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What’s In Season for January?
Here in Arizona, we have the luxury of being able to grow fruits and vegetables all year round. Where many states won’t see fresh vegetables…
Let Soup Warm You this Winter
Cream mushroom soup (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Soup has been around about as long as people have used pots to cook their food. As anyone who…
Let’s Talk Tomatoes
What is your favorite way to eat a tomato? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Tomatoes may be the most complex vegetable in our refrigerator. For starters, they…
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hot Chocolate
There is not much like drinking a cup of hot chocolate on a cold winter’s day. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) There is nothing quite like a…
Fun Facts About Eggnog
A glass half full of eggnog sprinkled with nutmeg. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) HistoryWhat would the holiday season be without Eggnog? Chances are that you…
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…
What Should I Bring to the Holiday Party?
Holiday How To: What Should I Bring to the Party? If there is one thing this time of year is never short on, it is…
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…
Fall into Autumn with Specialty Soup and Stew Recipes
Across the country, the leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping and cooks everywhere are pulling out their stock pots and soup ladles. Fall…
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…
Let’s Talk Turkey
Thanksgiving is right around the corner and if cooking dinner is on your to do list, planning and innovation are the key to a stress-free…
What’s For Dinner Tonight? Something New!
If you are like us on the Fill Your Plate team, every week when you get ready to go grocery shopping, you think about what…
Freaky, Fantastic Fennel
By Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm As I go over the Fall planting schedule here at Desert Roots Farm, I see fennel on the list and…
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What Nutrition Does Celery Have: The Game Day Crunch That Quietly Pulls Its Weight
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