You don’t have to look at the calendar page to know that fall has officially arrived in the desert. The triple-digit days have pretty much disappeared, we can sleep with our windows open at night, and every store we venture into has already begun to celebrate that unique holiday, Happy Hallowthanksmas! And as we get
Did you notice that? When you stepped out to take your recycle bin to the curb this morning, a breeze that didn’t fry your cheeks tousled your hair. And when the rain fell the other morning, thunder rolled, and lightning lit up the sky, when the storm had passed the temperatures did not immediately soar
As summer approaches quickly, the end of the year checklist grows ever longer, and as you mark off each item from your list, the last and most important item may bring a tear to your eye. It’s graduation time and the apple of your eye, the light of your life, is about to enter that
In a perfect world it would be Taco Tuesday every day, but in Arizona, it almost is! Of course, we save some days for burritos and quesadillas, and weekends are definitely meant for crème-filled churros, but the humble taco has almost become our state dish. (Technically the chimichanga is Arizona’s official state food, but tacos
When we were growing up, our favorite day of the year was not Christmas or Halloween or even the last day of school—although all those dates were definitely in the running! No, our favorite day of every year was one that was spent entirely devoted to our wants, needs, and wishes; of course, that day
After the year this world has experienced, there’s no doubt in any of our minds that we are all more than ready to say hello to a new one, even if we have no idea as to what it will bring! But although there are many things of which we are ready to see the
As the year draws to a close and the big holidays arrive, much of the world is ready for 2020 to end, but that has not driven away our love of the holidays! In a time of uncertainty, turmoil, and strife, we NEED to draw our families closer, and there is no better time to
We have learned a lot of things in all our years of catering, including the simple fact that the holiday season is also the biggest wedding season of the year! Coming in second only to the month of June—every bride wants to be a June bride—Christmas and New Year’s weddings are the second and third
We just can’t help but love summertime, even in spite of the sweltering Arizona heat. This is the season of pool parties and barbecues, vacation getaways and weekend road trips, and for many Arizonans, summer is the season of love. June brides are blushing as they say “I do,” July grooms are standing at the
Life in the desert is different from any other place on earth. We cocoon during the summer, coming out to play when most of the world is doing their own cocooning, and we learn to never, under any circumstances, walk on the concrete in bare feet! And while Midwest children are raised on white bread
