Autumn menu

In short

• The autumn kitchen eats what doesn't keep and stores what does: tomatoes and peppers first, then squash and cabbage, while potatoes and apples wait for winter.
• A family of 3.1 AE eats roughly 8 kg of vegetables, 5 kg of potatoes, 6 kg of fruit and 2.5 kg of meat a week; there are fewer eggs.
• One bird, three meals: a roast or casserole, a soup and a dish of leftovers.
• Dried beans are soaked and boiled hard, and a bitter courgette or squash is never eaten.
• On 1 November, count what goes into winter: cellar, crock, jars, freezer.

What's inside

Chapters

1. What autumn gives on the homestead
2. How much the family eats in a week
3. The autumn kitchen: the range comes back
4. September: a harvest menu
5. November: a menu from the stores
6. Squash, beans and cabbage
7. Autumn meat: one bird, three meals
8. Sauerkraut and sarma: plan the dates
9. Basic autumn recipes
10. Into winter: what goes where
11. Common mistakes
12. Printable checklist

Worksheets

• Autumn quantity calculator
• Recipe calculator
• Weekly menu
• Autumn kitchen calendar
• Sauerkraut plan
• Autumn meat record
• Winter stores