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ATTORNEY
AUTO LUBE/REPAIRS
Johnson Mechanical Gary Johnson (623) 533-0481
The Carroll Law Firm James J. Carroll, III (623) 551-9366 carrolllawfirm.com
Anthem Pit Stop Lube & Oil Prem Multani (623) 465-9411 anthempitstop.com
CARPET CLEANING
CHIROPRACTOR
Carpets By Randy Randy Posusta (602) 757-2277 Carpet/tile cleaning & repair
Desert Chiropractic C. Lynn Karvanek,
COMPUTER & NETWORK SOLUTIONS
DENTISTRY
ELECTRICIAN
Dr. Darren L. Flowers, DMD Dr. Darren L. Flowers (623) 551-8000 flowersdentistry.com
Anthem Electric, LLC Rich Digilio (623) 533-5971 anthemelectric.com
FIRE & WATER CLEANUP AND RESTORATION
ACCOUNTING & PAYROLL SERVICES
Desert Foothills Accounting & Tax Services, PC Emily A Griffin, CPA, MST (623) 551-3100 desertfoothillscpa.com BLINDS, SHUTTERS, & CUSTOM DRAPERIES
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Solv IT Computers Steve Cahow (623) 551-8881 solvit-solutions.com HAIR SALON
Servpro of NW Phoenix/Anthem George Deroche (623) 780-9111
Hair-N-Dipity Salon and Spa Rochelle Decker (623) 551-0161 hairndipitysalon.com
HOME INSPECTION
HOME THEATER
INSURANCE
INTERIOR DESIGN
Pro View Home Inspection Craig Rhyne (623) 551-0369
Home Theater Plus, LLC
State Farm Insurance Justin Simons (623) 551-3700
In Season Design Gail Frenak (623) 428-9060 inseasondesign.com
INVESTING
JEWELER
LANDSCAPING
MASSAGE THERAPY
Edward Jones Investments Doug DeMuth (623) 551-0523
Andrew Z Diamonds & Fine Jewelry Scott Zychowski (623) 551-6892
Lamberti Landscaping Chris Lamberti (623) 210-9997
Massage By Sawana Sawana Grimmett, LMT (480) 370-6349
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Apparel, Promotional Products & Travel Manny Chazan (619) 787-9800
Future Financial, Inc. Steve L. Moss (623) 551-4734 futurefi.com
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Precise Pest Solutions David Coleman (602) 487-7312 precise-pest.com
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business
food
40 THE BAKED EQUATION
26 ENTREPRENEURS
50 HOME COOKING
Anthem’s Melissa Barbakoff mixes up the right ingredients for success
How to define your business
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28 CHAMBER CORNER Community partnerships
fresh 8 BETWEEN NEIGHBORS
30 SPOTLIGHT
Sheppard Pediatric Dentistry
Publishers’ note
12 MOMENTS
Fun things to do in February
14 INSPIRATION Heart in distress
16 READS
In search of Chasing Fireflies
18 HIGH SCHOOL
BCHS theatre students find creative outlet
20 WEATHER
Extreme snowbirding
22 PERSPECTIVE
Commonly asked court questions
54 BODY
Heart-centered yoga
home
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33 PETS
58 HAIR
34 ENTERTAINING
60 SUDOKU
36 CRAFTS
62 CROSSWORD
85086 Cutest Pet Contest
A sweet party
Huggable, stampable, paintable crafts
38 KIDS
How to improve sibling relationships
44 PETS
Laverne and Shirley
46 PETS
Kuma’s adventures
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High blood pressure
Bronde! Babylights! Balayage!
An original Linda Thistle puzzle
An original Myles Mellor crossword
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THINGS TO DO… FEBRUARY
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The Daisy Mountain Rock and Mineral Club meets monthly on the first Tuesday of the month. Each meeting includes an informative speaker as well as information about upcoming field trips into the desert to look for rocks and minerals. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Contact Ed Winbourne (978) 4601528. onlineatanthem.com
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The Daisy Mountain Tea Party Patriots meet to listen to educational speakers, authors, and candidates for public office. The meetings also include an opportunity for involvement in supporting and holding elected officials accountable on issues being addressed or considered by various local, state, and federal officials. 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Anthem Civic Center, 3701 W. Anthem Way, Anthem. daisymountainteapartypatriots.com
Find your next pet at the PACC911 Pet Adoption, which brings together over 100 animal welfare organizations throughout Arizona. The large outdoor adoptathons help find loving homes for the animals in the care of partnering groups. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Anthem Community Park, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., Anthem.
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Enjoy the wonderful delights of fresh, locally grown food at the Anthem Farmer’s Market from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ACC Community Park, 40410 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy. Anthem. onlineatanthem.com
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12 Enjoy a fun-filled night of family love, a spaghetti dinner, ice cream, a photo booth, and dancing during the Family Valentine’s Dance. Cost is $25 per couple; $45 per family of four ($7 per additional child under 18 years old). Space is limited. Sign up early. ACC Community Center, 41130 N. Freedom Way., Anthem. (623) 879-3011.
