Celebrate winter with over 30 seasonal recipes!

Delicious quick and easy recipes for you! [Food Gardening Network Preview]( January 19, 2024  [Hot Recipes for Cold Days!]( Don’t miss out on these delicious flavors! [Magazine Cover] Gain full access to this premium magazine issue—and an entire Library of food gardening advice—with a [Charter Gold Membership in Food Gardening Network!]( Dear Cooking Superstar, What a heavenly aroma! Garlic, rosemary, potatoes, and carrots all slow-roasting in the oven make even the chilliest winter day feel warm and cozy. All those root cellar vegetables like winter squash, parsnips, turnips, onions, sweet potatoes, and beets are the essence of a hearty winter meal. And what’s not to love? Yes, they are tasty and good for you. They also hold up well in storage. Even if you don’t have a root cellar, almost any cool, dark spot will do to keep these vegetables fresh for up to a few months. That, to me, is worth celebrating. I’m sure you can imagine plenty of comforting winter meals to make with these ingredients: a rich Beef and Barley stew with plenty of carrots and onions, rustic Potato Leek soup, or some classic Au Gratin Potatoes! So good! Those delicious vegetables and comforting meals are the inspiration for this edition of RecipeLion Magazine! In all, you’ll find more than 30 recipes that take advantage of the delightful, earthy flavors these foods bring to our table. From unique salads and exciting main meals to classic desserts, these recipes explore the joy of a home-cooked meal on a cold winter day. Here’s a sample of some of the dishes on the menu for this issue of RecipeLion Magazine: [Beet Salad with Goat Cheese] Root vegetable ... salads? You bet! I really can't get enough of the many flavors and textures that root vegetables and winter fruits bring into a dish. And if you're into the aesthetics, you can't ask for a more colorful salad than one that includes bright red beets, orange carrots, deep red and green kale, striped apples, and multi-colored grains. Take a look at 7 Root Cellar Salads: Fresh Flavors from the Depths to find out how versatile salads can be! - Beet Salad with Goat Cheese: Beets and goat cheese are one of the best flavor combinations to ever touch a plate, if you ask me. Creamy, zesty goat cheese is a heavenly complement to the sweet, earthy flavors of steamed beets. - Colorful Carrot Slaw: There's cole slaw, and there's this Colorful Carrot Slaw that's a feast for the eyes and for the taste buds. And to make it even more fun, you don't have to stick to orange carrots. Add in some red or purple carrots to make this an even more exciting dish. - Apple & Acorn Squash Salad: It's smooth. It's sweet. It's crunchy. It's an Apple and Acorn Squash Salad. This salad is healthy, too, but the real reason we love this one around my home is the variety of flavors that kale, cranberries, pecans, Brussels sprouts, and homemade Pumpkin Goddess Dressing bring to this dish. [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Gardening Guides, and Recipes! [Gold Membership] Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!]( [Fancy Honey-Glazed Roasted Carrots] As much as I love summer vegetables, winter vegetables offer so many options when it comes to recipes. Root vegetables, especially, seem to have an endless array of possibilities. You can bake them, steam them, roast them, fry them, grate them to use as a base for a dish, puree them for smooth recipes, or dice them for textured meals. Add herbs for savory meals; spices for deep, rich flavors; honey or brown sugar for a touch of sweetness ... honestly, I feel like winter fruits and vegetables have more than their fair share of culinary greatness. Take a look at some of these recipes in 15 Subterranean Delights: Savory Recipes from the Root Cellar. - Fancy Honey-Glazed Roasted Carrots: If you love the idea of a roasted but al dente and still mildly crispy carrot, caramelized in walnut oil in the oven, and sweetened with a touch of honey and cinnamon, then you’ll love this recipe. Whenever you have a big bounty of carrots, it will come in handy. - Baked Parsnip Fries: Sure, they're healthy. Yes, they sound fancy if you want to impress your dinner guests. But what I love, love, LOVE about these Baked Parsnip Fries is how absolutely unique and delicious they are. Parsnips have an earthy taste, like carrots, but they're ever so slightly sweeter. And baked and served with the Creamy Balsamic Reduction Dip included here, they're a beautiful balance of crispy, tender, sweet, tangy, and savory. - Beef & Barley Stew: Indulge in the heartwarming comfort of Beef & Barley Stew, a hearty and satisfying dish that embodies the essence of home-cooked goodness. This stew is a flavorful fusion of tender beef, earthy mushrooms, sweet carrots, and quick-cooking barley, all bathed in a rich and savory