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July | August 2011

ISSN-1939-943XIf your home is currently listed, this is not a solicitation for that listing. Produced by Desert Lifestyle Publishing • 480.460.0996 • www.DesertLifestyle.net

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Artesano5,555 Sq. Ft. | 4 Bed | 4.5 Bath

Motivated Seller | Mountain & City Light Views$1,495,000

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10801 E. Happy Valley Rd. #139 Glenn Moor | 3,999 Sq. Ft.

Sold $668,000

25985 N. 115th Way Four Peaks | 2,248 Sq. Ft.

Sold $390,000

SOLD SOLD

25820 N. 106th Way Windy Walk | 3,952 Sq. Ft.

Offered at $1,250,000

10801 E. Happy Valley Rd. #20Glenn Moor | 5,881 Sq. Ft.

SALE PENDING

24350 N. Whispering Ridge Way #59 Whispering Ridge | 3,784 Sq. Ft.

$795,000

10843 E. La Junta Rd. Tusayan | 2,674 Sq. Ft.

Offered at $649,900

SALE PENDING

10553 E. Greythorn Dr. Pinnacle Canyon | 6,500 Sq. Ft.

$2,450,000

11250 N. Whispering Ridge Way Whispering Ridge | 7,700 Sq. Ft.

SALE PENDING REDUCED

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SHRIMPSALADWITHCHAMPAGNEVINEGARDRESSING

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FORCHAMPAGNEVINEGARBEURREBLANC

In a sauce pot combine vinegar, shallots and salt and reduce until dry. Add cream and reduce to syrup, then whisk in butter piece by piece (warm gently as necessary). Whisk in a pinch of cayenne and hold in a warm water bath until used.

FORTRUFFLESOYVINAIGRETTE

Mix all ingredients except oil in a bowl then slowly drizzle oil in while whisking.

TOSERVE

Season shrimp with salt and cayenne. Put on a buttered sheet tray and cook under broiler in oven until just cooked through. Make a bed of mixed greens on four cooled plates. Scatter enoki mushrooms over the top, then season the avocado fans with salt and pepper and place in the center of each salad. Top with a spoonful of diced tomato and minced chives. Dress each salad with truffle soy vinaigrette then place five shrimp on each salad so heads are facing avocado. Top each shrimp with warm champagne beurre blanc and serve.

Servesfour.

• 2shallots,minced• 2/3cupchampagne vinegar• 1/2tsp.salt

• 1/2cupheavycream• 4oz.butter,cutincubes• pinchcayennepepper

• 1/4cupsoysauce• 1/4cuptrufflejuice• 2Tbs.freshlemonjuice

• 1/3cupoliveoil• saltandpeppertotaste

• 20shrimp,peeledandcut downthemiddlewith headandtailstill attached• 1lb.mixedgreens• 1avocado,cutinto quartersthenthinlysliced withstemsidestill connectedtomakeafan

• 1packenokimushrooms, stemscutoff• 1tomato,scoredand blanchedtopeel,then seededandcutintoa mediumdice• 2Tbs.chives,minced• dustingofcayennepepper• coarsesalttotaste• blackpeppertotaste

ADDING VALUE BY GOING GREEN!

Whetherit’sthatquintessentialaromaofsummer:sunscreen, orthecheerfulsoundsofsplishingandsplashinginthepool;

summerhasalwaysheldaspecialplaceinourhearts. Here,wecelebratetheseasonwithallofthejoysthatare

uniquelysummer,alongwithlittleinspirationsonrelishingyour ownsimplepleasuresthistimeofyear.