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Fresh From the Farmers’ Almanac Kitchen: Recipes From the Garden
Try these great recipes for summer fresh vegetables and herbs.

Canned vs. Fresh Pumpkin: Big Cost Savings
By preparing fresh pumpkin, you'll get plenty of pumpkin for your pumpkin recipes and dollars in your pocket.

Tasty Tomato Treats
Nothing taste better than fresh tomatoes recently picked from the garden.

Prepare and Freeze Fresh Pumpkin Easily
Want to reuse those pumpkins on your steps for a wonderful Thanksgiving pie?

Easy Ways to Preserve Summer's Bounty
Learn how to enjoy fresh foods all year-long and save money while doing so!

Blanching Basics for Vegetables
You can still keep vegetables and fruits fresh tasting, even if you freeze them. Learn how.

Grilling Veggies
Tips and ways to use your grill. Bring life to fresh vegetables this summer by grilling them. Learn how here.

Bringing Herbs Indoors
If your area has not had a killing frost yet, you may still have time to bring your herbs indoor for year-round fresh ingredients.

Freeze the Peas? Yes Please!
Simple tips for freezing Snow Peas and Sugar Snap Peas, so they'll always taste fresh.

Pumpkins . . . Yum!
Tasty ides for timely pumpkins. Fall is synonymous with pumpkins. Learn how to cook fresh pumpkins and try these tasty recipes.

How to Pick the Freshest Fruits and Vegetables
Here are some great tips to memorize on ways to choose the freshest fruits and veggies.

Decorations from Nature
Tips on ways to bring the garden to your next party. Fun ways to make your next outdoor gathering more festive.

You Say Tomato, I Say Let’s Eat!
Red, ripe tomatoes are abundant right now. Try these delicious recipes, and enjoy the health benefits!

Not Just For The Dryer
Interested in tips for using dryer sheets?

Got Eggs?
Preparation tips How to prepare eggs like a pro

Make Your Own Tea
Next time you're in the mood for a cup of hot or cold tea, why not head to your garden? Herbal teas can be mad from herbs grown in your backyard or patio.

Refreshing Fruit Salads
Tasty recipes for a summer treat!

Decorate Your Thanksgiving Table Naturally
Adding a homemade touch to the Thanksgiving table couldn't be easier.

5 Easy Ways to Add Some SPRING to Your February
Spring fever taking over? Here are five easy ways to help make spring seem a little closer.

Top 10 reasons to cut your own tree
Want to gather the family and cut down your own tree?

If You are Missing an Ingredient
Emergency Kitchen Substitutions It never seems to fail. You are preparing a special family dinner and you forgot to pick up a necessary ingredient. Don't fret. There are ways around it.


No Need for Blanching!
Not every vegetable has to be blanched for freezing. Here are some

Helpful Herbal Hints
Drying herbs can be done with these simple steps.

Never Sneeze into Your Hand
Tips to Fend Off Germs Naturally Learn 10 tips to help get rid of germs that may cause illness.

Bug Bite? Reach for the toothpaste.
Everyday remedies for annoying bug bites. Warmer weather means more outdoor time and more bugs. Find out how to easily take the sting out of the season.

Parsley Growing Like a Weed?
Easy ways to preserve an abundant herb crop. Herbs are great year-round. Here are some easy ways to preserve your herb crop this summer.

Cooking Quiz: Can you tell truth from myth?
Start coffee with cold or hot water? Should you put oil in pasta water? Find the answers here.

Try These Tasty Spring Salad Tips
Learn to make a delicious, filling spring salad.

Top Five Foods For Picnics and Cookouts
(And Some Tasty Recipes!) Cook up some fantastic foods this Memorial Day. Check out our favorites here.

Celebrate Spring Flavors
Favorite spring-time recipes. Looking for some new spring-time dishes to try? Check out our picks.

Got a Headache? Try this herbal relief.
Check out this natural cure for common headaches.

Plant a Healing Garden this Spring
Herbs are great to grow. They're useful, beneficial, and come in handy.

Learn How to Prepare Onions
First appearing in the 2005 Farmers' Almanac A few ways to prepare onions and avoid. Read More

Hungry? Think Blue!
July is National Blueberry Month. July is the best time to eat more blueberries. They're healthy, patriotic, and tasty!

