Grandma's Cooking How-to's
If you are experimenting with some new recipes this month, check out these "how-to"s from Grandma Blanche Bianco. She'll teach how to boil pasta, make bechamel sauce and more.

How to Barbecue Like a Pro
Get some seasoned tips.

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

Sunflowers: More than a Beautiful Flower
Tips for harvesting, drying and roasting sunflower seeds.

What Really Puts You to Sleep on Thanksgiving?
Tryptophan is often used as an excuse for falling asleep after that big holiday meal. But is it truly the culprit?

Holiday Survival Tips
Instead of letting the holidays send you into a spin, we've pulled together the ultimate survival guide to help eliminate some of the frustrations!

Cooking tips from Grandma Blanche Bianco
Wonder how to deglaze a pan or make bechamel sauce? Grandma Bianco has passed on a few tips for those who may be a bit new to the kitchen.

What are Latkes?
Here is an old-fashioned dish that is associated with Hanukkah. It is also easy to prepare.

What can you do with an armful of rhubarb?

Cooking Terminology and Methods
Dredge or dunk? Slice or Julienne? Not everyone knows the difference.

Secret Ingredients for Better Tasting Dishes
Almanac Approved!

Weekly Wisdom
From the Farmers' Almanac Looking for a more natural moth ball remedy? Ever wonder what cloves are? Find the answers and more here.

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

Go GREEN when you Clean
Tired of the toxic and expensive house cleaning supplies? Check out a few of our favorite home-made, greener choices.

Who Invented Peanut Butter?
March is peanut month! Check out some interesting facts about the inventor of one of the most popular peanut products around - peanut butter!

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

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

Test Your Food Trivia
Strange but true food facts. See how many you know.

Roast Turkey
The king of all table birds is the turkey. Although it is appearing more often at times other than Thanksgiving and Christmas, the turkey deserves an appearance regularly in the daily diet. Not only is it mighty good eating, it's a valuable source of proteins, vitamin B and iron. And it's low in calories.

Crab Bisque

Cherry Cream Tarts

Blueberry Buckle

Salmon Egg Foo Young

Chicken and Asparagus Amandine
This recipe gives you a quick and easy way to enjoy the delicious tastes of chicken and asparagus.

Apple Cider Recipes

Popcorn Party Mix

Corn and Potato Soup
This corn and potato chowder uses whole kernel corn. This recipe can be changed by adding crumbled bacon!

Teriyaki Beef & Veggies

Chocolate Yum Yum Cake
We can't think of a better Chocolate Cake Moment than to have fun in the kitchen making Chocolate Yum Yum Cake!

Cowboy Steak
A throwback recipe for a juicy cowboy steak.

Swedish Meatballs
Swedish meatballs can be served as an appetizer or at dinner with steamed rice and a vegetable.

Baked Bean Casserole
These easy baked beans are delicious for summer cookouts.

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

Shrimp Creole

Leftover Macaroni and Ham Casserole
Here's a fabulous recipe using leftover Christmas foods like ham & macaroni.

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

Gazpacho Soup Recipe
For this Spanish recipe, it is convenient to have a hand mixer with chopping blades, a food processor or a blender. This gazpacho can be garnished with minced vegetables and parsley or a dollop of sour cream.

Cheese Straws
Serious cheese lovers should try this recipe with jalapeno added for extra zip!

Baked Spaghetti
If you're bored with the regular spaghetti, try this easy baked spaghetti

Lobster Newburg

Pumpkin-Pear Pie
Pear dresses up traditional pumpkin pie with gourmet flair.

Polenta
Polenta is just cornmeal. It was something my mother made often. She made it instead of potatoes, and it was incredibly delicious. It is a dish that was quite common in Florence, her native region of Italy.

Chicken Stir-Fry

Crab Au Gratin

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

Crock-Pot Kielbasa
Just fix it and forget it!

Master Meat Loaf
For meatloaf the only limit is your imagination!

Cranberry Salad
There 's lots of cranberry taste in this beautiful gelatin salad.

Sweet & Sour Smokeys

Glazed Carrots

Chinese Pork with Peppers
Perfect for having friends over, prepare ahead for less stress.

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

Apricot Stuffed Chops

Crab Soup

Macaroni and Cheese
Mac and Cheese is comfort food for the soul.

Curried Citrus Chicken

Eggplant Taco Bake
A delicious dish for eggplant lovers!

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

Fire Up the Grill

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

Pork Mandarin

Green Bean & Mushroom Casserole
An easy way to make sure you family eats their greens!

Salmon Loaf

Shrimp Dip

Creamed Fish Casserole
This dish is, simply put, an extremely easy one-pot meal ideal for your busy day!

Barbecued Beef Brisket Recipe

Quick Beef Stroganoff
Simple, Fast & Delicious!

