TABLE OF CONTENTS  –  2012 Summer Issue
		ABOUT THE COVER - This beautiful Santa Fe style home on El Paso's Westside is enhanced by the verdant landscape designs of Mark Nash who used trees and lots of green shrubs and plants to create a desert oasis that the owners can enjoy all year round. View our landscaping article starting on page 92 for more images of this home's gorgeous surroundings and to get ideas from Mark on creating your own lush landscape.   Cover photo by Bill Faulkner.   PUBLISHER - One of the great benefits of living in this region is the spectacular mountain and west mesa views from many of our homes. We orient our homes on their lots to take the best advantage of these views. We place our windows to capture them from our master bedrooms, our great rooms and our kitchens. We consider views when we are planning our outdoor living areas, the fireplaces and pits and the placement of our pools and spas...   READ MORE >>

CASAS BONITAS
14		GRAND OPENING - A-1 KITCHENS BY SIERRA A-1 Kitchens by Sierra opens a new showroom in El Paso.
16		GRAND OPENING - BUILDERS SOURCE APPLIANCE GALLERY Builders Source Appliance Gallery adds a new El Paso showroom.
18		FEATURE HOME - HANK & AMPARO HERNANDEZ Hank and Amparo Hernandez turned to a team of professionals to build their new home.
28		KITCHEN COOKTOPS Selecting a cooktop or rangetop for your kitchen build or remodel.
32		FEATURE HOME - G.L. GREEN Enter the good life. GL Green and Associates set the standard for ideal living.
41		ENERGY EFFICIENCY - LED LIGHTING Three things you should know before installing LED lighting.
42		ELECTRIC FIREPLACES Electric fireplaces set the mood with just the push of a button.
46		FEATURE HOME - MARK & GAYLE NASH Alfresco living with Mark and Gayle Nash. Bring the outdoors in and vice versa.
58		WINDOW TREATMENTS Custom window coverings. Three local experts talk functionality and style.
62		ART & ACCESSORIES The true beauty of encaustic artwork. Artists John Schaeffer and Sherry Ikeda.
66		FEATURE HOME - STEPHENNE RHODES The visionary solar and geothermal energy home of Stephenne Rhodes.
72		WINE REFRIGERATORS One of the most affordable and efficient means of wine storing and aging.
76		OUTDOOR LIVING - POOLS & SPAS Pool projects that take advantage of some spectacular views.
84		OUTDOOR LIVING - FIRE PITS With an outdoor fire pit, you have the opportunity for 360 degrees of enjoyment.
88		OUTDOOR LIVING - OUTDOOR KITCHENS Kettles and Kamados - the accessories every charcoal aficionado should have.
92		OUTDOOR LIVING - LANDSCAPING Mark Nash creates a desert oasis full of trees and green foliage.
VIDA BUENA
98		OUT ON THE TOWN - EL PASO PRO-MUSICA GUILD El Paso Pro-Musica Guild's 31st Annual Soiree.
100		OUT ON THE TOWN - SUNLAND DERBY GALA The Sunland Derby Gala brings in Joe Montana in support of United Blood Services.
102		BEAUTY - AGELESS EYES Four simple tips can help you keep your eyes in tip top shape.
104		RELAXATION - PRENATAL MASSAGE Implementing therapeutic massage therapy into your prenatal care.
108		LIVE PERFORMANCES - BLUES IN THE BORDERLAND Blues events and concerts are happening all year round in the region.
114		LIVE PERFORMANCES - BRI BAGWELL Country Music's Bri Bagwell premieres her music video at the Rio Grande Theatre.
116		LIVE PERFORMANCES - CALENDAR Live performance calendar showcasing some of the best events in the region.
118		OUT ON THE TOWN - ARDOVINO'S DESERT CROSSING 100th anniversary dinner commemorating the Titanic's infamous last voyage.
120		GETAWAYS - AUSTIN, TEXAS Some of Austin's more unique and perhaps funky attributes and area attractions.
124		GETAWAYS - MEXICO VACATION Funjet luxury vacation package to the Mexican Riviera.
COMIDAS SABROSAS
128		BARBECUE - CENTRAL TEXAS From restaurants to tailgate parties, barbecuing has become an art form.
132		BRUNCH ON THE BORDER - DOUBLE EAGLE The Double Eagle in Old Mesilla serves up a Sunday brunch buffet.
134		ENTERTAINING AT HOME - ITALIAN PATIO BUFFET This Italian menu includes: antipasti, salads, pizzas, pastas and desserts.
146		RESTAURANT OPENING - OPUS WORLD BISTRO Chef Michael Ross' new restaurant doesn't just focus on one particular cuisine.
148		WORLD CUISINE - ARGENTINA Argentinean cuisine is nfluenced by native South American tribes and European immigrants.
150		WORLD CUISINE - GARUFA Garufa has a following amongst those who enjoy authentic Argentinean dining.
151		WORLD CUSINE - CUARTITO AZUL A delightful Argentinean eatery serving traditional, fresh and homemade dishes.