broth. - Carrot-Ginger Soup: If you ask me, carrot and ginger are two roots made for each other. Zingy, warm ginger and sweet carrots bring out the best in each other. In this recipe, we start by roasting carrots until they caramelize, along with garlic (yum!). From there it just gets better and better, with coriander, allspice, thyme, and mint rounding out the flavors. - Surprise Butternut Squash Soup: This recipe might sound a little odd at first. You have the sweet, nutty flavors of butternut squash, a touch of spice from a jalapeño pepper, the sour flavors of a Granny Smith apple, and the richness of coconut milk, along with plenty of herbs and spices. Strange as it may seem, these flavors work magic as they mingle together in the slow cooker throughout the day. The result is a rich, creamy soup with deep, luxurious flavors that you'll want to enjoy over and over. [Cinnamon Baked Apples] All those fruits and veggies in your root cellar and cold storage aren't just for savory dishes! Get your sweet tooth ready for 10 Root Cellar Sweets and find out how versatile root vegetables and winter fruits are in the kitchen. Check out these sweet treats that feature fruits and vegetables like apples, carrots, pumpkins, sweet potatoes, and more! - Cinnamon Baked Apples: If you love the warm, comforting spice of cinnamon; the deep, rich flavors of brown sugar and caramel; the tangy sweetness of apple cider; and, of course, the classic taste of apple, this is a can't-miss dish. Not only does this dish fulfill all your winter dessert dreams, it's also quite the showstopper, with cored Gala apples as the serving dish. - No-Bake Pumpkin Cheesecake Balls: Cheesecake, pumpkin pie spices, and no baking? This decadent dessert has it all! Oh! Did I mention the outer shell of sweet, white chocolate? This recipe is getting a lot of show time around here, that's for sure! - Classic Carrot Cake: I love having carrots in storage. They add such a sense of warm comfort to mid-winter recipes. Carrots are, of course, great in soups, salads, cole slaw, and so many savory dishes, but there's no beating the joy of a Classic Carrot Cake! Carrot cake manages to be sweet, but not too sweet, moist and rich, and always rapturous! I hope you enjoy this issue of RecipeLion Magazine, and find time to enjoy the wonderful flavors of the season! [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Gardening Guides, and Recipes! [Gold Membership] Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!]( There’s a lot there, but I really want to share more with you, which is why I’d like to offer you a [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership](. When I first started gardening, I made a lot of mistakes, and it didn’t come to me naturally. I had to go through dozens of books, piles of magazines, and about a million websites to figure out how to grow what I wanted. There was some luck, too. I have some friends who are experienced food gardeners, and I wasn’t shy about talking to the farmers I bought produce from at the markets and farm stands. That’s certainly one way to learn. I also realize that takes a lot of time and patience (and no small amount of Type A personality traits!). And honestly, there are times it would have been nice to have one source to discover a new vegetable (or rediscover some old favorites), and get all the information I needed to grow these vegetables in my garden. Well, now there is, thanks to the Food Gardening Network—a one-stop guide for all your gardening and cooking needs. From starting seeds to irrigation to pest control to indoor herb gardens, this is the information I wish I had when I was learning to garden. This is where the Food Gardening Network truly shines. [YES, SIGN ME UP FOR JUST $10!]( When you upgrade now to [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership]( you get everything we publish about growing (and cooking!) good food at home—all access and all the time for you, including: - [All-Access Membership in Food Gardening Network Gold Club]( only online resource for planning, planting, growing, tending, harvesting, and enjoying foods from your very own garden. - Subscription to Food Gardening Magazine—enjoy monthly issues filled with articles about how to start, maintain, and harvest food from your own garden at home. Plus, instant and unlimited access to the entire searchable digital library of back issues! - Subscription to RecipeLion Magazine—I can’t wait to share hundreds of delicious and easy-to-make recipes with you! Get tasty recipes at your fingertips, along with tips and tricks for developing new cooking skills. Plus, instant and unlimited access to the entire searchable digital library of back issues! - Gardening Guides—you get instant access to a growing collection of more than 55 comprehensive guidebooks that are plant-specific—from tomatoes, basil, and garlic to potatoes, pumpkins, beans, corn, squash, and more!