11 Smart Ways to Make Your Money Last Longer
The cost of living is rising! Here are some of our favorite cost-cutting, penny-pinching tips from past editions of the Farmers’ Almanac:

Tips to Relieve Heartburn and Indigestion Naturally
The holidays for eating is here. Here are some natural ways to help you avoid overeating and possible heartburn.

Collard Greens
Want a prosperous new year? Try eating collard greens this New Year’s Day.

12 Simple Tips to Sell Your Home in a Slow Market
Try these low-cost tips to make your house a place buyers will want to call home.

Grow Your Own Bouquets
Learn how to grow your own flowers for beautiful bouquets.

Eat Your Colors!
Eating a rainbow of colors can improve your health.

5 Fun Cures for Spring Fever
Is the ideas of warm weather making you anxious to get outdoors? Check out some fun ways to enjoy spring, even if you still have snow outside.

Summertime Remedies
Got a splinter? Bee sting? Bug bite? Check out these homemade natural cures for common summertime ailments.

Snack Smart
Snacking throughout the day can help you stay healthy.

What is raised on the farm?
Thanksgiving Acrostic Here is a quick game that encourages everyone to think about foods raised on the farm - and how grateful we are for farmers.

Useful and Timely Tips from the Farmers' Almanac
Did you know that apples will turn lettuce brown? Or what to do if the plastic wrap you use is clinging to itself? Find the answers and more here.

Favorite Fall Recipes
It's time to cook with pumpkins, squash, apples and more! Check out these tasty recipes.

A Clothesline Comeback
Want to save money? Think clotheslines. They're making a comeback.

Recipes for Smart Snacking
Healthy, easy to make, recipes to fuel your body through the day.

Must Read Cooking Tips
Learn how to make eggs fluffier, meatballs easier, and vegetables more full of flavor.

Do You Know These Fishy Facts?
Fun yet fishy trivia for all.

Best Baking Tips From the Farmers' Almanac
Just in time for Thanksgiving! 'Tis the time to head to the kitchen! The holidays are a great time to bake. Make your time easier by checking out our useful tips.

Soothe Minor Burns
With Every Day Cures The cooking/baking season is upon us. Burns in the kitchen happen all the time. Find out what simple, natural cures can help soothe the burn.

Make Your Own Cooking Mixes
Save Time and Money Like the convenience of store-bought cookie, cake, brownie and other mixes, but don't like the cost? Here's a solution.

Sick of Winter?
Warm up your home décor. Find out how to warm up your winter blues with some easy home decorating tips.

Where did Ice Cream Come From?
You scream . . . I scream . . . We all scream for ICE SCREAM ...but who Screamed first? Learn about the history of this popular dessert.

Sensational Super Bowl Soups and Sandwiches
Football fans will cheer when you serve these great soups and sandwiches.

Just Add a Pinch of Salt: Recipes for a Cleaner Home
Recipes for a Cleaner Home We all know salt as a seasoning, but did you know it can help you around the house too?

Top Feel Good Gifts For Mom
Make her, the earth, and you feel good. The secret to a great Mother's Day Gift is giving from the heart. Check out our earth-friendly, thoughtful ideas here.

Make Your Own Valentine Candy
Candied Cherries Looking for something sweet for your sweetie? Check out this homemade, easy treat.

Apple Cider Season
Autumn is the time for sipping cider. Learn more about this seasonal favorite and how it can be used for cooking.

Top Ten Outdoor Activities for Fall
Ten great reasons to get outside this fall.

The Truth About Processed Foods
Almost 90% of our food budgets go to convenience foods, but what is this doing to our health?

What the Heck is a Rutabaga?
This jumbo root vegetable with the strange name can make a tasty addition to your table.

Did Smelly Feet Ruin Valentine's Dinner?
Ahh Valentine's Day. A day to rekindle the romance. The flowers are on the table, the candles are lit, but what is that smell?

Cure for Kids' Cabin Fever
Entertain your children with these fun indoor garden activities.

Warm Up with Hearty Fall Soups
Save money and eat well. Soups are a great option for dinners and lunches. Check out fall favorites.

Ouchless Tips for Hammering Nails
Basic tips to be memorized. Easy tips for bruise-free hammering.

Make Your Own Herbal Vinegar
Easy and Tasty Suggestions Tired of just plain vinegar? Looking for some good reasons to plant herbs? Check out these easy ways to make herbal vinegar.

