Rembrandt in Springerville Museum

Cindy Jordan explained the Rembrandt sketch

Who would have thought it??? Along with some other fabulous paintings, artwork, sculptures and momentos, Springerville Heritage Center is a wonderful place to browse and learn the history of the White Mountains. This was one stop on the Historical League three day tour of the area.

Cindy leads the Historical League tour through the museum.

Celebration of Life for Pam Ryan

An amazing lady, good friend, strong supporter of Arizona history and past President of the Historical League.  So many came to say goodbye, to remember and to honor her. She will be greatly missed.

Featured in an uplifting TGen video, this is only one photo of many.

Delores Tomasek and her sad salad

Sometimes a recipe sounds good and doesn't turn out at all. Delores Tomasek brought this pretty salad to the April Historical League meeting but wasn't happy with it. Her comments, "I had never made the salad that I brought before. I was not happy with it. I am throwing out the recipe, would not want to share it with others.
 Delores :)"

dinner at Molly Butler Lodge

The Historical League 3 day trip to the White Mountains was fabulous, including dinner at Molly Butlers. Lots of laughs and stories from the many members who enjoyed the trip.

Ruth McLeod, Susie Brinegar, Mary Garbaciak

37 Calorie Brownies

Who doesn't love chocolate? Tastes & Treasures cookbook has awesome recipes for brownies and chocolate, and I have tried them all. Perhaps this one should be in the book too.
I wanted to try this one since it was so different.

37 CALORIES BROWNIES
Ingredients:
3/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt (I used vanilla yogurt)
1/4 cup skim milk
1/2 cup Cocoa powder
1/2 cup Old fashioned rolled oats (like Quaker)
1/2 cup Truvia (or any natural/stevia based sweetener that pours like sugar)
1 egg
1/3 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 pinch salt

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a square baking dish (I used 8"x8"). Combine all ingredients into a food processor or a blender, and blend until smooth (about 1 minute). Pour into the prepared dish and bake for about 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting into 9 large squares.

Arizona and the Medal of Honor - New exhibit at AHS, Tempe

May 18 – October 24 "Above and Beyond: Arizona and the Medal of Honor”

Between 1862 and 1889, some 157 United States Army officers and enlisted men serving in today’s Arizona received the nation’s highest military decoration for valor. Since that time, these Medal of Honor recipients, including eleven Apache scouts, would be joined by four of Arizona’s other native sons. The story of bravery under fire now will be told in this exciting new exhibit.

Exhibition included with general museum admission: $5.00; Ages 60+ and Ages 12-18: $4.00; Ages 11 and younger and all AHS members: Free. Regular Museum hours are 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Tuesdays – Saturdays; 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sundays. Closed Mondays and state holidays. Free parking at the museum.

AHS Museum at Papago Park, 1300 N. College Ave., Tempe, AZ 85281 Phone: 480-929-0292, ext. 180  Email: AHStempe@azhs.gov.

Delores Tomasek 7 Layer Salad

Who can resist this luscious salad? Easy to make, beautiful presentation and tastes so good! Thank you Delores for bringing this salad to the Historical League meeting.

Although this recipe is not in Tastes & Treasures cookbook, there are many more delicious recipes for salad found in the book.

Ingredients:
These can vary depending on what you like or have on hand.
1/2 lb. cooked crumpled bacon
1 head choppped lettuce 
1/2 cup chopped red onion
1 bag frozen peas 1 head chopped cauliflower
2 hard boiled eggs chopped

Dressing:
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar 
1/2 cup sour cream or 1/2 cup yogurt
1 teaspoon Lawry's Seasoned Salt (adjust to taste)

Directions:
Layer ingredients in a large flat bowl.  Spread mayonnaise over the top to seal edges. Sprinkle with sugar.  

You can vary the salad by substituting green onions for red, jack cheese for the Cheddar, add chopped broccoli, chopped celery, chopped cucumbers, etc.
Option: top with 1/2 cup shredded cheese.