What's in Season?

Winter, spring, summer, and fall each offer their own unique fruits and vegetables for distinct seasonal flavor. Learn to choose and use each season's best.

In Season: Fall

From apples to sweet potatoes, autumn's bumper crop of fruits and vegetables offer a range of intense flavors and substantial textures.

Pumpkin Pie Shake recipe

Cooking with Pumpkin

Taste autumn with these delicious pumpkin recipes. This seasonal squash is great in both savory and sweet dishes.

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Sweet Potato

In Season: Sweet Potatoes

This versatile, nutritious tuber combines sweet, earthy undertones with a wealth of nutrients.

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In Season: Mushrooms

In Season: Mushrooms

Find out more about our favorite fungi.

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Beet and Black-Eyed Pea Salad

In Season: Beets

Get more than a dozen great recipes for beets―including Beet Breadsticks, Beet Cake, and Beet Soup.

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Rustic Grape Tart

In Season: Grapes

Beyond beauty and flavor, grapes pack a healthy punch.

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In Season: Cranberries

How to choose, use, and store this traditional holiday favorite.

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Classic Pumpkin Pie Recipes

In Season: Pumpkin

Make the most of this nutritious squash.

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All-Star Medley of Leeks

All-Star Medley of Leeks

Try adding leeks to risottos, salads, gratins, and stews. You'll be glad you did.

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It's all downhill—in ease and versatility—when you cook with butternut squash.

Butternut Squash

Enjoy the versatile squash in both savory and sweet dishes.

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Discovering Fennel

Discovering Fennel

Often unrecognized or misunderstood, fennel has culinary versatility worth exploring.

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Table in a walnut grove

Walnut Harvest

The annual walnut harvest is cause for celebration for this California family.

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Quince

In Season: Quince

Try this romantically fragrant fruit that’s equally at home in sweet and savory preparations.

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