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Tamales: How Do You Like Yours?
How do you like your tamales? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Popular in much of the Southwest, tamales have a special place in the holiday celebrations…
Gingerbread: Little Known Facts
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) History Ginger is a plant native to India and China which is prized throughout the world for its culinary and medicinal…
Do Your Cranberries Pop?
By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Back in the days when our children were little, my husband and I used to make cooking…
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
One of the great things about living in Arizona is that you can garden almost all year round. With an average of 300 sunny days…
Pumpkin and Corn Festivals in Arizona- Fall 2011
Cochise County Apple Annie’s Fall Pumpkin Celebration: Old fashioned family fun picking your own pumpkins, fall vegetables and apples. U-pick pumpkins and produce for sale.…
Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn
After more than five years in development, the Indiana State Museum is opening Amazing Maize: The Science, History and Culture of Corn this week, for…
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!
Arizona must be the reason ice cream was invented. When the temperature soars into the triple digits for days on end, even we can start…
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
For most Americans, popsicles are a reminder of the sweet summer days of their childhood when they built forts in the yard, rode bikes with their friends,…
20 Fun Facts about Hot & Spicy Food
Let’s celebrate the heat of southwest cuisine on August 19th with National Hot & Spicy Food Day! Whether your idea of hot & spicy is…
Peach Perfect Meal
Here in Arizona the sun shines and the fruit grows all year long. We are blessed with bountiful harvests that span longer growing seasons than…
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What Nutrition Does Cauliflower Have: The Culinary Chameleon
Cauliflower doesn’t get its due. But I’m here to change that. At first glance, cauliflower looks like a cloud or a brain, but it’s really…
What Nutrition Does Lettuce Have: A Comprehensive Guide
Since Pinal, Maricopa and Yuma counties are gearing up for leafy greens season here in Arizona, it’s only appropriate that we should focus on the…
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