Chef In the Kitchen

September 2021
Back-to-school is going to be a little different this year. Because of COVID-19 and the new Delta variant, some schools are postponing in-school classes and opting for online home-schooling. 

August 2021
Authentic Hatch Peppers are a Southwestern favorite, named after the original growing area in Hatch, New Mexico. Melissa’s Hatch Peppers are grown in the Mesilla Valley, just north of Las Cruces, New Mexico. 

July 2021
The most celebrated holiday of the summer is Independence Day or the 4^th of July.  Independence Day in the United States is an annual holiday commemorating the formal adoption by the Continental Congress of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, PA.

June 2021
Father’s Day and the official first day of summer fall on June 20^th this year! Families nationwide will be celebrating with fun and plenty of food. Now that the Covid vaccine has become readily available, more families will be able to celebrate in person!

May 2021
This year, Cinco de Mayo, May 5, 2021, falls on a Wednesday! Cinco de Mayo has become an "American" celebration with festivities happening nationwide. The holiday started with a celebration in the U.S. in 1863 to show solidarity against the French rule. 

April 2021
This Jewish holiday is celebrated by Jewish people worldwide, and fresh produce plays an important role in this significant holiday. Passover usually falls around Easter Sunday, and this year Passover ends on Easter.

March 2021
There are many traditions on this Jewish holiday; it is customary to give food as a gift to our friends. Men give to men and women give to women … by way of a third party, usually a child.

February 2021
... bringing us cold weather, the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day. And don’t forget American Heart Month, too.

January 2021
The New Year is here! Every year, we discover new and better ways to become or stay healthy. Plant-based eating is trending up since COVID-19 hit, and consumers everywhere are cooking more and more at home.