In this episode, host David Crowley from Cooking Chat talks with Alessandra Macaluso from Live for the Season about her tips for winter seasonal cooking and other ways lean into seasonality.

• How growing up in a large Italian family contributed to Alessandra's early interest in cooking.

• Alessandra's passion for seasonal cooking and her overall focus on seasonality.

• Background behind the blog, "Live for the Season," which emphasizez the importance of living in tune with each season and embracing seasonal ingredients.

• How Alessandra's interest in seasonal cooking deepened after having children, leading her to research and create a cookbook titled "What a Good Eater".

• Ways that her cooking in winter draws upon Chinese medicine principles, and ingredients she suggests using based on these ideas.

• Ideas for keeping fresh local produce in the mix during winter, including growing a tower garden in your home.

• Information about the Healthy Holiday Challenge that Alessandra is running.