Lisa Schnebly Heidinger - author and April guest speaker

Reading from her latest book, The Journal of Sedona Schnebly,

Lisa had us listening intently. The story of the beginning of the town of Sedona (named after her great-grandmother) is one of triumph and tears. A very touching and insiders view of life in the early 1900 in Arizona Territory.
Program co-ordinator, Diana Smith, introduced Lisa and thanked her for her contribution to preserving Arizona history.
There was quite a line of attendees waiting to purchase the book and have Lisa sign it.
The Historical League is also grateful to Lisa for writing the history of all 24 restaurants and resorts in Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Her fresh voice and easy approach make this new cookbook a popular read as well as a well-written cookbook!

Elote corn dip from Elote Cafe, Sedona

Friends are coming over. Want to really impress them with a great appetizer? Try this yummy warm

dip from Tastes & Treasures II: A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. It is a recipe from Elote Cafe in Sedona, housed in the historic Sedona Arabella Hotel. Note that the town of Sedona was named after Sedona Arabella Schnebly. Likewise Schnebly Hill Road. More history on page 40.
Of course, my girlfriends wanted the recipe and were happy to take home the new Tastes & Treasures II cookbook filled with lots more recipes and histories. Also interesting was the guys enjoyed Elote Dip even more!!

Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger featured in AZ Highways

With her fantastic knowledge of Arizona and her amazing skills in writing, the Historical League is so fortunate to have Lisa as a member. We celebrate her upcoming book about her grandmother Sedona Schnebly, The Journal of Sedona Schnebly, and her recent article in Arizona Highways.

We are also grateful that Lisa was the creative writer in Tastes & Treasures II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona due out in a few months. 

The Journal of Sedona Schnebly

"The Journal of Sedona Schnebly"        by Lisa Schnebly Heidinger @ arizonawriter.com

Sedona Arabella Miller Schnebly followed her husband west when their small Missouri town condemned his Methodist religion. Arriving in Arizona Territory in 1901, they planted orchards and hosted early tourists in what is now named Sedona.  Read about a fiercely private woman’s life that is by turns amusing and heartbreaking, and always fascinating.

FIRST EVENT!

Sedona Historical Museum Saturday

Sept. 16; reading at 11 a.m. followed by

visiting and signing 

Historical League member, Lisa Schnebly Heidinger is busy again. After writing all the stories of the 24 historic restaurants for Tastes and Treasures Volume II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona, she has captured the heart and soul of her great grandmother, Sedona Schnebly, in an audio book.

  More at sedonaschnebly.com

Pumpkin Flan from Elote Cafe in Sedona

Testing recipes for the new cookbook is a big part of the preparation. I am astounded to learn that some cookbooks do NOT test the recipes before printing. With Chef Leslie Christiansen at the helm, we are testing the recipes 3 times to make sure the ingredients are available and the directions are clear. She is also writing some very helpful hints to the procedures.


Here's a new dish: Pumpkin Flan tested by Kathy Holcombe. Delicious and very worthy to be in the cookbook!

Recipe tester Kathy Holcombe

January 4 guest speaker Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger

January 4, 2016 General Membership Meeting. Guest Speaker Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger

Meeting 10:00 - 11:15 am.
Lunch 11:30 am - 12:15 pm ($10 suggested donation).
Guest Speaker 12:15-1:00 pm.

Our own League member, Lisa Schnebly-Heidinger, will be the January speaker. Lisa has many books to her credit, including ARIZONA: 100 Years Grand, the official book of the Arizona Centennial. Her topic will be “OXYMORON: HISTORICAL FICTION”.  And we might be able to coax her into telling us a little about her wonderful family, including her great-grandmother, Sedona Schnebly . . .

Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

We love easy-to-fix dinners. This one is delicious and so simple. Another recipe is found on page 44 of Tastes & Treasures cookbook for Roast Pork Tenderloin with Rhubarb Pear Chutney and Pinot Demi-Glace. The cookbook recipe is more detailed- it's from the chefs at historic Garlands Oak Creek Lodge in Sedona but well worth it.

Slow Cooker Pork Tenderloin

2 pound Pork Tenderloin
1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
1 TBS Yellow Mustard
2-3 TBS maple syrup
2 TBS olive oil
2 TBS Diced dried onions
1 1/2 TSP Garlic Salt or Powder
Mix ingredients above. Pour over Tenderloin in the crock pot and cook on low for 6 hours.

Historymaker Ed Mell designs AZ Centennial Stamp

Historymakers honored by the Historical League continue to do great things. Ed Mell has created some wonderful landscapes. He is shown speaking at our Historymakers Gala.

The stamp unveiling was at BestFest in Prescott September 16. A large image of the Commemorative stamp was displayed over the courthouse for the three day festival.

“I actually tried a few different directions before I settled on Cathedral Rock, which I really felt was an icon of Arizona,” Mell said in an interview at his Phoenix studio.

A native Arizonan and a stamp collector in his youth, Mell said this assignment was a dream come true. “It's one of those things I always thought would be a wonderful thing to do.”

Karen Churchard, executive director of the Arizona Centennial 2012 Foundation, said U.S. Postal Service representatives asked centennial organizers going in what they didn't want on the stamp. Their answer: the Grand Canyon and saguaro cactuses, which they considered overused.

“We want to showcase our history,” Churchard said.

Mell said the oil painting took him about three weeks to complete. He worked in a style that combines abstract and realism.

He started by taking a photo of Cathedral Rock and developed pencil sketches before producing the final work on a 20-by-30-inch canvas.

The piece now belongs to the Postal Service, and the stamp will officially become available on Arizona's Statehood Day, Feb. 14, 2012. A forever stamp, it can be used indefinitely to mail a one-ounce letter.

“If you're not enthusiastic about painting, it shows on the canvas.”

Read more: http://www.yumasun.com/articles/stamp-73126-arizona-mell.html#ixzz1YizUHxnn