Chef In the Kitchen

December 2022
December is filled with one of the most anticipated holidays of the year: Christmas. December is also filled with other multicultural celebrations, including Hanukah, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve.

November 2022
Now that the weather is cooler and the season has changed, we are seeing more and more people cooking at home. Squash is one of the more popular items to enjoy cooked or used as holiday décor.

October 2022
This year, things are getting back to normal! Trick-or-Treaters will be in full costume, ringing doorbells and looking for treats.

September 2022
Fall usually signifies the end of summer or back-to-school season. 2022 is still a crazy year for students. Most schools are back to normal, but some still have Covid regulations offering home or in-person school.

August 2022
Authentic Hatch pepper 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 2022
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 2022
Father’s Day is the third Sunday in June, and this year it falls on June 19th. Dad is King of the Roost and gets to do his favorite things! Since June is the beginning of summer, that means it is also the beginning of grilling season…Melissa’s has some great ideas to help with your summer grilling.

May 2022
This year, Cinco de Mayo falls mid-week on a Thursday! Cinco de Mayo has become an "American" celebration, with festivities happening nationwide. 

April 2022
This year Easter is Sunday, April 17th. Typical Easter Sunday may consist of church, family and food. This year, Good Friday is April 15, 2022. Many people attend church on Good Friday in preparation for Easter the following Sunday.