A Craving For Each Season?

[Cinnamon]

I've noticed I get seasonal cravings, as such:

Fall: spiced cooked apples
Winter: tempura udon soup
Spring: green salads
Summer: fish with citrus (and whenever there's a hurricane report on TV somewhere I pretty much have to have shrimp grilled with grapefruit)

Who else and what? (For me the perennial summer fruit-and-fish craving is most notable.)

[butterfly]

Food where I live is so seasonal. I'm always amazed that I can eat a food several times a week during one season and never once think about it during the rest of the year.

summer:
gazpacho, ajoblanco, paella, melon, peaches, salads, ice cream, horchata

fall:
oysters, mushrooms, pomegranates, persimmons, quince, squash, sweet potatoes, apples

winter:
clementines and manderine oranges, raf tomatoes, nuts, roast meats and fish, marzipan/turron/other holiday sweets, hot chocolate

spring:
mushrooms, cherries, strawberries, apricots, artichokes

[HillJ]

Fall - baked apples with maple syrup, cider
Winter-homemade chicken soup
Spring-everything on the grill!
Summer-produce, produce, produce

[bropaul]

Fall- Apples, Pears, Butternut Squash
Winter - Braised Meats & Polenta, leeks
Spring - snow peas, snap peas
Summer - tomatoes, green beans & peaches

[LindaWhit]

Fall - apple-anything - pies, crisps applesauce
Winter - beef - stews, pot roast
Spring - local asparagus
Summer - fruits (cherries, peaches) and fish. And anything grilled.

[andlulu]

Spring - Ham & vermont mustard sauce. potato salad.
Summer - shrimp cocktail & slushy margaritas.
Fall - anything w/ pumpkin in it!
Winter - anything w/ peppermint in it! gooey brownies.

[MVNYC]

fall pumpkin beer, marzens
winter- porters, stouts and barley wines
spring IPA hop monsters
summer Hefeweizens

[JoanN]

More than anything else, I eagerly await the spring shad. And the season is so short!

[pescatarian]

Fall: pomegranates, baked apples, tomatoes
Winter: Vegetable Bean/Barley Soups, etc., mashed potatoes
Spring: Asparagus, Pasta with shelled peas and mint
Summer: Mango Salad, Gazpacho, Salads, Salads, and more Salads of all kinds

[nycgirl]

warm weather - watermelon. have it every night in the summer
cool weather - soup. Once the temp drops below 50 all I want is soup or stew

[Katie Nell]

Fall: soups, meatloaf, apples

Winter: hot chocolate, chili

Spring: salads

Summer: watermelon, barbequed chicken

Anytime of the year: ice cream!!

[Janet from Richmond]

Fall: Pumpkin Pie

Winter: Pot Roast

Spring: burgers on the grill

Summer: tomatoes

[chowser]

Fall: persimmons
Winter: stews
Spring: greens
Summer: all summer produce--cherries, melons, berries, corn, etc., etc. I can't get enough in the short season.

[Eat_Nopal]

Fall: Pumpkin Pie

Winter: Spicy Hot Chocolate

Spring: Baby Green Salad with Bleu Cheese, Cranberries & Candied Walnuts

Summer: Ceviche, Raw Oysters & Beer

[susancinsf]

I haven't noticed that I have seasonal cravings, but I think hubby shares one of yours: he cooked dinner tonight, the first night of the year that felt like 'fall', and the night of our first rain, and dessert was spiced cooked apples. :-)