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Plan the Perfect Thanksgiving Day Dinner With These Easy Steps
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11.02.2012

Plan the Perfect Thanksgiving Day Dinner With These Easy Steps

What’s on your menu this Thanksgiving? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It seems like school just started and already it is time to start thinking about Thanksgiving! …

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6 Fun Facts about the Sandwich
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10.26.2012

6 Fun Facts about the Sandwich

What’s your favorite kind of sandwich? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) November 3rd is National Sandwich Day and we can’t think of anything else we would rather…

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Prevent Kitchen Fires: 5 Simple Tips
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10.12.2012

Prevent Kitchen Fires: 5 Simple Tips

Follow these simple steps to help keep your kitchen fire safe (Photo credit: Wikipedia) According to the National Fire Protection Association, every year, there are…

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Celebrate Dairy Month With Gourmet Milkshakes Created By Local Chefs
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06.05.2012

Celebrate Dairy Month With Gourmet Milkshakes Created By Local Chefs

As part of the June Dairy Month campaign by the Dairy Council of Arizona, chefs across the valley are creating gourmet milkshakes and featuring them at…

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National BBQ Month
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05.23.2012

National BBQ Month

When it comes to BBQ, everyone has their own ideas about what the right way to do it.  Some people feel the only way to…

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Make Memorial Day Memorable
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05.21.2012

Make Memorial Day Memorable

Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer and a great reason to get your friends and family together for a cookout.  It also offers…

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How to Spring Clean Your Cupboards
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04.20.2012

How to Spring Clean Your Cupboards

As the warm spring sunshine fills our homes, many of us get the urge to embark on that annual rite of passage called “Spring Cleaning”. …

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Finding Lost Recipes
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04.18.2012

Finding Lost Recipes

Used with Permission by the Arizona Farm Bureau Federation By Stewart Truelsen One of the world’s oldest recipe books was written around 1390 by chefs…

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Cook Creatively with Canned Food
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02.22.2012

Cook Creatively with Canned Food

February is National Canned Food Month, when we can celebrate and be thankful for the wide array of food products available in canned versions.  For…

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2012 Food Trends to Fill Your Plate
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01.31.2012

2012 Food Trends to Fill Your Plate

Kimchi in Korean cuisine (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Wondering what food trends 2012 has in store to tantalize or torment your taste buds?  If you ask…

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Hot Chocolate
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12.27.2011

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…

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Fun Facts About Eggnog
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12.19.2011

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…

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How to Host a Holiday Cookie Swap
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12.14.2011

How to Host a Holiday Cookie Swap

If your family is like some of ours at the Arizona Farm Bureau, one of your favorite holiday memories would be the Saturday that all…

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