What's in Season: Winter
Authentic seasonal recipes — made with what's fresh right now.
Finland — Winter
Finnish Cabbage Rolls
Kaalikääryleet
Hearty Finnish cabbage rolls stuffed with pork and barley, braised in a sweet cream sauce. A comforting winter classic served with lingonberry jam.
Karelian Pies
Karjalanpiirakat
Traditional Finnish Karelian pies with thin rye crust and creamy rice porridge filling, served warm with egg butter — a comforting winter staple from Karelia.
Sauteed Reindeer
Poronkäristys
Classic Lapland comfort food — thinly sliced reindeer sauteed in butter, served with creamy mashed potatoes, lingonberry jam, and pickled cucumber.
France — Winter
Poires Pochées au Vin Rouge
Whole pears poached in red wine with vanilla until deeply crimson, a timeless French winter dessert served with crème fraîche.
French Onion Soup
Soupe à l'Oignon Gratinée
Classic Parisian bistro onion soup with deeply caramelized onions in a rich broth, crowned with bread and Comté AOC, broiled until golden.
Tartiflette
A Savoyard après-ski classic of sliced potatoes, lardons, and onions baked under a whole halved Reblochon AOP until golden and bubbly.
Italy — Winter
Orecchiette con Cime di Rapa
Orecchiette con cime di rapa
Puglia's iconic winter pasta — orecchiette tossed with bitter broccoli rabe, anchovies, garlic, and chili in generous olive oil.
Pappardelle al Ragu di Cinghiale
Pappardelle al ragù di cinghiale
Tuscan wild boar ragu slow-simmered with porcini, red wine, and San Marzano tomatoes, served over wide pappardelle with Parmigiano Reggiano.
Ribollita
A hearty Tuscan bread soup of cavolo nero, cannellini beans, and stale bread, slowly simmered and reboiled for deep, comforting winter flavor.
Greece — Winter
Galaktoboureko
Γαλακτομπούρεκο
Crisp buttered phyllo encasing a creamy semolina custard scented with lemon, soaked in cinnamon syrup — a beloved Greek dessert.
Moussaka
Μουσακάς
Layers of roasted eggplant and cinnamon-spiced meat sauce crowned with creamy bechamel, baked golden -- the iconic Greek winter casserole.
Avgolemono
Αυγολέμονο
A silky Greek soup of chicken broth and rice finished with avgolemono — the classic egg-lemon liaison that defines Greek comfort cooking.
Mexico — Winter
Champurrado
A thick, warming Mexican hot chocolate drink thickened with masa harina and sweetened with piloncillo, served during winter holidays.
Pozole Rojo
A celebratory Mexican stew of slow-simmered pork and hominy in a deep red guajillo-ancho chile broth, served with an array of fresh garnishes.
Tamales
Masa dough spread on corn husks, filled with shredded pork in red chile sauce, and steamed -- a communal Mexican winter tradition with Mesoamerican roots.