Tag: food
The Snow Cap Cafe: Seligman’s Funky Landmark
SELIGMAN -- For those who have been there before, part of the entertainment at the Snow Cap Cafe is watching the expressions on the faces of first-timers when they order an ice cream cone, and the man behind the counter asks, "Do you want mustard with that?" And before the befuddled customer can answer, the ...POSH Restaurant Takes “Mole Margarita” Recipe to National Stage, Asks for Your Vote
Few cocktails come in as many varieties as the margarita. I thought I had seen them all (and tasted most), but Chef Josh Herbert of POSH Restaurant in Scottsdale has found another way to transform the happy hour staple while staying true to the bold flavors of Mexican cuisine. His inspiration: mole.Fried Foods and Other “Treats” at the Arizona State Fair
There’s no shortage of food at the Arizona State Fair. Classic fair staples like cotton candy and caramel apples brought back fond childhood memories. Yet some of the new fair favorites brought on a very different feeling.Free Eats on Sunless Days in Yuma
YUMA -- This city is so proud of its sunshine that it has always been willing to be on it. According to the Guinness World Record book, Yuma is the sunniest place on earth, with bright skies prevailing an average of 4,055 hours out of a possible 4,456 hours every year. That's 91 percent ...Butter Sticks Are Different in Arizona and the East Coast?
Q: Why are sticks of butter sold here not the same as butter sold in the East? The Arizona kind is shorter and fatter. It doesn’t fit on the butter trays I bought years ago in Connecticut. A: We have to confess that sometimes, in our darker hours, we sit alone under the light of ...Is Sun Tea Safe?
Q: As a refugee from the cloudy Northwest, I have been introduced to pleasures of sun tea. But a co-worker says I am just setting a jar of germs out in the sun to incubate. Is sun tea safe? A: Thank you for your inquiry. Immediately upon its receipt, we here at the research lab ...Prickly Pear Fruit Makes Candy, Jelly
Are cactus candy and cactus jelly really made out of cactus? There was a time when we would have brought several samples of cactus candy and jelly back for testing in the Valley 101 Research Laboratory. But with the recent shrinking of the paper, we had to pack up lab equipment and put it in storage. ...
