Vote Your Taste Buds!
America's Favorite Dinner Looking for a break from all the campaign craziness? Let your taste buds cast this ballot.

Plant for Taste
Looking for something else to grow and eat besides vegetables? Consider adding flowers to your list of potential snacks, or as additions to your salad bowl. Here are a few tips and rules for your health, when it comes to munching on flower blossoms.

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

Sauerkraut, it’s not just for hot dogs
There are several creative recipes that can be made with Sauerkraut.

Why butter's better!
For many years, a major rift has divided this country. No, not urban versus rural, or even Democrat versus Republican. This split is the ongoing clash between-- butter and margarine . . .

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

Health Benefits of Strawberries
Strawberries not only look like a fruity heart-shaped valentine, they are filled with unusual phytonutrients that love to promote your health.

What can you do with an armful of rhubarb?

Fun Animal Facts
Are there more chickens than people in the world? Find out

Farmers' Almanac Readers Name Apple Pie as our National Dessert
There are many symbols we use to help represent the US and what we stand for. But what about dessert? In 2001, we asked this very question.

Gingersnaps Galore
With a few gingersnap cookies, you can turn ordinary pancakes, muffins and other foods into festive holiday treats with the wonderful gingersnap flavor.

Top Ten Favorite Holiday Treats
From the Farmers' Almanac Looking for some fantastic holiday treats to bake or give away as gifts? Check out our Top Ten Favorite recipes here.

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

Secret Ingredients for Better Tasting Dishes
Almanac Approved!

Exploring Different Varieties of Honey
Here are some facts about honey that may delight you.

When will it Snow?
And other timely tips.

An Onion a Day, May Help Keep Cholesterol Down
Peeling away the health benefits of onions. They may make you cry, but onions are healthy for you. Find out how.

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!

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

Secret Health Benefits of Garlic
Eating garlic every day may not only keep the vampires away; it may actually improve your health.

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

What makes Green Tea so special?
You have probably heard or read that green tea is good for you, but you may not know why or how it is.

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

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

Easy Yet Important Ways to Save Money
From the Farmers’ Almanac Check out some of our timely tips on ways to cut costs.

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.

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.

10 Ways to Keep More Money in Your Pocket
Thrifty Thinknig Is your wallet feeling the economic crunch? Find out how you can hang on to those dollars.

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

Stevia: A Natural (and Unknown) Sweetener
Stevia is very sweet, has no calories and is easy to grow. Try it.

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

Holiday Plants: How Safe are They?
Are poinsettias really that toxic? Learn the truth behind the health risks of some popular holiday plants.

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

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

A Sugar Lesson for Sweet Cooking
Before you whip up that special dessert, keep in mind that granulated white sugar differs in size, as well as use in the kitchen.

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.

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.

Dinner In a Flash
Think you don't have time to cook a good dinner? Think again!

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.

Make Your 12 Days of Christmas More GREEN
12 Earth-Friendly Tips Learn how to make the 12 days of Christmas a little more green. Check out our easy but useful tips here.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Oyster Bisque

Baked Eggplant
A flavorful eggplant casserole that's delicious as a main course or large appetizer

Baked Potato Soup
A loaded baked potato soup recipe, this soup incorporates baking potatoes, bacon, cheese, sour cream, and other vegetables and seasonings.

Cream of Asparagus Soup
A cream of asparagus soup with asparagus and milk, along with butter and seasonings.

Shrimp-Shell Chow Mein
There's nothing plain about this savory combination!

Shrimp Dip

Shepherd's Pie
This simple recipe can be made with ground beef or Sunday's left-over roast.

Organic Broccolini & Spinach Soup

Potato Omelet
Try this hearty omelet for breakfast in the morning.

Spinach Pie
This is one pie you won't feel guilty about eating! A sumptuous and healthy blend of spinach, eggs, and cheese.

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

Bread Stuffing
Delicious and super simple to make! This is the stuffing to make if you're looking for simplicity in your stuffing.

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

Curried Chicken Salad
This recipe is the perfect use for leftover roasted or grilled chicken.

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

Vegetable Soup
Vegetable soup is one of the best homemade comfort foods. Try this simple recipe.

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

Tomato Halves with Herbs
This is a great recipe with an endless number of uses!

