is amazing for winter. i like to make little treats for matt for when he gets home from school (yes, he's the most spoiled husband ever), and the other day i had this bread (still warm from the oven) and a beer waiting by his computer when he got home. lucky guy, eh?

recipe. make it now.