Dishes are getting larger and larger. I know this because I have my grandmother’s china, which is nearly 100 years old. I have china from my own wedding registry, circa the 1980s. And, I have some everyday white plates I bought from Crate and Barrel just recently to fill in for the ones we’ve broken over the years. [...]
Dine at Brazilian steakhouse Fogo de Chao on Wednesday, April 24 and 100 percent of the proceeds will support Junior Achievement of Arizona. The restaurant is located at 6300 N. Scottsdale Rd. in Scottsdale. Dinners will include a gourmet salad bar, beverages and dessert alongside the restaurant’s famous unlimited servings of 15 choice cuts of meat [...]
The kids missed the bus. Someone needs a permission slip signed. The zipper on your skirt is broken and you can’t find your keys. The kids are in the car tearing open the foil packages of their breakfast when you find your keys in your purse. Where you’ve already looked. Twice. Sitting at the stoplight, [...]
I’ll admit it. I love to eat breaded, deep-fried chicken strips dipped in creamy ranch dressing, and on rare occasions I order them while out running errands. I prepare this recipe at home if it’s been awhile since my last fix. For chicken: ½ cup pecans ⅓ cup whole-wheat flour 2 teaspoons paprika 2 teaspoons [...]
Still got turkey in the fridge? Mission Tortillas recommends turning those leftovers into a south-of-the-border favorite—the quesadilla. In a press notice about the company’s new Super Soft Tortillas (“ideal because they fold easily and don’t break”) we learned that when you have a stash of tortillas and some cheese, the possibilities are endless. Here are [...]
Eating out should be enjoyable but you still want to get some nutritional bang for your buck. Experts recommend reviewing menus online prior to choosing a restaurant and looking for ways to make healthy substitutions for high-fat, high-salt and high-calorie options. Choose salsa instead of butter or ranch dressing, whole-grain breads instead of white, fruit [...]
Have you ever made the decision to eat out, hoping for a quiet, relaxing dining experience, but ended up instead with a circus of wild kids and two fuming parents? That isn’t enjoyable for anyone—including other guests at the restaurant. The dining out experience doesn’t have to be frustrating. Here, from local child development experts, [...]
For the last three years, we have dedicated space in our November magazine to a directory of Valley restaurants where kids eat free. But we’ve always wondered, where do families really go? And why? So this year, we did something different. You will still find our updated Kids Eat Free directory online. Here, we’re focusing [...]
For the last three years, we have dedicated space in our November magazine to a directory of Valley restaurants where kids eat free. But we’ve always wondered, where do families really go? And why? So this year, we did something different. You will still find our updated Kids Eat Free directory online. Here, we’re focusing [...]
She does the planning, the hiring, the managing, the organizing, the marketing—whatever it takes—to run the family business, which includes Vincent on Camelback, Vincent Market Bistro, a Saturday seasonal French market and a corporate catering offshoot, Vincent Van Go. Everything, that is, but the cooking. Leevon Guerithault talks about raising kids around a restaurant, mentoring [...]
A crash landing leaves teenager Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his legendary father Cypher (Will Smith) stranded on Earth, 1,000 years after cataclysmic events forced humanity’s escape. With Cypher critically injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help, facing uncharted terrain, evolved animal species that now rule the planet, and an [...]
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MAY 2013
$6.00Our 2013 directory of Valley aquatics programs — everything from learn-to-swim programs to diving, racing and synchronized swimming!
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April 2013
$6.00Our April 2013 issue features the 2013 Summer Solutions directory — more than 500 day camps in Maricopa County!
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March 2013
$6.00Our March 2013 issue features the 2013 directory of Overnight Camps in Arizona and the Southwest!
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February 2013
$6.00Our February 2013 issue is all about babies! Learn how to begin building your baby’s bookshelf, make your own baby food, find parent/tot classes and Daddy Boot Camps around the Valley. Plus: gifts, gadgets and great new looks for baby.
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January 2013
$6.00It’s our annual pregnancy issue! Learn about the latest trend among expectant parents: “gender-reveal” parties. Plus: Should you bank your baby’s umbilical cord blood?
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December 2012
$6.00Ice hockey in the desert? Our December issue tells you how to get your kids started. Plus, an insider’s tour of the Arizona Doll and Toy Museum. And two terrific holiday crafts your kids will love!
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