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Articles

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

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

How to Barbecue Like a Pro
Get some seasoned tips.

Little Known Pumpkin Facts
What do pumpkins have to do with freckles and snakebites? What state grows the most pumpkins annually?

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

Tips for holiday weight loss
If you want to get back on track, here are a few tips on how to lower the fat and calories in your everyday cooking.

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

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Secret Ingredients for Better Tasting Dishes
Almanac Approved!

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Winning Apple Pie Recipes
Farmers' Almanac readers elected Apple Pie as America's Dessert. Now check out our top three winning recipes for this tasty pie.

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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.

Healthy Hints for the New Year
Easy to follow tips for a healthier you.

Recipes


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Pickled Peaches

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.

Easy Pumpkin Pie
A tasty holiday tradition made easy.

Chow Chow
In the south, and particularly in the mountains, chow-chow is a favorite relish to be eaten with a bowl of pinto beans!

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

Apple Spiced Muffins
These are great any time of year. Plus, they’ll leave your house smelling divine.

Holiday Cheese Ball
Give your holiday cheeseball a zesty new flavor by adding some of your own favorite spices, nuts, meats and more.

Videos

Doug Elliott: Spice Bush
Did you know you might have an exotic spice growing in your own backyard? Doug Elliott introduces you to the shrub known as "spice bush."

Products

A Busy Cook's Guide to Spices
We buy the same groceries week in and week out. This book helps us create tasty new meals by adding herbs and spices. Unlike many spicebooks, this one is cross referenced with the foods we eat. We don't go home...

Beginners Spice Set
Looking for the perfect gift for a new homeowner, college freshmen, or just to get yourself started? Look no more! Give someone the perfect gift that they will remember every night after a good cooked meal! This wonderful set...

Blog

Warming Spices
February 1, 2006 2:33 PM

Pumpkins and October
October 9, 2007 11:50 AM

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

Harvesting and Drying Herbs
October 4, 2005 9:12 AM

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What's inside the 2008 Canadian Farmers' Almanac?
As always, the 2008 Canadian Farmers’ Almanac contains 16 months of our legendary weather predictions for Canada. Don’t be caught off guard—see what’s in store for your hometown for the next winter, spring, and summer ahead.This year’s edition contains hints,...