This recipe holds its own for any occasion. Serve it for a special breakfast or brunch — or top with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and it’s a gorgeous dessert. Ingredients: 1½ cups flour ¾ tsp baking powder ¾ tsp baking soda ¼ tsp salt ¾ cup butter, at room temperature ¾ cup brown [...]
The Arcadia neighborhood is built in old citrus orchards, so if you have friends there they probably have more citrus than they can eat, and are likely to give you some. The fruit from the citrus trees attracts roof rats, who love the neighborhood too, maybe not for the nice houses and good schools, but [...]
I eat grapefruit because I’m selfish. It’s a repugnant realization. But I have to be straight. I mean, if you’re not gonna be honest with yourself, how can anyone else believe anything you say?
1 can fruit pie filling 1 package egg roll wrappers 1 cup water Powdered sugar Cinnamon Oil for deep frying Heat oil in a pan. Place a tablespoon of fruit filling in a wrapper. Brush the edges with water. Fold in half, from corner to corner. Pull the corners on the side to the middle [...]
Choose a selection of fruits that are in season and wash, slice or chop. (Try blueberries, strawberries, cantaloupe chunks, raspberries, peach slices, apple slices, grapes and orange or tangerine slices.) Combine in a bowl. For dip: 2 cups plain or vanilla yogurt 1/4 cup orange juice Honey Cinnamon Combine plain or vanilla yogurt with orange [...]
Plain yogurt is good for teens, who probably aren’t getting enough calcium, but the taste may be kind of boring. Spruce it up with berries, sliced peaches and crunchy cereal flakes, nuts or seeds. Plain yogurt can also be used for healthy, low-fat veggie dips. Nora Carrillo is a Healthy Steps Specialist at Phoenix Children’s [...]
½ cup butter ¼ cup sugar plus 3 tablespoons for sprinkling 1 egg 1 cup flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon vanilla fresh fruit, like plums, peaches, nectarines, sliced, or any kind of berry Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Sift together flour, salt, and baking powder in a bowl. [...]
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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