Seasonal Recipe Guides
Every season and occasion, built from what you already have in the kitchen. No special shopping, no wasted food.
These guides are organized by season and occasion — but each one works year-round. Whether you're grilling in July, dealing with Thanksgiving leftovers in November, or just trying to get dinner on the table on a Wednesday night, there's a guide here for that moment.
Every guide follows the same approach: scan your fridge and pantry first, figure out what's actually there, and build from that. No recipes require a special grocery run to work.
By Season
What to Cook on the Grill With What You Have
Skewers, corn in the husk, foil packets, grilled bread — all from what's already in the fridge and pantry.
Read the guide → FallFall Comfort Food When You Don't Want to Go Out
Bean stews, lentil soups, root vegetable braises, pasta e fagioli, and shakshuka from a well-stocked pantry.
Read the guide → WinterWinter Soups From a Half-Empty Pantry
Red lentil soup in 20 minutes, garlic bean soup, potato leek, minestrone, miso broth, and creamy tomato.
Read the guide → SpringSpring Vegetable Recipes Using What's Sad in the Crisper
Frittata, asparagus pasta, pea and mint, roasted radishes, fried rice, and wilted greens on toast.
Read the guide →By Occasion
Turning Thanksgiving Leftovers Into Real Meals
Turkey hash, stuffing waffles, turkey tacos with cranberry salsa, pot pie, grain bowls, and turkey soup from the carcass.
Read the guide → Game DayGame-Day Snacks From What's Already in the Kitchen
Loaded nachos, buffalo chicken, queso dip, pigs in blankets, sheet pan quesadillas, 5-minute bean dip.
Read the guide → HolidayHoliday Dinner for Two — Built From the Fridge
Pan-seared chicken with pan sauce, salmon with brown butter, mushroom pasta, pork chops with fruit sauce, potato gratin.
Read the guide → Year-RoundQuick Weekday Dinners (Year-Round)
Pasta aglio e olio, fried rice, shakshuka, grain bowls, bean quesadillas, stir-fry — all under 30 minutes.
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