Decorating the Christmas Tree
Decorating the Christmas tree can be traced back to the 7th century. A wide variety of decorations, including tinsel made with real silver, have been used over the centuries. Here are a few ideas for making your tree special.

7 Easy Ways to Make Your Roses Last Longer
Find out how to keep your flowers blooming longer.

Breakfast That Will Stick To Your Ribs
Try these hearty recipes for your weekend breakfast or brunch.

From the Garden to the Grill
Tasty veggie ideas for your next backyard barbecue.

3 Yummy Mother's Day Treats
Looking for a new recipe for Mother's Day? Here are a few favorites from the Farmers' Almanac.

Must Read Remedies for Holiday Indulging
Remedies for Sick Stomachs. Holiday parties and indulging leaving you feeling a little off? Here are some natural cures for upset stomachs.

Chinese Food – It’s Not Just for Takeout
What could be better than Chinese takeout? How about homemade Chinese cuisine?

Got Dandruff? Grab a lime!
Natural ways to moisturize your scalp. Getting relief from dandruff can be hard at times. Below are a few home remedies that may help an often embarrassing condition.

What the Heck is a Parsnip?
Get to know this tasty tuber!

Recycle Your Christmas Tree
The holidays are here and so is one of the best times of the year for watching your waste.

Fight Allergies Naturally
Ease the sneeze with these allergy-busting home remedies

Poll Results: Pizza Wins by a Landslide!
You cast your votes, and pizza takes the title of favorite all-American dinner.

Put your Roof to Work
You don't need a big yard to have a nice garden. Try using your roof for planting vegetables, herbs and more.

Have you Exercised your Senses Lately
Tune into life's simple pleasures by exercising your senses. Learn how here.

Personal Pizzas
Quick, easy and a bit untraditional Make personal pizzas with French bread, tomato bagels and even hoagie rolls. It's easy!

Back-To-School Breakfast Fun!
Your children will have fun helping make these quick and easy breakfast recipes.

Top 10 Ways to Prevent a Cold
An ounce of prevention really is worth a pound of cure.

Healthier Holiday Cooking
Comfort food can be healthy. Find out how to make the holidays healthier here.

Game Day: Top 10 Picks For Healthy Snacking
Want ideas for healthy, low-calorie snacks for the game? Look no further.

Perfect Father's Day Foods
Treat dad to a special dinner or lunch. Check out these delicious dad-approved recipes.

Weight Loss - The Natural Way
Fad diets rarely work. Try these natural ways to lose weight and stay healthy!

Feast on these Fermented Foods
Recipes for tasty, healthy "living foods"

Wonderful Watermelon
Alternative ways to eat this sweet treat. Summer's fruit has to be watermelon. Here are some tasty and unusual watermelon recipes worth a try.

How to Start a Flower Garden
Add Beauty to Your Life by Growing Flowers- An Easy-to-Follow Plan for Starting a Flower Garden.

Wake Up and Smell the Coffee
Coffee lovers are sure to be pleased with these delicious variations of their favorite drink.

Beat Motion Sickness Naturally
If vacation season makes you queasy, these tested cures with have you jet-setting in no time!

Say “I Do” to Green: Earth-Friendly Tips for Your Wedding Day
Move over "white." Green is becoming the color of weddings. Learn how to turn your wedding green.

Touchdown! Winning Appetizers for the Big Game
Please any football fan with these great appetizers.

What to Eat For New Year’s Good Luck
What you eat January 1 could determine the success of your new year.

Quick Dinners
Think you don't have time to cook a good dinner? Think again!

Homemade Air Freshener Can Freshen up the Holidays
Here is an easy-to-make air freshener that's also a perfect homemade gift.

Easter Dinner Favorites
Tasty Recipes for Easter Looking for some new recipes for this spring holiday. Check out three favorites here.

Vegetables that Liked this Summer's Soggy Weather
Why Cabbage and Broccoli are a Gardener's Best Friend

Life, Liberty, and (Iced) Coffee for All!
Submit your Iced Coffee Recipe and Learn Coffee's History Share your best iced coffee recipes with us and learn all about coffee in the U.S.

Grizzly Bears in the White House?
Unusual presidential trivia you may not have heard. Ever wonder what goes on behind the White House walls? Check out some fun and interesting trivia about this very historical home.

