Take it Easy in Winslow

Take it Easy in Winslow

Take it Easy in Winslow Once the largest city of northern Arizona, Winslow became a hub for train passengers and road trippers visiting the Painted Desert, trading with the nearby Navajo and Hopi nations, viewing the breathtaking meteor crater only 20 miles away, or...
Rustic Meatball Spezzatino

Rustic Meatball Spezzatino

Rustic Meatball Spezzatino By Carolyn Burns Bass My Italian-American father cooked with spice. Only recently have I learned about one of the special ingredients he used to heat up his sauces. My dad was the black sheep of his large, Italian family, and after my...
Fishing!

Fishing!

By Sarah Stonich University Of Minnesota Press (March 24, 2020) It takes a while for a plot to surface in Sarah Stonich’s FISHING! You won’t mind, though. Stonich’s sardonic wit and absurdist humor hooks you from the first chapter and reels you in without a fight. The...
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Inside the Arizona Biltmore

Inside the Arizona Biltmore

Phoenix doesn’t rise from the ashes of itself, but from a sun-drenched desert that draws visitors from around the globe for its warm winter days and sultry nights. It rose also from the imagination of people who visualized a city where people could live year-around in...
Outrageous Tomato Pie

Outrageous Tomato Pie

Outrageous Tomato Pie Having grown up in Southern California, my family grew tomatoes year around. It wasn’t uncommon to have tomatoes still ripening on our backyard vines at Christmas time. Now that we live in the South where tomato pie is a staple during the summer,...
The 12 Breads of Christmas

The 12 Breads of Christmas

Bread. The food of life. I’ve been baking bread for my family for about 25 years. Every Christmas season I bake bread for my neighbors and friends as a way to thank them for enriching my life. This year I wanted to extend the good will I feel during the holidays to...