“We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.”

– Joseph Campbell

Kristin Croak

Did you know…

Arizona helped revolutionize the fast food industry in 1975. That’s when the McDonald’s in Sierra Vista opened the company’s first drive-through window.

At the time, soldiers from Fort Huachuca were not allowed to get out of their vehicles off-post while wearing fatigues. The owner of the McDonald’s franchise near the base, pushed out a bit of one wall and installed a sliding glass window. Lines of hungry soldiers stretched around the building and Big Macs flew out the window as fast as the crew could make them.

Recipe to Try

Breakfast Baked Sweet Potatoes

Breakfast baked sweet potatoes stuffed with creamy almond butter, banana slices, chia seeds & a sprinkle of cinnamon! An easy to make paleo breakfast that tastes like dessert!

Breakfast Baked Sweet Potatoes

with Almond Butter, Banana & Chia

Ingredients

  • 2 medium DOLE sweet potatoes, washed
  • 2 tablespoons natural almond butter
  • 1 DOLE banana, sliced
  • 2 teaspoons chia seeds
  • Cinnamon
  • Sea salt

How to Make It

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a medium baking sheet with parchment paper or foil.
  2. Use a fork to poke several holes in the sweet potatoes, then place on prepared baking sheet and roast sweet potatoes for 45 minutes-1 hour or until fork tender. Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5-10 minutes.
  3. Once ready to eat, split the warm sweet potatoes open with a knife and sprinkle with a tiny bit of sea salt. Next drizzle 1 tablespoon of almond butter, 1 teaspoon of chia along with banana slices and finally a sprinkle of cinnamon in each sweet potato. Serve immediately.

Drive Tours

Forest Service Road 300: Top of the Rim, drive through Aspens:
Turn left at Wood Canyon Lake Road.

Forest Service Road 284: Across from Tall Pines Market in Christopher Creek,
2 miles to stand of Maples. Look down on colorful Oaks & Maples.

Fish Hatchery Road East of Kohl’s Ranch: 4 1/2 miles following Tonto Creek.

Special Events in October

Beeline Cruise-In Car Show

October 10, 2020

Trunk Or Treat

October 31, 2020