Join the Musical Theatre of Anthem for their annual Raise the Curtain Dinner and Fundraiser. Hosted by Producing Artistic Director Jackie Stewart Hammond and a slew of professional talent, this family-friendly evening includes performances from next season’s shows as they announce their ninth season. Dinner, dessert, and drinks, as well as live auction opportunities to help support the ongoing mission of MTA, will be offered. $75 for adults and $40 for children. 6:30 p.m. Musical Theatre of Anthem, 42323 N. Vision Way, Anthem. musicaltheatreofanthem.org
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The Ocotillo Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet to hear guest speaker Gillian Morse, ASDAR State Regent. Free. 9:30 a.m. Outlets at Anthem, 4250 W. Anthem Way, Phoenix. ocotillo.arizonadar.org
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Enjoy a fun day at the 2016 U.S. Open National Tri-Ball Championships. The event is open to co-ed teams of three from anywhere in the world. Teams do not need prior experience to participate in the tournament. The two-day tournament begins with a round-robin tournament to determine seeding for the finals on the second day. Entry is $150 per team. All players must be over age 16. Tri-ball is a fast-paced spin on volleyball. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Softball Field #4, 41703 N. Gavilan Peak Pkwy., Anthem. onlineatanthem.com
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Enjoy a free Daisy Mountain Hike. Two hikes are offered: a difficult 7-mile hike that lasts from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and takes hikers 1,200 feet above the Anthem landscape to offer a 360-degree panoramic view and another, easier hike that goes from 8:30 to 11 a.m. on a level dirt trail. Hiking boots are recommended. For more information or to register, call the ACC Community Center at (623) 879-3011. onlineatanthem.com
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Classic cars and hot rods make a return to Westgate during Hot Rod Night. Cruise in for a classic car show, live music, and more. All cars are welcome. 80s and older park in WaterDance Plaza and 90s and newer park on Westgate Boulevard near Fountain Park. Parking opens at 4 p.m. Westgate, 6751 N. Sunset Blvd., Glendale. westgateaz.com/hotrod
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Anthem Cares through Service (ACTS) presents the 6th Annual ACTS Auction benefiting families in need in Anthem. Hundreds of exciting auction items will be available to choose from such as art, wine, gift certificates, vacation packages, golf packages, travel, and more. Live music by Dan Emery, cash bar, and appetizers. 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Anthem Golf and Country Club, 2708 W. Anthem Club Dr., Anthem. anthemacts.com
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Get your run on at the Friends of the Poor 5k Race/Walk. One hundred percent of net proceeds benefit the needy in the Anthem, New River, Tramonto, Black Canyon, Desert Hills, and other North Phoenix communities. Donations are being accepted at razoo.com, search “St. Rose Philippine.” 8:30 a.m. St. Rose Catholic Church, 2825 W. Canyon Circle, Anthem.
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Enjoy Parent’s Night Out. Parents drop off children, ages 3-12, for an evening complete with a pizza dinner as well as a variety of games and activities. Cost is $15 per child. A multichild family discount is available. Sending a second child to Parents Night Out is $10, with three or more going for $5 each. All children attending must be potty trained. 6:30 p.m. ACC Community Center, 41130 N. Freedom Way, Anthem. For more information: (623) 879-3011.
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Enjoy the musical stylings of acoustic guitarist Kris Tuttle. Heavily influenced by Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam, and Led Zeppelin, Kris is a self-taught musician with a unique sound. AMC Fountain, Desert Ridge Marketplace, 21001 N. Tatum Blvd., Phoenix. shopdesertridge.com
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Doctors Mayurkumar Bhakta and Christian Lopez with Ashley and Cooper Wachtmann.
Heart in Distress Pregnancy hormones shred a young New River mom’s coronary arteries. By Deb Rinard
COOPER WAS ONLY a month old on Sept. 8, 2015, when his mother’s right coronary artery began to fray in earnest. A rare pregnancy complication, it happens once in 64,000 women, with a mortality rate of 30 to 60 percent. For weeks, Ashley Wachtmann, 32, of New River, had been experiencing pain around her shoulder blades. “I’d been having the back pain even before Cooper was born, but I had similar shoulder pain with the birth of my daughter, too,” says the mother of three. Doctors at two different emergency rooms had told her it was just her body adjusting after childbirth. “So I didn’t even tell my OB about the pain this time around.” On Sept. 8, after dropping off her 3-year-old daughter, Kristy, at the school bus stop, she grabbed the baby’s car seat and went inside her home. Bending down to pick up her crying son, she stopped cold. Her shoulders locked from an intense burst of pain. Leaving the baby in the car seat, she propped up his bottle to feed him. While warming up the heating pad to treat her pain, the pain moved to her chest. “I began to feel nauseous, and it felt like 500 pounds on my chest with stabbing pain there and in my shoulder blades,” she says. “The pain was so bad I couldn’t talk. I texted my husband to call the paramedics. I thought I was having a heart attack.”
