Monthly Archives: April 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”. We spritz lemon-scented cleaner here and there, sweep the cobwebs out of the corners, and … Continue reading
Food Prices Down Slightly in the First Quarter of 2012
This quarter’s Stretch Your Dollar menu and recipes are available on fillyourplate.org Arizona retail food prices at the supermarket are down slightly in the first quarter of 2012, according to the latest Arizona Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal … Continue reading
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 in the court of King Richard II. Among the dishes fit for an English king … Continue reading
What’s In Season in April?
Here in Arizona, we are well into Spring and people across the state are enjoying the beautiful weather and awesome outdoors before the heat of Summer settles in. Our long growing season means that there is always something in season … Continue reading
Superstitions on the Farm
It seems like Friday the 13th is one of the only things that we, as a culture, are still superstitious about. Superstitions about Friday the 13th being unlucky abound and there are people who are so superstitious about that day … Continue reading