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The seasonal basket

September ingredients

8 ingredients worth organizing your week around. Each page explains why now, how to choose it, and what to do with it.

Roasting chiles Poblanos, Anaheims, and Hatch chiles come in together in late August and are gone by mid-O… Tomatillos Tomatillos run from midsummer into October and are at their best right now — heavy, tight … Cilantro Cilantro is a cool-weather herb. It bolts and turns bitter in July heat, and it comes back… Limes California limes are harvested from late summer through winter, and early fall is when the… Delicata squash The first winter squash of the year shows up at the end of September, and delicata is the … Julian apples Julian is an hour inland and four thousand feet up, and its apples come down the mountain … Table grapes California table grapes peak from late August through October, and September is when the g… Mahi-mahi Mahi-mahi — dorado — is a warm-water fish, and in a warm year it runs off San Diego in lat…