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> Trying to Breathe It got worse. Five minutes before the paramedics arrived, cold sweats and vomiting accompanied the pain. Ashley lay on the floor with a fan blowing on her as she tried to breathe. She called her husband again. “Where are they?” she begged. As he tried to calm her, the crew arrived. The paramedic chief fed Cooper as his team started an IV and gave Ashley chewable aspirin. “They said they weren’t sure I was having a heart attack,” Ashley says, “and asked if I still wanted to go to the hospital. I felt like I wasn’t breathing very well, so I said I did.” Halfway to HonorHealth Sonoran Health and Emergency Center off Interstate 17, the paramedics were unable to get Ashley’s blood pressure. The cardiologist on the phone agreed that it sounded like a heart attack and advised the crew to head straight for HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center, which has a cath lab. “I told the paramedics that with the pain I was in, I didn’t think I’d make it,” Ashley remembers. Morphine lessened her pain, and the ambulance soon pulled up to the hospital. A room full of doctors and nurses greeted her, ready to save her life.
> Not Your Typical Heart Attack Christian Lopez, MD, a cardiologist making patient rounds at Deer Valley that day, received a page from the emergency room: A patient with a possible severe heart attack was on the way. He headed downstairs. “The initial EKG revealed evidence of a heart attack,” he says. “But Ashley’s case was atypical. She was 32; she was not diabetic or a smoker. The next EKG showed improvement after nitroglycerin and morphine for the pain. That fluctuation in the EKGs was atypical, too. At that point, I said to myself, ‘Hold the presses! Let’s wait to go
Did you know that 85086 Magazine hides a copy of each month’s book selection somewhere in the community for a lucky reader to find? Irene Burgos’ daughter found one of our recently hidden books. We can’t wait to hear what she thinks of it. Until then, keep your eyes peeled for the copy of Chasing Fireflies that is hidden in the area for you to find. FEBRUARY 2016
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Extreme Snowbirding Looking for something a little warmer than partly cloudy and 60 degrees? Local meteorologist Shelley Sakala suggests flying south for the winter to experience reverse seasons. HERE WE ARE, smack dab in the middle of winter. We’re half a year removed from the oppressive Arizona heat, and Phoenicians are still trying to forget about our seemingly endless summers. But there’s a large contingency of part-time residents who don’t have to endure August in the desert: The snowbirds. Brandishing license plates from places like Illinois, Wyoming, and even Canada, our winter visitors join us during our prime months. We “year-rounders” poke fun at the dramatic increase in motorhomes, the suddenly crowded pharmacies, and the vehicle turn signals leftblinking for miles and miles. But our snowbirds are part of the fabric of Phoenix, not to mention a welcome boost to our local economy. We tease, but we really do love you, snowbirds. So I’ve decided to dedicate this month’s article to you. In fact, I’ve got a plan that any heat-loving Phoenician would enjoy. If you desire something a little warmer than partly cloudy and 60 degrees, you might want to consider Extreme Snowbirding. It begins with the concept of “flying south” for the winter. But you don’t stop until you’re well below the equator and into the Southern Hemisphere. It’s down there you’ll find yourself a part of an amazing phenomenon: reverse seasons. As you sit reading this in your three layers of clothing while nursing a hot cup of coffee, know that Australians are frolicking on the beach. Argentineans are catching some rays by the pool. South Africans are surfing and swimming. It’s summer down there—the time of year Olaf has been singing about. No infinity scarves. No patio heaters. Nothing but beach bonfires and shrimps on the barbie. Sure, the holidays are a little different. Christmas songs don’t make any sense (“Walking in a Winter Wonderland”?). And nobody is going on any sleigh rides. But the tradeoff is still pretty good. Every day is a Corona beer commercial and you always feel like you’re on vacation. But what if the sand and surf isn’t your thing? Then consider a few of these non-beach options for enjoying your warm weather winter.
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LET YOUR APPETITE GUIDE YOU Partake in gastro-tourism, enjoying food and drink from places you’ve only read about on restaurant menus. Carnivores might like to spend some time in Brazil, the world’s fifth-largest country and home to world-class soccer, the Amazon rainforest, and legendary Churrascarias— Brazilian steakhouses. Waiters carrying skewers of meat to your table, carving slices right onto your plate. A meat-lover’s paradise—and a vegan’s nightmare. We’ve got Brazilian steakhouses here in Phoenix, but some say there’s nothing better than Brazilian beef prepared by Brazilian chefs and enjoyed in Brazil. Bom apetite! (that’s Portuguese for “enjoy your meal”).
