Favorite Things #25 - Monsoon Season

During the middle of June until about the end of July in Arizona we experience something called "Monsoon Season". When I first moved here from PA I had never even heard of this. When I experienced my first dust storm I was amazed at how different the weather can be in the desert. Imagine a GIANT wall of dust heading your way, it is quite amazing.

Here is a photo I found of a big storm we got last summer.

Most of them are not that enormous and crazy, but just before they arrive we get the most gorgeous light and colors in our skies.


This was not edited, just taken with the 'vivid' color mode on my camera. So pretty.


I have been in AZ 16 years and I am still amazed at how beautiful it is.

The Best Thing I Ever Ate - Street Food

If you have seen the movie Pulp Fiction then you know that people in Holland love to drown their fries in mayonaise. I have been eating fries this way since I was a little kid so I was so excited to try this when I got to Amsterdam. There are a bunch of little places that stay open late selling 'chips' with various toppings. I went with the classic Chips with Mayo and I loved every bite! Tom and I would often end our day sharing one of these and I still crave them.



Have you tried fries with mayo?

Vegetarian Greek Sandwich

I have been absent this week because I have been crazy busy at work, which thankfully does not happen often. I am hoping to get back to my normal schedule this coming week, I have missed visiting all of your blogs!

As it is most definitely Summer here in AZ our eating habits change because at dinner time it is usually about 105 outside and standing over a hot stove does not sound fun. Instead of a full recipe post I am going to share one of our favorite Summer sandwiches. Yes, I said 'our' because Tom will actually eat this.



This is a 'Greek Sandwich' and could not be easier. Take some feta and mash it up with a little olive oil and spread it on some toasted sourdough. On the other slice of bread spread some hummus. Pile on some cucumber, tomato, black olive, onion and whatever other veggies you'd like and you are ready to eat. Some other veggie suggestions I would make would be artichokes, pickled hot peppers and roasted red peppers.

I hope you are all enjoying the first few days of Summer and I can't wait to get back to visiting all of your blogs.