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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…
Coals Heat Up at the Chuck Wagon & Dutch Oven Cook Offs
Chuck Wagon Cook Off True cowboy cuisine doesn’t require any electricity. The Arizona National Livestock Show will hold the Ninth Annual Chuck Wagon Cook Off…
Fun Facts About Peanut Butter
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="It takes about 540 peanuts to make 12 ounces of peanut butter. Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Do you know how…
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…
Your Favorite Recipes: Thanksgiving
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Submit your recipe today for Fill Your Plate’s Favorite Home Recipe Contest! Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] There is something about the classic…
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]…
Make your own Lunchables
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by Seven Morris via Flickr"][/caption] By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Packing a healthy lunch, day in and day…
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…
Making Mother’s Day Memorable
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Cover of Mother's Day"][/caption] If you picture the perfect Mother’s Day, what do you see? Does the thought of poorly made…
Arizona Legacy Beef: May Delivery
By Danny & Kacie Tomerlin, Arizona Legacy Beef We are so glad for the warm weather that finally seems to be here to stay. We have…
Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ!
Arizona BBQ Fans Invited To Enjoy Free Barbecue Meal From Award Winning Joe’s Real BBQ , while giving the Gift of Reading to those who…
Fresh Arizona Fruit: More than Just Desserts
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] Most people think of fruit as an afternoon snack or as the sweetest parts of the dessert cart. …
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