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Tamales: How Do You Like Yours?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] How do you like your tamales? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Popular in much of the Southwest, tamales have a special place…
Gingerbread: Little Known Facts
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] History Ginger is a plant native to India and China which is prized throughout the world for…
Do Your Cranberries Pop?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="328" caption="Fresh cranberries. Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Back in the days when our children were…
Falling for Traditional Foods with a Twist
There is nothing quite like the smell of fresh baked pumpkin pie to make it feel like fall. Traditional fall foods like pumpkins, sweet…
Get Your Garden Growing
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Arizona is a great place to garden. Image by Helen K via Flickr"][/caption] One of the great things about living in…
Pumpkin and Corn Festivals in Arizona- Fall 2011
Cochise County [caption id="attachment_3296" align="alignright" width="434" caption="Pumpkin and Corn Festivals Abound in Arizona. Image credit: Apple Annie's"][/caption] Apple Annie’s Fall Pumpkin Celebration: Old fashioned family…
Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn
[caption id="attachment_3255" align="alignleft" width="270" caption="Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn; Image Credit Pigliapost on Flickr"][/caption] After more than five years in development,…
Food Trends & Social Media
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Food Channel’s Kay Compton-Logsdon recently shared some top food trends. The Food Channel’s vice president and editor-in-chief made…
Ice Cream was Made for Arizona: A List of Some of Our Favorite Places to Buy It!
[caption id=”attachment_3080″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”Despite the rise in costs of ingredients, ice cream makers are offering products families can afford. (Image courtesy of Robyn…
There’s Something Special about Summer Food
Picture this: The sky is that glorious shade of blue that only seems to be possible on cloudless days. The temperature is hot, but not…
A Passion for Popsicles: 13 Fun Facts
[caption id="attachment_3128" align="alignleft" width="217" caption="Popsicles are a reminder, to most Americans, of childhood and a tasty way to beat the heat. (Image courtesy of sxc.hu)"][/caption]…
20 Fun Facts about Hot & Spicy Food
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Let’s celebrate the heat of southwest cuisine on August 19th with National Hot & Spicy Food Day! Whether…
Peach Perfect Meal
[caption id="attachment_2917" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image Courtesy Wikipedia"][/caption] Here in Arizona the sun shines and the fruit grows all year long. We are blessed with bountiful…
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How to Buy Local Food: A Simple Guide
In an era where food supply chains stretch across continents, buying local food has become a powerful way to reconnect with the source of what…
The Raw Spinach Morning Trend: A Closer Look at the Hype
In early 2025, a quirky wellness trend swept across TikTok: the practice of eating a handful of raw spinach first thing in the morning. Social…
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