Chef In the Kitchen

March 2022
The first American celebration of Saint Patrick's Day was in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1737. Americans celebrated with festivities and food. Today, we celebrate with foods like cabbage, our famous DYPs® (Dutch Yellow® Potatoes), corned beef and green foods of any kind.

February 2022
February is here, bringing us cold weather, Chinese New Year, the Super Bowl and Valentine’s Day. And don’t forget Idaho Potato Lovers Month and American Heart Month, too.

January 2022
Ready-made foods in local supermarkets are growing in popularity. Convenience is the priority, but it is becoming more mainstream than in the past: ready-made, healthier foods, and more and more prepared food delivery services are available, making it mindless! You can also meal prep, which requires a bit more planning.

December 2021
December brings us a month filled with multi-cultural celebrations: Hanukah, Christmas, Kwanzaa and New Year’s Eve.

November 2021
Now that the weather is cooler and the seasons have changed, we are seeing more and more people cooking at home – which is excellent practice for the holiday season to come!

October 2021
This year, our holidays will probably be a little different because of COVID-19. Instead of gatherings, we may have more socially distanced fall celebrations than in the past.

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.