Cooking with Warming Spices
Learn how to warm yourself up from the inside out by adding these spices to your menu.

Five Favorite Winter Warming Recipes
Cold outside? Warm up with these flavorful recipes.

Flower Arranging Basics
Receive flowers for Valentine's Day? Learn some basics about the best ways to arrange them.

Outrageous Weather Myths Debunked
Roosters crowing at night, dogs eating grass, pigs gathering straw. Can these things really predict the weather?

Starting Seeds Indoors
If you're anxious to get outside in the garden, but the temperatures are still too cold, why not go ahead and start seeds indoors?

Fun with Fermentation
Fermenting food is a healthy, and tasty, way to preserve the fall harvest.

Squash Season
Winter squash are in abundance during autumn. Try these recipes for your next meal or holiday parties.

Slow Cooking: Hints and Recipes for the Crock Pot
Dinner is never easier than when you use the crock pot. Get helpful hints and great recipes here.

One Potato, Two Potato, Three Potato, Four: The Story of America's Favorite Vegetable
Americans love potatoes, whether it's fried, baked or mashed. They have become one of America's favorite vegetables. In this article, we will get to the roots of the potato, where it came from, and how it made its way onto our plates, and into our hearts.

Healthier Halloween Treats
Sure, candy is dandy, but why not give the gift of good health this Halloween?

Extreme Weather Stories
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, and Thunderstorms Did hail wreck your car? Wonder why hurricanes form? Do you live in an area prone to twisters? Check out this informative and interesting story about extreme weather conditions.

Recipes

Lasagna
This is a wonderful lasagna recipe.

Paella
This is a wonderful dish from my grandma, Blanche Bianco. It's pretty and you need just one pot.

Roasted Potatoes
Roasted potatoes coated with olive oil and your favorite herbs, are always a crowd pleaser.

Jambalaya
Enjoy this spicy Cajun favorite.

Pork Medallions with Pear-Cranberry Sauce
Sliced pork cooks faster than a whole tenderloin, and this pear-cranberry sauce not only has wonderful flavor, but it's also quick and easy.

Yogurt Pie
Summer is here, and it is time for the easiest, most delicious, low-fat dessert!

String Beans Marinara
A mouth watering dish Italian Style is delicious as is, but you can easily add other vegetables!

Brunswick Stew
The aromatic signals that broadcast from a slow simmering Brunswick stew brings everyone into the kitchen anxious for a taste.


Boo-berry Coffin Cake
Scare up this cake for all your ghosts and goblins on Halloween. You'll have them shouting "yum" instead of "boo!"

Poached Salmon Steaks With Egg Sauce And Peas
Poached salmon with a rich egg sauce makes a lovely light lunch!


Asparagus with Lemon Crumb Topping
Looking for a new twist for asparagus? Surprise your guest with this recipe.

Strawberry Spinach Salad
The wonderful taste of strawberries and spinach all come together in this lovely salad.

Chicken Alfredo Spaghetti
Comforting, easy, and delicious this is a twist from the regular spaghetti dish.

Kelle Carter's Sugar Pumpkin Pie
Small Sugar Pumpkin is an heirloom pumpkin dating back to the 1800's. Dependable and easy to grow, it boasts high quality, stringless, thick, sweet flesh that is great for making pies. Organic seeds are available from Seeds of Change at www.seedsofchange.com.

Iced Tea Jazz
What a refreshing way to cool down from a warm humid day!

Tomato Meat Sauce
This is the basic tomato meat sauce that does not require making meatballs.

Baked Rainbow Trout “Edmond”
A tasty baked trout that's simple and quick to prepare but fit for a dinner party.

Okra Casserole
Serve this favorite over a bowl of long-grain rice with a piece of hot cornbread.

Bill Barker's Beer Bread
When it comes to minimum input and maximum output in the kitchen, beer bread is about as good as it gets.

Savory Potato Salad
Give any meal a special twist with this creamy, distinctive make-ahead salad. It's especially good along-side ham.





Farmhouse Chicken Noodle Soup
A soothing comfort food that's great for what ails you.

Celery Salad
A cool, crisp salad adds crunch and contrast to any menu. You can also use dried cranberries and walnuts.

