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What Do You Like on Your Waffles?
[caption id="attachment_9652" align="alignright" width="300"] What are your favorite toppings when you eat waffles? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Where Did Waffles Come From? Today, it is very…
Freekeh: What’s Old is New Once Again
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Durum Wheat crop (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by…
Crazy for Cupcakes
[caption id="attachment_9612" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you know the history behind the delicious cupcake? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It seems like these days everyone is crazy for…
All About Peaches
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Peaches have been around for more than 4,000 years. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] A History Lesson Peaches have been cultivated in China…
5 Tips for Terrific School Lunches
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What do your kids like to eat for lunch? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The first days of the new school season are…
How What You Eat, Can Beat the Heat
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Cantaloupes are just one of the delicious locally grown foods available to help you beat the heat. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Hot…
How to Eat Right While You Hike
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Take along some of these snacks to help you eat right as you hike! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Most hikers spend time…
10 Commonly Mispronounced Food Words
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Quinoa (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by the Public…
How to Make the Perfect Hot Dog
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="220"] Photograph of a Coney Island hot dog. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Although we tend to think of hot dogs as All-American, they…
Are Sweet Cherries the New Super Fruit?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180"] Cherries (Photo credit: sk8geek)[/caption] Are you having trouble getting in the recommended number of fruits and vegetables each day? Do you…
Delicious Ways to Use Arizona Dairy
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] June is National Dairy Month so pick your favorite recipe and celebrate with dairy lovers across the nation! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption]…
Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Bell Peppers
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you know the differences between types of bell peppers? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] When most people talk about peppers, they are…
To Eat In or To Eat Out… That is the Question
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] When it comes to food prices, do you know if it’s actually cheaper to eat in vs eating out? (Photo credit:…
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What Nutrition is in Mushrooms? Nature’s Low-Calorie Powerhouses
Mushrooms have long been a curiosity, popping up in fairy tales as enchanted homes for woodland creatures or as potent ingredients in ancient potions. But…
What Nutrition Does Corn Have? Kernel by Kernel
In Arizona, we grow two kinds of corn: sweet corn and field corn. Sweet corn is grown for human consumption, and the field corn is…
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