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

Apple, Celery, Nut Salad
This traditional apple, walnut and chopped celery salad is great with chicken.

Crab Shrimp Gumbo
Traditionally, gumbo begins with a roux of butter and flour. Toasting the flour in a dry pan on the stove provides a flavorful roux in this Creole specialty.

Habanero Prawns Recipe
Frequently paired with seafood, habaneros are used in shrimp, scallop and fish dishes.

Grilled Salmon with Lemon and Dill
Salmon is readily available. This is a fast and easy meal to prepare.

Pumpkin Tomato Bisque
Pumpkins are not merely for decoration. Warm up with this tasty treat.

Chicken and Fruit Salad
This salad can be varied with the seasons. In summer use your favorite type of fruit!

Low Country Boil
A Southern tradition, this simple and hearty one-pot meal is great to serve for a variety of occasions.

Butternut Squash and Roasted Garlic Soup
The soup is a lovely addition to Thanksgiving or other holiday meal.

Speedy Curried Ham

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

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

Texas Coleslaw
This coleslaw has a bit of a garlicky bite to it. Add some corn to bump up the color and crispness!

Borscht
This delightful, red soup from the Ukraine may be served either hot or cold. Through the centuries, the meat base has included chicken, duck, goose, turkey and beef. A favorite recipe uses a fat brisket of beef or flank.

Salsa
Its fast, simple, and will make your mouth water!

Crab Soup

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

Eggplant Taco Bake
A delicious dish for eggplant lovers!

Southern Fried Chicken Patties

Eggplant Souffle'

Breakfast Potato Omelet

Oyster Stew

Chicken Casserole with Wild Rice
Treat your family like royalty with this deliciously elegant casserole. A majestic combination of tender chicken, wild rice, slivered almonds, and mushrooms.

Quick Zucchini Delight

Succotash
This classic side dish of lima beans, corn kernels, and sweet peppers can be modernized with additional vegetables.

Kettle Corn
Here’s an old-fashioned favorite and great for snacking on while watching a movie or curling up in front of the fireplace. Enjoy!

Roast Leg of Lamb
This really simple roast leg of lamb recipe is perfect for those who have never cooked a leg of lamb. You don't need many ingredients, but the taste is gourmet!

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

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

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

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

Spotlight on Herbs: Sweet Marjoram
Marjoram is a type of oregano with a somewhat minty taste that's often used to enhance salad dressings.

Pure Honey in a 12.6 oz Jar
Tasting a variety of honeys teaches you not only the uniqueness of each honey but also which honey type you love the most. Each honey is pure and delicious. The nectars of the specific flowers determines the color,...

Pure Honey in a 3 oz Jar
Tasting a variety of honeys teaches you not only the uniqueness of each honey but also which honey type you love the most. Each honey is pure and delicious. The nectars of the specific flowers determines the color,...

Organic Acacia Honey
Called the "moonflower honey" in Italy, this organic honey is produced in the Southern Italian Alps. It has a clean, light vanilla taste and is delicate on the palate. It tastes delicious in coffee or tea or served drizzled over...

Sapelo Sideboard
Reflect distinguished taste reminiscent of mission styling with this graceful table. The drawers are useful for keeping essentials handy and the large flat top of this table is the perfect place to display a beautiful floral arrangement or...

Sapelo Sideboard
Reflect distinguished taste reminiscent of mission styling with this graceful table. The drawers are useful for keeping essentials handy and the large flat top of this table is the perfect place to display a beautiful floral arrangement or...

Bistro Barrel Cooler
That vintage bottle of Chardonnay will never taste sweeter than sitting on ice in this creative barrel cooler. Doubles as a pub table with a hinged top. The 29 inch diameter is the perfect size for a few friends to...

Bistro Barrel Cooler
That vintage bottle of Chardonnay will never taste sweeter than sitting on ice in this creative barrel cooler. Doubles as a pub table with a hinged top. The 29 inch diameter is the perfect size for a few friends to...

Pure Honey in a 20 oz Fluted Bottle
Ted Dennard first got interested in honey when he met an old beekeeper out in the boondocks south of Savannah named Roy Hightower details. Ted starting learning the mysteries of the trade, and the young man was hooked."Once you get...

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