Seasonal Cooking Guide:
What to Cook With What’s in Season
Seasonal cooking means choosing ingredients that are naturally available right now and cooking them in ways that highlight their flavor and freshness. At Farow at Home, we share seasonal recipes and guidance to help home cooks understand what’s in season, how to use it, and what to cook throughout the year using simple, thoughtful techniques.
What Does It Mean to Cook Seasonally?
Cooking seasonally means working with ingredients when they’re at their best — harvested recently, grown closer to home, and naturally aligned with the time of year. Seasonal ingredients tend to be more flavorful, more affordable, and better suited to the kinds of meals we crave as the seasons change.
“What is seasonal cooking?”
“Why eat seasonally?”
Why Seasonal Cooking Matters
Better flavor and texture
Stronger connection to local farms and food systems
Meals that feel appropriate for the season
Less reliance on heavily processed or out-of-season foods
What’s in Season Throughout the Year
Winter
Spring
Summer
Summer cooking highlights simplicity and peak produce.
Common summer ingredients include:
Fresh herbs
Fall
Fall cooking bridges freshness and comfort. Early fall is lighter and late fall is more hearty.
Common fall ingredients include:
Pears
Mushrooms
Cooking Seasonally With Farow at Home
Farow at Home helps people cook seasonally through recipes, cooking videos, and practical guidance rooted in real kitchen experience. Our approach focuses on understanding ingredients, building flavor simply, and cooking food that feels good to make and good to eat.
Explore Seasonal Recipes and Cooking Resources
If you’re looking for ideas on what to cook with seasonal ingredients, you’ll find recipes, videos, and guides throughout our Cook With Us archive. We update content regularly to reflect what’s in season and how people are cooking right now.
Seasonal cooking is at the heart of Farow at Home. By focusing on what’s in season and how to cook it well, we help home cooks feel more confident, connected, and inspired in the kitchen throughout the year.