Greek Feta Salad

Historic Queen Creek Olive Mill offers a great tour explaining the process of growing, harvesting and processing olive oil. Shopping in their unique store and restaurant is an additional surprise. You can pick up a copy of Tastes & Treasures there.

Greek Feta Salad

Ingredients:
1 small head of Romaine lettuce, torn into bite-size pieces
3 tomatoes cut up, or grape tomatoes
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 green pepper, seeded and chopped
1 cucumber, peeled and sliced
1 cup green or black olives
1/2 lb. Feta cheese, sliced or cut into chunks

Dressing ingredients:
1/4 cup Greek extra virgin olive oil
2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
1 pinch oregano
salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Chill lettuce. Combine dressing ingredients. When ready to serve, toss all vegetables and olives. Top with cheese and serve with dressing

The Spicery in Our 1895 Home

Matt Borowski, owner of The Spicery

This fabulous Victorian home is so welcoming and when you smell the delicious aromas coming from the kitchen . . .

Cathy Shumard and Ruth McLeod met with owner Matt Borowski to discuss Tastes & Treasures Volume II, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. The 1895 home will make a lovely addition to the new cookbook.

The Glendale restaurant is undergoing a renovation this summer. Built as the Victor Messinger House, Matt has plans for an expanded outdoor patio. Can't wait to enjoy it's charm and also see the recipes Matt provides us!

Ruth McLeod and Cathy Shumard

Historical League tour of Glendale included a lovely lunch at "The Spicery in our 1895 Home".

Historic photos of Prescott

Twenty five years after Cookbook Co-Chair Linda Corderman started her custom art business, we find some of her first big pieces at Prescott’s historic First National Bank. The bank on the downtown square is now a charming gift shop with Linda’s beautiful framing on historic Prescott prints. While still running her flourishing business, Corderman Art Resources,  Linda’s love of history is also channeled into publishing Volume II of Tastes & Treasures, A Storytelling Cookbook of Historic Arizona. Her creativity is much appreciated by the Historical League.

Rock Springs Cafe Jack Daniels Pecan Pie for birthday

No traditional birthday cake for this lady. Earlene Alauria had delicious Jack Daniels Pecan Pie from Rock Springs Café to help celebrate her big day. So many pies to choose from at Rock Springs, but the Pecan Pie is one of the best. The Historical League is pleased to have Rock Springs Café featured in the new cookbook, Tastes and Treasures II, debuting in fall 2017.

Cookbook Committee meets with Evans Communications

Ruth McLeod, Linda Corderman and Cathy Shumard
after a meeting with Evans Communications.

Many cookbook planning meetings have been held this summer.
One of the meetings was with Andrea Evans of Evans Communications. We are very pleased to work with them on Corporate Sponsorships for Tastes & Treasures Volume II.
Over 26 historic venues are lined up for the new cookbook. Collecting recipes and visiting historic places has been exciting and rewarding, often including lunches or Happy Hour!

Green Chile Egg Bake

Simple and easy with a little kick of green chile, this egg breakfast bake was a hit for our girls get-away weekend.

Egg and Green Chile Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:
12 oz. bulk pork sausage
2 (4 oz.) cans chopped green chiles
6 eggs
6 tablespoons milk
2 cups (8 oz.) shredded Cheddar cheese

Directions:
Brown the sausage in a skillet, stirring until crumbly; drain.
Pour the chiles into a greased 9x13 inch baking dish.
Whisk the eggs and milk together in a bowl.
Pour over the chiles.
Sprinkle with the sausage and cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until bubbly.
Yield: 6 servings

Karen Swanson, Maureen Reid, Jackie Wold, Nancy Burton, Earlene Alauria, Ruth McLeod

Thanks to Judith A. Nicholas, Laureate Gamma Delta for the recipe.

Website committee not really in the dark

Margaret Baker, Zona Lorig, Anne Lupica and Ruth McLeod (taking the photo) have worked on www.HistoricalLeague.org many times. Although it looks like we are in the dark, we are actually making great progress this summer. Websites require constant updating. It is so nice to be able to do this in the conference room at the AZ Heritage Center museum at Papago Park.