Posts Tagged: corn

Corn smut for dinner tonight...yum!

Corn with huitlacoche growing on the kernals.

I often look at foods and wonder, “Who’s idea was it to eat this?” Some foods just don’t look like they should be food, including huitlacoche. Huitlacoche is corn smut — a fungus that often infects sweet corn during times...

Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 1:15 PM

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Author: Marissa Palin

Tags: Corn (2), corn smut (1), huitlacoche (1)

Survey identifies 19 produce candidates for a farm-to-WIC program

A new federal voucher that gives low-income women access to a range of fruits and vegetables could provide unique new marketing opportunities for California growers. In 2009, the federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and...

A dish made with nopales (cactus pads).

Posted on Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 9:02 AM

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Author: Janet Byron

Tags: bell peppers (1), broccoli (4), cabbage (1), cactus (2), cantaloupe (2), carrot (1), collards (1), corn (2), grapes (2), green beans (1), lettuce (1), mustard greens (1), nopales (2), spinach (1), strawberries (12), sweet potato (2), tomatillo (1), tomato (1), watermelon (1), WIC (2)