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National Egg Month
May is National Egg Month! Did you know that Arizona’s own Hickman’s Family Farms produces more than 7 million eggs a day for Arizona families? That…
National Prime Rib Day
April 27th is National Prime Rib Day! If you are anything like us, the mention of prime rib gets your mouth watering. Prime rib is…
National Picnic Day
April 23rd is National Picnic Day. For centuries people have enjoyed eating their meals outside in the beauty of nature-what we call a “picnic”. Our…
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…
National Grilled Cheese Month, Fun Facts About Grilled Cheese
Happy National Grilled Cheese Month! (Yes, there really is such a thing.) What is it about grilled cheese? If you looked up the definition of…
All About Pecans
On March 25, Americans celebrated pecan day. Pecans are those sweet and tender nuts greatly loved by Southerners from Georgia to Arizona. In fact, when…
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…
National Celery Month
Celery is having an anniversary this month! In honor of four centuries of cultivation of this ultra-crispy vegetable and its sweet yet distinctive flavor, The…
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…
Room Temperature or Refrigerate: How to Store Common Foods and Leftovers
To refrigerate or not to refrigerate? Even the seasoned kitchen experts among us often don’t know which foods to put in the fridge after opening…
15 Fun Facts about Food
[caption id="attachment_11259" align="alignright" width="300"] Look no further to find out about these fun facts about food (photo credit:BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Most of us eat every day with…
Training Your Brain to Crave What’s Good for You
[caption id="attachment_11231" align="alignright" width="300"] Train your brain to like eating foods that are good for you. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Cookies make your brain sparkle, at…
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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…
Spinach: The Superfood That Packs a Punch and is Grown Locally in Arizona!
When was the last time you pondered the wonderfulness of spinach—a leafy green so packed with goodness it might just deserve its own superhero cape?…
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