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My Everyday Recipe for the Juiciest Steaks
By Sarah LeVesque, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Who doesn’t love a juicy steak! I have a special strategy for cooking my steaks on the grill.…
Cooking With Cast Iron
By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student I think my first experience with an electric stovetop and aluminum pan was when I…
Your Guide to Herbs
By Laura Slatalla, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Experimenting with new combinations and flavors is one of the joys of cooking, but a little direction for…
Spooky Halloween Treats
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Halloween will be here soon, which means stocking up on candy, setting out the creepy decorations, and my…
National Chocolate Chip Day
May 15 is National Chocolate Chip Day! Chocolate chips are a crucial ingredient in many deserts and baked goods, such as, chocolate chip muffins, chocolate…
National Asparagus Month
May is National Asparagus Month. If you haven’t yet had the pleasure of enjoying this delicious vegetable, this is a great excuse to start! Asparagus…
Cooking with Herbs and Spices
There are roughly 75 herbs and spices in use around the world today. Some, like asafoedita and mahlab, are unfamiliar to most Arizonan cooks. Others, though…
Little Known Facts about Vegetable Soup
What is it about the smell of simmering vegetable soup that soothes body and soul? Is it the fact that the vegetables represent the harvest…
Arizona Food Favorites, the Burrito
There are many legends about the origin of the burrito. My favorite suggests that the wrapped sandwich, traditionally of seasoned meat and beans, came from…
Surprising Facts about Spinach
“I’m strong to the finish ‘cuz I eats my spinach. I’m Popeye the Sailor Man! Toot toot!” [caption id="attachment_12076" align="alignnone" width="371"] A stamp printed…
9 Foods to Help You Lose Weight
Beating Back the Bulges Are you one of the more than nine million Americans (and 1.8 million Arizonians) who have vowed to lose weight in…
7 Quick, Easy, Affordable Dinner Ideas
[caption id="attachment_11200" align="alignright" width="300"] Here are 7 quick, easy, affordable dinner ideas for you (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] School is back in session which means most…
5 Tips for Summer Food Safety
[caption id="attachment_10911" align="alignright" width="300"] Don’t get sick during your summer fun because you didn’t follow these food safety tips (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Summer is here…
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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…
How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake—and Why It Matters
Decades ago, in a time when eating healthy wasn’t the societal norm, my mother took a firm stand against sugar in our household. If we…
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