Roast Pork Loin
This meal tastes great any time of the year.

Beef Stroganoff
Beef and mushrooms cooked in sour cream and served over noodles, this classic recipe has proved itself time and time again.

Roasted Pumpkin Salad
Eating this salad is a flavorful adventure


Spanish Eggs
This Spanish eggs recipe makes a delicious breakfast. Easy to make, the recipe calls for fresh ingredients to make this entree perfect.

Cream of Fresh Tomato Soup
Once you try this delightful version of tomato soup with the perfume of basil, you'll swear off canned tomato soup for good.

Spaghetti Sauce
A recipe for fresh tomato sauce for spaghetti. Recipe ingredients include tomatoes, cumin, parsley, garlic, salt, mushrooms and ...

Fresh Apple Cake
When apples are in season, there's nothing finer than a simple apple cake. Although easy to make, this cake is anything but ordinary.

Peach Cobbler
August is Peach Month. It's time to turn those fresh peaches into a sweet tasty cobbler.

Marinated Bean Salad
This is a healthy, fresh tasting salad that will give you an easy way to enjoy the many nutritional benefits of beans.

American Pizza (Italian Pie)
You can make hot, fresh pizza just like the professionals do!

French Style Fish Fillets
Try this recipe for a great way to eat fresh fish.

New England Clam Chowder
Scrumptious fresh clams, hearty potatoes and creamery butter, this classic may sweep your taste buds out to sea.

Dill Dip
A classic party dip that can be served in a fresh-baked Beer Bread bowl.

Old-Fashioned Strawberry Shortcake
Get some fresh strawberries and treat yourself to something very special.

Ambrosia
Here's a tasty use for fresh seasonal fruits.



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Bringing the Garden to the Table
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Magnolia Wreath
October 22, 2005 6:09 PM

Cooking With Zests of Citrus
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Egg Cooking Tips
August 7, 2006 1:05 PM


Strawberry Stats
March 31, 2006 8:34 AM

Favorite Vegetables to Grow
May 15, 2008 2:39 PM

Fresh, Safe & Affordable Food
March 18, 2009 4:56 PM


Keeping Ahead of Thanksgiving
November 8, 2009 10:43 PM

Cut Flower Care
February 15, 2006 1:47 PM

Fighting Germs and Winter Illnesses
January 6, 2006 2:03 PM

Pruning the Vineyard with the Pros
February 23, 2006 4:17 PM

Gardening Made easy
March 17, 2009 3:25 PM


Leave the Stuffing to the Turkey
November 16, 2009 8:57 AM

Columbus Day at the Farm
October 14, 2008 12:59 PM

The Rose Touch
June 12, 2006 11:36 AM

Selecting and Storing Melons
August 9, 2006 10:50 AM


American Agriculture Trivia - Quiz 2
August 18, 2006 7:36 AM

Working It Out
August 14, 2009 4:56 PM

Gardener’s Soap Recipe
June 21, 2006 8:04 AM

Winter Wild Bird Care
February 22, 2006 8:36 AM

May Changes Everything
May 14, 2008 2:19 PM

Time to Think Locally
March 26, 2008 10:22 AM

A Full Corn Day
September 4, 2009 12:04 PM

The Virtues of Cedar
November 30, 2005 11:11 AM

Tummy Ache Tea to the Rescue
November 9, 2005 10:01 AM


Weed Proof Your Garden
June 9, 2008 10:08 AM

Farm Aid Blog Post #3
September 30, 2006 2:31 PM


Strawberry Moons….Forever
June 18, 2008 12:30 PM

Unusual Animals In The White House
November 10, 2008 3:36 PM

Cooking Outside the Bread Box
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Backyard Chickens Demystified!
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Random Acts of Green-Ness
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The Importance of Indoor Air Quality
August 21, 2008 9:47 AM



For Goodness Scapes
July 1, 2009 10:01 AM

Be A Nature Detective
January 17, 2008 11:32 AM

Sickness Bad - Cure Worse
December 10, 2008 12:09 PM

Watermelon Hog
August 4, 2006 7:47 AM


Beets Again?
June 18, 2009 11:00 AM

Smart Hints That Save
February 19, 2009 12:06 PM


Getting Started on the Farm
May 15, 2009 8:00 AM

Thanksgiving Traditions
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Move Thanksgiving?!
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