October In The Kitchen
By Anna
@LadyDuck (458230)
Switzerland
October 1, 2018 7:34am CST
October has started and Autumn is showing its colors.
Some trees are already dropping their leaves, while others are turning red and yellow, painting the hills with nice colored spots.
I have been grocery shopping in Italy yesterday and I have brought home some fruits and vegetables that are now in season.
The top part of my photo shows black figs and a small pomegranate (still on my tree).
The bottom photo wild mushrooms, cachi, or kaki (similar to persimmons but sweeter and softer) and red grapes.
It rained yesterday evening and I used the mushrooms to make a Tuscan soup that has been perfect to warm up in an almost cold evening.
Put aside pumpkins, which are the October fruits and vegetables in your area?
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
1 Oct 18
I love figs! I always remember eating figs from one of our trees in our orchard when I lived in Italy. One of my favorite memories from Italy.
Here, the apples are at their peak and there are pumpkins everywhere as you can see from this picture I took at a market.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
1 Oct 18
@LadyDuck True! We tried growing figs in our garden in Canada but it only produced a few fruits each year but we were happy with it! 
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
1 Oct 18
@1hopefulman My tree only gives a few figs, but it's better than nothing.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Oct 18
@LadyDuck - We are seeing more fresh apples and winter squash at the Farmer's Market. Delicious!
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
3 Oct 18
@DeborahDiane Some combine prosciutto with melon, but I prefer figs.
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@DeborahDiane (40056)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Oct 18
@LadyDuck - Oh, yes. I have had figs with Prosciutto, too, and it is a delicious combination.
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@shaggin (71666)
• United States
2 Oct 18
I do not like mushrooms at all but my boyfriend and mother do. I eat dried figs in my smoothies and cereal. I have never seen one fresh they look much different then I expected. Pomegranates are very good for you so that is really lucky you have a tree that grows them! I bought red grapes on sale a few days ago at Aldi's 99 cents a pound.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Oct 18
OMG, young cèpes
! I would like to see some in France, but it has quite not rained here since the beginning of July
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I had a persimmon tree in the garden of my previous house, they were not good before December. And I was letting most of them to birds, I do not like them a lot. Same for chestnuts, I pick only 1 or 2 kg. I like grapes, but it is a bit late now... Something that I like and pick in the woods in December are medlars.
! I would like to see some in France, but it has quite not rained here since the beginning of July.
I had a persimmon tree in the garden of my previous house, they were not good before December. And I was letting most of them to birds, I do not like them a lot. Same for chestnuts, I pick only 1 or 2 kg. I like grapes, but it is a bit late now... Something that I like and pick in the woods in December are medlars.3 people like this
@topffer (42156)
• France
1 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Smaller cèpes are better, and you have less risks to find squatters. For medlars, it is rare to see some in grocery shops, but I have localized several in public forests. I also pick "cornouilles" in woods. I do not the English name, it is a red fruit looking like an olive, good in jams and cakes, but long to prepare because of a pit difficult to remove.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
1 Oct 18
@topffer I know what "cournouilles" are, I think they are called Cornellian cherries, I have never tried the fruits. Small cèpes are a lot better, too many times the big ones are squatted and almost empty in the middle. Today it rains, if tomorrow the sun shines, I could try my luck in the woods.
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
1 Oct 18
I love cèpes, I have found them in Italy, I had seen some bigger ones here, but they were too expensive. It is such a long time that I do not see medlars I loved those fruits. I am not a fan of persimmons, I like cachi more, but I bought them only to make a jam to serve with cheese. We had a lot of chestnuts this year, but very little mushrooms.
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I wish the supermarkets will also import figs so we can also taste it.
@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
1 Oct 18
You have a pomegranate tree? I'm jealous! 
October fruits and veggies are pumpkin and uuummm ... I don't know. I have to wait to see what they put out in the grocery store. The pumpkins are out already!
October fruits and veggies are pumpkin and uuummm ... I don't know. I have to wait to see what they put out in the grocery store. The pumpkins are out already! 2 people like this
@ptrikha_2 (45501)
• India
2 Oct 18
@cmoneyspinner In India, we have a sweet made of White Pumpkin(and its really very sweet). It is called as "Petha" in Hindi.
A link explaining about it follows:
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
2 Oct 18
@LadyDuck - Yummy! I love pumpkins pies. Don't know if you ever watched this cooking show called "Two Fat Ladies". It was two fat ladies who did a lot of cooking so that what's they named the TV show. At any rate one of the ladies was using pumpkin as a main ingredient in one of her recipes. She's singing praises of the pumpkin. But then she says "Americans do terrible things to pumpkins like put them in pies." I couldn't stop laughing. I know you're not American so it gives me great pleasure to know that non-Americans do terrible things like that to.
P.S. Is your recipe for Tuscan soup EZ? I love mushrooms!
I couldn't stop laughing. I know you're not American so it gives me great pleasure to know that non-Americans do terrible things like that to.
P.S. Is your recipe for Tuscan soup EZ? I love mushrooms!2 people like this
@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
2 Oct 18
You can see a pomegranate tree in almost every garden here. The weather of the south of Switzerland is very different from the north, there are also lemon and olive trees along the lake of Lugano. My tree is still small, but the pomegranates are good. I keep the smallest for decorating the table during the Christmas holidays.
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I also have a fig tree, the grapes are not far and a big cachi tree is on the hedge of the private road leading to our home.
@dgobucks226 (34368)
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1 Oct 18
No leave turning yet in my neck of the woods, but the acorns are dropping like rain from the trees. If I don't watch it I just might tumble over them, lol. Persimmons remind me of Thanksgiving. My Mom always made a persimmon pudding for that holiday. Before you know it, soup time will be here for me too
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@LadyDuck (458230)
• Switzerland
4 Oct 18
@dgobucks226 My dwarf maple has now turned red, the Holly tree berries are turning red right now.
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@dgobucks226 (34368)
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3 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Looking forward to the leaves changing color and getting a pumpkin for the porch. My bushes in front are already starting to turn red.
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I’m sure your soup tasted delicious!
@Tampa_girl7 (49005)
• United States
2 Oct 18
Your figs look different then the ones in my parents yard. Everything in your photo looks so yummy.
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@wolfgirl569 (95225)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Oct 18
Squash is the big one here. Apples are also ripe now.
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@wolfgirl569 (95225)
• Marion, Ohio
1 Oct 18
@LadyDuck Yes I forgot the walnuts here. Glad they are in the neighbors yard not mine lol
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