Cooking & Recipes

Explore cooking tips and recipes from The Old Farmer’s Almanac, including seasonal dishes, holiday favorites, baking guides, and ways to preserve fresh food.

Traditional Thanksgiving turkey dinner. Top view table scene on a dark wood banner background. Turkey, mashed potatoes, dressing, pumpkin pie and sides.

Make-Ahead Thanksgiving Recipes

Get a Jump on Your Holiday Cooking with Side Dishes, Gravy, Appetizers, and More!

whole Baking Spices, nutmeg, star anise, nutmeg

11 Common Baking Spices and How to Use Them

how much food to cook for a party

Party Planner Serving-Size Calculator; Quantity & Portion Chart of Estimates

A Party Planner's Guide to Grocery Shopping

How Many Cups in a Pound of Fruit? Easy Conversion Guide

Weight to Cups Conversions for All Types of Fruits

Cutting an Onion

How to Cut an Onion (Without Crying!)

Chopping an Onion in 4 Simple Steps

Best-Ever Blueberry Muffins

Best-Ever Blueberry Muffins

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Compote

Caramel Apple Cinnamon Compote

Female hands put jam onto a halved croissant in the morning.

Blueberry Rhubarb Jam

Butter in center of bowl of lettuce soup

Lettuce Soup

Coconut Banana Smoothie

Creamed Corn

Basic Apple Jelly

Lemon Zucchini Orzo Summer Soup

Lemon Zucchini Orzo Soup

Cauliflower and Brie Soup

Buttermilk Pancakes

Buttermilk Pancakes

Berry Smoothie

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Cream of Broccoli Soup

Chilled Avocado Soup

Chilled Avocado Soup

Blueberry Buckle With Streusel Crumb Topping

Marble Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting

Marble Cake with Dark Chocolate Frosting

Lentil soup

Lentil Soup

Heavenly Apricot Cobbler Bars

Heavenly Apricot Cobbler Bars

Lemon Blueberry Muffins

Italian Vegetable Soup

High-Fiber Peach Raspberry Crunch

High-Fiber Peach Raspberry Crunch

Eat, Drink, and Be Scary! Our Favorite Halloween Recipes

13+ Spooky Halloween Treats—All the Classics!

Lemon Blueberry Bread

Irish Beef Stew

Irish Beef Stew

zucchini relish in a jar on a table

Janet's Award-Winning Zucchini Relish

Hasty-Tasty Stuffed Zucchini

Hasty-Tasty Stuffed Zucchini

Barmbrack - Irish yeasted bread with added sultanas and raisins

Irish Tea Barmbrack

Eggplant Fries

potato salad

Garden Patch Potato Salad

Pumpkin Whoopie Pies

Green Tomato Relish

Purslane salad is a type of salad. Purslane salad is a healthy food source. It is a type of salad used in diets.

Potato Salad with Mustard and Purslane (or Watercress)

ginger peach crisp

Ginger Peach Crisp With Ginger-Infused Whipped Cream

Eggplant Hoagies

Eggplant Hoagies

Easy Potato Gratin

Organic Granola Cereal with oats, flax, pecans, and sunflower seeds

Granola With Sunflower Seeds

Mexican chicken bean soup

Mexican Chicken and Bean Soup

Grilled Corn on the Cob With Chili-Lime Butter

Green Bean Salad

Green Bean Salad

Green Bean Salad

Green Bean Salad with Bacon

Green Bean and Basil Soup

Green Bean and Basil Soup

a fresh tomato sauce with black olives in it in a bowl on a table

Deb's Fresh Tomato Sauce

Mulled Apple Cider

Grilled Eggplant Halves With Parsley

Stuffed Tomatoes

Greek Salad-Style Stuffed Tomatoes

Fruit & Flaxseed Smoothie

Peach Jam

Peach Jam

Rhubarb Muffins

Rhubarb Muffins

Roasted Eggplant

Rhubarb Coffee Cake

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Ginger Muffins

Pumpkin Harvest Soup

Pumpkin Harvest Soup

Pecan-Crust Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Pecan Crust Sweet Potato Pound Cake

Rich and Spicy Beef Stew

Rich and Spicy Beef Stew

Pecan-Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole

Pecan-Crusted Sweet Potato Casserole

Old-Fashioned Blueberry Muffins

Potato Foil Packs

Pumpkin Pancakes

Rhubarb Chutney

Rhubarb Chutney Recipe

Peach-Glazed Chicken

Pork and Sweet Potato Stir-Fry

Oat Bran–Banana-Blueberry Muffins

Oat Bran–Banana-Blueberry Muffins

Rhubarb Punch

sauteed spinach and garlic and shallots in a white bowl

Sauteed Spinach with Shallots and Garlic

Pumpkin Pickles

Pumpkin Pickles

Shrove Tuesday Pancakes

Strawberry Crepes

Strawberry Crepes

Southern Sweet Tea

Spiced Sweet Potato Smoothie

Fresh tomatoes stuffed with spinach and onions on a white plate

Spinach-Stuffed Tomatoes

Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Sandwiches

Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Sandwiches

summer corn cakes with salsa

Summer Corn Cakes

Zoodles (Zucchini Noodles)

sweet potato pear pecan salad

Sweet Potato, Pear, and Pecan Salad

Tomato and Sweet Pepper Soup

Tomato and Sweet Pepper Soup

baked summer squash

Baked Zucchini and Summer Squash

zucchini pecan pancakes

Zucchini and Pecan Sour Cream Pancakes

Triple Tomato Tortellini Toss

Triple Tomato Tortellini Toss

Thai meatball salad

Thai Ginger Meatball Salad

banana pudding

Banana Pudding

Sweet Potato and Pineapple Casserole

Sweet Potato and Pineapple Casserole

cold salad

Summer Corn Salad

Turkey-Stuffed Eggplant

Zucchini-Potato Soup

Watermelon Cucumber Salad

Zucchini Chips (Zucchine Secche)

Tomato Soup

Tomato Soup

zucchini pancakes

Zucchini Pancakes

Watermelon Punch

Zucchini Bread

Sweet Potato Soufflé

Sweet Potato Soufflé

Zucchini Relish

Zucchini Relish

Tomato Aspic

Why Do Onions Make You Cry? How to Cut Onions Without Tears

Sweet Potato Lentil Coconut Curry

Sweet Potato Lentil Coconut Curry