My Autumn Grocery Guide

As the sky stays grey a little longer in the mornings and the leaves turn from green to gold, I start to crave warm meals, lots of orange foods, and the cozy scents that make my house smell like it’s Thanksgiving—sweet and savory heaven. Cookies, curries, soups, oat bakes, roasted vegetables, salads.

Fall is the time of year where my dinner is practically a personal smörgåsbord. It’s the “mix all the best things together until your plate is full” type of season. The months where we say “let’s throw fruits and nuts into this salad… and also let’s have pumpkin bread for a post workout snack.” You better believe I absolutely love every bite of autumn.

My Autumn Grocery Guide

Fruits:

  • Apples: chop them, cook them in a bit of oil and cinnamon on the stove, and put them on everything

  • Avocado

  • Bananas: Caramelize sliced banana just like the apples and thank me later

  • Figs: They’re almost out of season so every time my dad comes across them he brings me home a huge basket! blessed

  • Oranges

  • Pears

  • Persimmons

  • Plums: Yes, they’re in season until the end of October! Search “plums” on my website for some inspiration!

  • Pomegranates

  • Zahidi dates: I came across a big tub of these for $4 the other day, I was stoked!

Veggies:

  • Asparagus

  • Beets

  • Broccoli

  • Butternut squash

  • Brussels sprouts

  • Cabbage: It’s officially soup season and I looove cabbage soup!

  • Carrots

  • Celery: Cooked down on the stove with onions, veggie or chicken stock and thrown into a stew… the component you always forget you need in a soup but really do.

  • Eggplant

  • Garlic

  • Kale: Air fried for a few minutes until crispy—delicious!

  • Spinach

  • Sweet potatoes & yams

Herbs: dried or fresh

  • Sage

  • Oregano

  • Rosemary

Pantry:

  • Curry paste/powder

  • Lentils

  • Maple Syrup: the pure, grade A stuff

  • Oats

  • Pecans

  • Pepitas: green pumpkin seeds

  • Pumpkin purée: not pumpkin pie filling, the only ingredient here should be pumpkin

  • Tahini: ground sesame seeds

  • Walnuts

Fridge:

  • Red miso paste

  • Traditional hummus

This is just a simple list of the foods I find myself clinging to in autumn. Hopefully it helps you navigate a more seasonal approach to comfort food season! For meal inspiration, head to my instagram!!

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