The goal of eating seasonally comes with both pride and frustration. Sure, we like to think of ourselves as consumer-conscious people. After the 100-mile diet we were engrained by the prospect of eating locally and seasonally year-round. Unbeknownst to us, this ideal carries a burden. Eating seasonally also means sacrificing variety and spontaenity in the kitchen. Roasted veggies, braised chunks of meat and hearty stews are delicious. But as the saying goes, you can have too much of a good thing.
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