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Arizona Food Prices Inch Up, but Groceries Still a Bargain
[caption id="attachment_704" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="For the second time this year, Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket increased in the second quarter of 2010"][/caption] For…
Why Your Favorite Meats Could Soon Disappear!
If you are like 96% of the American population, you enjoy eating meat. Whether it’s steak, hamburger, pork, fish, or chicken, we consume on average,…
What’s in Season, Arizona?
There are so many fruits and vegetables in season in Arizona for the summer and into the fall! Check out the graphic above to see…
Rescued Recipe: Short Ribs in Red Wine and Mushroom Sauce
[caption id="attachment_612" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Short Ribs in Crock Pot, photo credit: Jan D' Atri"][/caption] Editor’s Note: This article first appeared in the Arizona Republic.…
7 Little Known Facts about Ice Cream
[caption id="attachment_595" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Celebrate any day with ice cream! Photo credit: Flickr.com"][/caption] June is National Dairy Month, and what better way to celebrate than…
An Unusual Place to Find Sweet Corn
[caption id="attachment_546" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Sunset on Freeman's corn field"][/caption] If you’ve ever eaten ripe and sugary sweet corn on the cob when it was just…
Zucchini Sweet Potato Frittata Will Make You Sing “Hakuna Matata!”
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau I tried another Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm recipe over the Memorial Day weekend. I should have known that…
YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING
[caption id="attachment_512" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Young Arizonans Like Rebecca are in the kitchen more for health reasons, but also to celebrate family and good food."][/caption] A…
Memorial Day Grilling: Meat Prices Up or Down?
—Hello, Grilling Season!— Get out the charcoal. It’s time to fire up the grill. Memorial Day is the unofficial start of grilling season, which is…
Fill Your Plate Recipe Tab: a Place to Discover Arizona’s Producer Chefs
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau[caption id="attachment_495" align="alignright" width="300" caption="This Wheat Farmer’s Salad is a creation of farmer Tiffany Shedd. Delightfully Yummy!"][/caption] Where else can…
Get in Touch With Your Food at Chef Du Moo
[caption id="attachment_478" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Chef Du Moo Dinner at Superstition Farm; photo credit: Superstition Farm.com"][/caption] What does bacon, bread pudding, and fresh hay all have…
Fresh Arizona Peaches Available Now!
“Life is Peachy” at Schnepf Farms [caption id="attachment_472" align="alignleft" width="224" caption="Fresh Arizona Peaches"][/caption] The Peach Festival and Peachy Facts MAY 15TH, 16TH, 22ND & 23RD…
11 Easy Food Safety Tips for Your Home
[caption id="attachment_446" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Follow these food safety tips for safer and healthier food. "][/caption] You’ve probably baby-proofed the kitchen, but have you thought about…
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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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