—about how to grow, harvest, and enjoy the bounty of your home garden. Learn everything about specific foods you can grow, get recipes to enjoy with friends and family, and enjoy tips on health benefits and home remedies that use your harvest! - Cookbooks—you get full and instant access to 9 digital cookbooks, filled with more than 1,300 recipes! You’ll never run out of ways to enjoy the fruits (and vegetables!) of your labor with these easy-to-make recipes! From single dishes to a whole meal—we’ve got you covered! - Videos & Library—you get instant access to more than 80 videos in our library with gardening tips, tricks, and tactics; do-it-yourself projects for gardening and crafting items; and cooking videos to show you exactly how to make specific dishes. Plus, access to new monthly videos over the coming year! - NEW! Planning Calendars —every season of the year, you get printable planning calendars to help keep your garden on track. Calendars include tasks, checklists, notes, and recipes that use fresh seasonal ingredients from your garden. - NEW SERVICE! Recipe of the Week—every Sunday, you get a recipe with quick, easy, and delicious ways to cook food—delivered weekly to your email inbox. This is one email I love opening! - Gold Member Insider—you get this exclusive email service, delivered regularly to your inbox, to guide you through the Food Gardening Network Library. Saves you time finding articles, magazine issues, gardening guides, videos, kits, and recipes that you won't want to miss! And all of this is available to you —right now—when you upgrade to a [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership.]( I want to see your name on my daily list of new Gold Members—you deserve to join like-minded gardeners and get full access to our entire library of material for optimizing your food garden. Please become a [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Member]( today—while this special offer lasts! Sincerely, [Amanda Signature] Amanda MacArthur Senior Editor & Producer (and darn fine cook!) Food Gardening Network P.S. Your success with food gardening depends on you acting now—please claim your [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership]( today and get the only all-in-one-place resource for planning, planting, growing, tending, harvesting, and enjoying foods from your very own garden. P.P.S. The Winter Issue of RecipeLion Magazine is yours right now when you claim your Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership. Join now and you can start cooking these delicious recipes today! [Food Gardening Network Charter Gold Membership Special Offer—Just $10 for an Entire Year! UPGRADE YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY! Become a Charter Gold Member today and get the Food Gardening Magazine and Library, Gardening Guides, and Recipes! [Gold Membership] Check out all that this new food gardening club has to offer you today! YES, SIGN ME UP NOW FOR JUST $10!](  About Food Gardening Network: Food Gardening Network brings you expert in-depth information and daily advice to help you grow good food at home and become the best food gardener you can be. Our worldwide community of gardeners, farmers, and cooking enthusiasts share advice and practical information on how to plan, plant, grow, tend, harvest and enjoy great-tasting and nutritional food from your home garden. Our magazine articles, in-depth gardening guides, how-to videos, recipes and cookbooks, and planning calendars help you improve your gardening skills, be a better cook, and enjoy all the benefits of successful food gardening—including saving time and money. When you join our growing worldwide community of more than 300,000 food gardeners, you get the information, advice, and camaraderie that can only be experienced with your membership in Food Gardening Network. You are receiving this email as part of your free subscription to email updates from Food Gardening Network. If you no longer wish to receive this update as part of your free subscription, please click the unsubscribe link below. [MANAGE PREFERENCES]( [Unsubscribe]( Help us be sure your email update isn't filtered as spam. Adding our return address [Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com](mailto:support@foodgardening.mequoda.com) to your address book may 'whitelist' us with your filter, helping future email updates get to your inbox. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pinterest]( [Send us a message]( Did a friend send this to you? [Sign up to receive your own FREE advice about growing food at home.]( Copyright © 2024 Mequoda Systems, LLC Food Gardening Network 99 Derby Street, Suite 200 Hingham, MA 02043 Email: Support@foodgardening.mequoda.com [Our Privacy Policy]( Having trouble viewing this email? [View this email on the web](.