This week we focus on the warming herbs, the hearty grains. The cold calls for these.Root vegetables of course at this time of year, and seeds, which can provide extra nutrition when the local vegetables are thin.

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• Red lentils with warming spices and lacinato kale; sesame buckwheat with sweet potato
• Marinated tofu with mixed bell peppers in piquante smoked paprika sauce; brown rice with cauliflower
• Chole with carrots; curried potatoes
• Brussel sprouts, green beans and barley in almond gravy; rutabaga and turnip with caraway and dill