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National Soft Pretzel Month, Facts About Pretzels
Who can resist a big, warm, and salty Soft Pretzel? Found in almost all shopping malls, carnivals, and sporting events, April is a month dedicated…
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…
Arizona Oranges, Reaping the Sunshine
In Arizona, where residents can enjoy 193 days of sunshine annually – or almost 50 more than the nearest competitor, California – sun-ripened oranges are…
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…
National Egg Salad Week
Annually, National Egg Salad Week follows Easter. This year that week is April 6 – 12. Most households boil 1 to 5 dozen eggs on…
What’s in Season in April?
Our desert climate makes it possible for local ranchers and farmers to operate almost year round which means residents have access to a wide range…
In Time for National Oranges and Lemons Day
As if you needed an excuse to eat oranges and lemons, March 31st is National Oranges and Lemons Day. Oranges originated around 2500 B.C. somewhere…
Fun Facts About Zucchini
The Italians are credited for first introducing Zucchini to North America in the 1920’s. In fact, the word “zucchini” comes from the Italian word for…
Just in Time for Spring, Gardening Calendar
Spring, the season of hope! After all, what is a garden about if not hope for the future? For many Americans, it is also…
29 Arizona Farmers and Ranchers revealed why they are Arizona Farm Bureau Members…
By Julie Murphree and Justen Ollendick, Arizona Farm Bureau: I know why I’m a member of Arizona Farm Bureau: the organization supports our state’s farmers,…
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…
All about Tortilla Chips
It wouldn’t be game day without them, in the opinion of most millennials, but the fact is that tortilla chips haven’t always been an American…
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…
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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!
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