Can you believe September is already here? It makes us think of school days, football games, tailgating, and apples and pumpkins galore. And as much as we love to grill on warm summer afternoons, at Taste of Home we’re ready to switch gears and turn to hearty pot roasts and warming soups and stews for cooler days. Check out our Get Cookin’ topic for cool weather fare, below, and send in your favorite recipes featuring the season’s best produce and dinner ideas.

Fall Cooking School season has arrived, too. Look at the schedule to find an event near you. If you plan to attend a show or would like to be more involved in your local show, please reach out to Annie Rundle for more information.

Our tasteofhome.com Community Manager, Sue Stetzel, has pulled together a quick video that takes you through the simple steps of submitting a recipe. Take a look at the Get Cookin’ topics below, then watch the video and submit your recipes. If you submit a recipe to each of the three topics by Sept. 30, 2014, we’ll enter your name in a random drawing for a surprise. Watch for an upcoming post in the Field Editor Forum; we'll want you to let us know when you’ve submitted recipes so that we can keep track and consider your recipe for publication.