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Rawhide Travel and Tours with combined total of “75 years of travel experience" provides amazing deals for your dream vacation with experienced, friendly travel experts.

Services offered include booking domestic and international air travel, hotel and resort reservations, car rental and cruises for individuals, corporate, group and incentive travel. Also tour packages of every type from a weekend getaway, to San Diego or Disneyland to involved and detailed vacations worldwide.

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Culinary Travel: Florida

Florida cuisine is extremely diverse, as varied as her population, as exciting as her history. From the Spanish settlers in the early 16th century to the Cuban, Caribbean and African immigrants, the rich fusion of exotic and complex cuisines has created a food culture that continues to evolve. Visiting the Florida panhandle, the food traveler will find barbecue, grits, Cajun and Creole dishes, while a cooking vacation in the lower parts of Florida offers dishes such as Cuban arroz con pollo and Jamaican jerk chicken. Foodies will discover spicy flavors combined with the sweetness of tropical fruits such as mangoes, papayas, coconuts, and citrus fruits. Florida cuisine also features native seafood specialties including conch, grouper, snapper, and grunt along with unique local dishes like swamp cabbage, seviche, and Key lime pie. Vacationers are sure to enjoy the eclectic blend of culinary delights that are found in Florida.

Florida Key Lime Pie

 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
 2 (14 ounce) cans low-fat sweetened condensed milk
 3/4 cup key lime juice
 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
 1/4 teaspoon salt
 1 cup heavy cream, chilled
 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 3 tablespoons confectioners' sugar

Directions
To Make Lime Filling: In a large mixing bowl, whip cream cheese until fluffy. Add condensed milk, lime juice, lime rind, and salt. Whip until mixture is smooth. Pour into graham cracker crust. Cover with plastic wrap and chill thoroughly.

To Make Topping:
 In a medium bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Add vanilla or lemon extract and confectioners' sugar. Continue to whip until cream forms stiff peaks. Place topping in a fine-mesh sieve and place sieve over a bowl to catch liquid that drains off. Cover topping tightly with plastic wrap and allow to drain for 2 hours.

Before serving, discard liquid that has drained from topping. Spread topping over pie.

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Best Skiing Destinations: Girdwood, Alaska

Girdwood is not your average resort town. While it might draw in a large number of visitors every year, largely thanks to Hotel Alyeska, a luxury resort at the base of Mount Alyeska, it is a small, tight-knit community where you can find a range of characters, from ski bums to senators, all with a great love for the outdoors. Just an hour's drive from Anchorage, or a short ride on the Alaska Railroad, this eclectic town is a favorite stop for visitors and locals.

Rising up from the edge of town, Alyeska Resort is the largest ski area in Alaska. It has six lifts, two magic carpets, and a 60-person tram that climbs the mountain’s steep north face with views to the ocean. Tree line is low this far north, so the upper half of the mountain is wide-open alpine, more like the open terrain of the Alps than a typical American resort. There are ample blue runs and a smattering of beginner runs near the base, but experts will get the most out of the mountain.

Originally called “Glacier City” for the icy behemoths that rim the surrounding mountains, it’s no surprise that touring a glacier is so easily accessible. You can go on a guided hike over Alaska’s glaciers and mountain ridges. If you want to strike it rich, you can go on a gold panning tour. Flightsee over glaciers and take in the amazing Prince William Sound. Enjoy the views from a raft, or take the wheel with a Jeep or ATV. And if you’re in the mood to mush, you can go dog sledding across a glacier. If you want to see wildlife up close, check out the 140-acre Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center just 11 miles pas the Girdwood turnoff.

For many, winter in Girdwood is a non-stop holiday. Skiers, snowboarders, and outdoor enthusiasts revel in the trails and slopes that the town has to offer. However, Girdwood has a number of fairs and festivals that draw in large crowds throughout the rest of the year. And if you’re planning to explore the area on your own, be sure to check out Girdwood’s top trails in summer and winter.

After a day of exploring Girdwood, take a tram ride up to Seven Glaciers Restaurant, perched on Mount Alyeska. With large windows and gorgeous views of the Chugach Mountains and Turnagain Arm, you will be in awe of Alaska’s little “resort town”.

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Let Us Help You Get Lost

Whether business or pleasure, Rawhide Travel and Tours delivers. Internet Travel sites list hotels and destinations, but offer little else. Our years of experience in the industry will help you design the perfect traveling experience. From romantic getaways to large events, our experienced agents will handle all the details. Traveling does not need to be stressful. You can count on us for great value and dependable service.

We arrange travel air, land and sea. We can arrange the perfect destination package including, resorts, conference rooms and meeting locations, special events, and attractions.

Call us and start planning that special vacation or event today. 602-843-5100 or visit our website rawhidetravel.com


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Merry Christmas

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Culinary Travel: Christmas Cookies: Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

This family favorite pairs the winning combination of chocolate and peanut butter. Best of all, they're sealed with a kiss.

Peanut Butter Kiss Cookies

Ingredients
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
1/2 cup smooth or chunky peanut butter (not natural)
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla 
30 chocolate kisses, unwrapped

Special Equipment:
2 large baking sheets

Directions
Position a rack in the upper third of the oven and a second rack in the lower third then preheat to 350°F.

In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt.

Place 1/2 cup sugar in a small bowl.

In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with the brown sugar, butter, and peanut butter and beat on medium speed, scraping the bowl occasionally, until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes.

Add the egg and vanilla, beat on medium until fully incorporated, about 1 minute. 

With the mixer on low, add the flour mixture and stir until just combined.

 Roll the dough into walnut-size balls, roll in sugar, and arrange on baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches between cookies.

 Bake, switching the cookies between the upper and lower racks about halfway through baking, until just starting to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

 Remove the cookies from the oven and press a chocolate kiss into the center of each. Cool the cookies on baking sheets for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely. Continue baking cookies on cooled baking sheets. 

Do Ahead: The cookies can be baked ahead and stored, in an airtight container at room temperature, up to 3 days.

Yield
Makes 24 to 30 cookies

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(602) 843-5100
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