Oyster Stew

Spanish Rice Skillet
Easy to prepare and full of flavor, this Spanish rice recipe is a great Mexican side dish

Teriyaki Kabobs
These kabobs are simple to make, and delicious to eat.

Easy Hamburger Pasta Skillet
Penne is one of the most famous Italian pasta shapes.

Lasagna
This is a wonderful lasagna recipe.

Rise & Shine Cheesy Egg Bake
Start your morning right with a wholesome breakfast.

Chicken Wing Hors d'Ouevres
If you are serious about chicken wings this recipe not only makes a large quantity, but the flavors in this recipe are fantastic.

Creamed Mushrooms

Easy Fried Rice
A fried rice that you can enjoy as is or load up with your favorite veggies or meat.

Southern Fried Chicken Patties

Cheesy Chicken Enchiladas
Mild, but very tasty chicken Enchilada dish is surprisingly quick to assemble.

Veal Parmigiana
Family and friends won't get enough of this fast and easy recipe!

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

Chicken Cordon Bleu

Summer Bar-B-Q Chicken Recipe
This chicken recipe is easy and delicious.

Tangy BBQ Sauce Recipe
This tasty sauce is great on any meat.

Cider Vinegar BBQ Sauce Recipe
Here's a barbeque sauce that will keep em' coming back for more.

Tangy BBQ Sauce Recipe
This simple recipe has 9 ingredients and only takes 10 minutes!

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

Chicken Parmigiana

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

Woodcock in Wild Mushroom Sauce Recipe
A fabulous recipe for a hunters wild game catch!

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

Potato Latke Recipe
Here is an old fashioned Eastern European dish that should be revived. It is nourishing and easy to prepare, and a platter of these - served with sour cream and applesauce - is wonderful!

Cider Vinegar BBQ Sauce Recipe
This hand-crafted barbecue sauce recipe is is a snap to whip up.

Honey Butter
Honey-butter is expensive to purchase, yet simple to dpulicate at home.

Pear Sauce (for Pumpkin- Pear Pie)

Pepper Steak
This recipe would work well with Venison steak also.

Cuban Shrimp Creole

Festive Cranberry Mold

Sweet and Spicy Sauce

Instant Cheese Sauce

Easy Hamburger Casserole

Chinese Style Broiled Fish

Baked Cornish Hens with Honey Sauce
Succulent Cornish hens are roasted and then coated with a sweet, honey glaze.

Apple Dumplings with Hot Cider Sauce Recipe
The aroma of apples and cinnamon make this apple dumpling recipe delicious to make and to eat!

Barbecued Spareribs
Sweet and spicy barbecued spareribs with a touch of hot sauce.

Seaview Crab Cakes
Drizzle with your favorite sauce, and garnish with greens.

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.

Recipes: Shrimp and Jabanero Sauce
Pencils to the ready again as Farmers' Almanac TV cooks up sizzling shrimp in jabanero sauce.

Homemade Pesto Sauce - The Garden Girl
Patti uses fresh basil from her garden as she demonstrates her favorite pesto sauce recipe.

Rabbit in Wine Sauce Recipe
Patti Moreno reveals her simple recipe for a delicious rabbit meat entree.

Queen of Georgia
You'll find peach pie, peach preserve, peach cobbler, peach salsa, peach candies, and even peach hot sauce at Lane Packing. For over one hundred years their family has been growing "queen of Georgia," the peach.

Dad's Sauce Sampler
Like most people, do you have a difficult time finding something just right for your old pops? Well, let him know you got this sauce sampler just for him. It comes with five of MoHotta's best hot sauces and you...

Beach Bucket of Fire
With summer here, not even the sandcastles you build with this Beach Bucket can withstand the flavor bursting out of this one of a kind gift assortment. The tropical flavor of Walkerswood Jonkanoo Sauce, Trinidad Tropical, Sharkbite Sauce and our...

Season 2 Episode 9
There are actually people who get into very large pumpkins and race over very, very cold water to win the annual Windsor, Nova Scotia Pumpkin Paddle. The students at Humboldt State University have ideas, about incorporating appropriate technology into all...

Episode Thirteen
EPISODE THIRTEEN: PAUL BUNYAN & NATIVE-AMERICAN SEED CULTIVATIONVisit the Paul Bunyan Lumberjack museum in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, located on the site of one of the oldest lumberjack camps in the country, a camp that produced enough lumber to circle the...

Apple Cider Vinegar Uses and Recipes
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Prego and the Farmers' Almanac: "it's in there."
September 6, 2006 10:10 AM

Cooking Outside the Bread Box
September 5, 2005 10:28 PM

Shoo Deer! You bother me!
June 16, 2008 11:41 AM

Culinary Seeds for Seasoning Chart
May 24, 2006 1:11 PM

Dove Hunting with Grandma
September 5, 2005 8:46 AM

Miscellaneous Cooking, Kitchen and Other Tips
August 30, 2005 3:24 PM