FOLLOW YOUR INNER-GEEK If film and fantasy is something you enjoy, skip the comic book conventions and head to New Zealand for a Lord of the Rings tour. Travel from Auckland to Queenstown like a brave little hobbit, visiting locations from the Oscar-winning movies while enjoying the breathtaking scenery. You’ll travel off the beaten path, but isn’t that the point? Prices for a two-week tour start at $3,600 U.S.
SOAK YOUR BONES Want a relaxing hot tub experience that doesn’t involve the smell of chlorine and aftershave? Try a natural hot springs tour through Costa Rica. There are dozens of different soaking options, ranging from rustic jungle streams to outdoor couples’ pools surrounded by a five-star resort. The scenery is amazing and the volcano-heated water is said to have healing powers. The best part is that you won’t be cold when you get out— because it’s summer!
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from the freeway. Our new state-of-the-art facility has a much larger movie theater and more games than we had before. Q: What are some of the most challenging aspects of being a local pediatric dentist? A: I actually haven’t noticed many challenges, but I’ve seen great rewards from being established in a local community. I love seeing my patients or their families out around town. I love to see their faces light up when they recognize me or tell me they brushed their teeth while we are at the grocery store.
wonderful. It’s extremely difficult to find individuals to work in this field of dentistry and I count myself very fortunate to have found the team I have. They are hard working and completely dedicated to making the children’s dental experience the best.
Q: What’s one of your favorite memories/experiences being Anthem’s hometown pediatric dentist? A: We love going in to the local preschool and kindergarten classes during Dental Health Month (February). It’s so great to talk with the kids about oral health.
Q: Do you participate in any local philanthropic efforts? A: We’re proud supporters of many school and club sports team sponsors, dance companies, cheer clubs, local music theater groups, Boy Scouts, Linda’s W.I.S.H., Daisy Mountain Veterans, High Desert Little League, multiple elementary school fun-runs and events. We do our annual Operation Gratitude Candy Buy Back after Halloween, where we pay kids $1 for every pound of candy they bring in, and then donate all the candy to our troops. It’s one of our very favorite events.
Q: What differentiates your dental practice from others in the Valley? A: First, the fact that I’m a sole business owner in my pediatric dental practice is relatively unique. Many other pediatric dentists are in group practices with multiple doctors. My amazing dental office team is another huge difference between our office and others. They are
Q: What does the future hold for Sheppard Pediatric Dentistry? A: We’re excited for the new facility and the wonderful opportunities it will create. We want to become the premier pediatric dental provider for the North Phoenix area. We look forward to the future of providing high-level dental care to our patients and the community.
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What are you most proud of? My family—my amazing wife and five kids. They are the reason I do what I do.
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Valentine’s Games Having games and activities at your party is a must. The best part about these is that they’re very inexpensive. If your Valentine’s party is for a younger age group, a fairytale matchmaker game is so fun. Write down your favorite movie characters and have your guests correctly match who their mate is (example Cinderella and Prince Charming). For older children, a guess-that-treat game
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(guests are blindfolded and must guess what dessert they are tasting) is fun, as is as a candy relay, Valentine’s Bingo, and more.
No Valentine’s surprise party is complete without lots of sweet treats. Surprise everyone with decadent desserts laid out on a cute display. I started with a vanilla cake from Albertsons and topped it with a chalkboard printable cake topper by K Design and Events (Etsy). I used two straws to prop the banner on the cake. I purchased the most amazing chocolates from Le Macaron French Pasties. One style was in the shape of a heart and the other was the most romantic shade of red. I also added bright red gum balls, vanilla bean and double chocolate cupcakes and sixlets. One of my favorite parts of the dessert is the strawberry milk. This is always a winner and my husband says it reminds him of childhood.
The Invitation Invite your kids and friends with a fun Valentine’s invitation that mentions the date and time but not what they are coming for. Just tell them it’s a Valentine’s surprise. I found some really cute ones on Etsy that you can print right at home. The options are endless to create the most amazing Valentine’s surprise party. Of course, the most important thing about this special day is to tell someone that you love them. For more ideas, visit partiesonpurpose.com and connect with us on Instagram and Facebook. FEBRUARY 2016
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Stamper The easiest item to make a heart stamp out of is a recycled toilet paper roll. Press the roll in half and then tuck the top folded edge in the opposite way to make the top of the heart stamp. You may need to shape it with your fingers to get it just right and then reinforce the crease at the bottom of the heart as well. Next, take paint on a plate and dip one edge of the roll in paint and stamp to create a paper full of hearts. Once dry, you can use the paper to wrap a gift, or if you use cardstock like we did, cut it to make cards for friends and family. I hope you enjoy your easy heart stamp and use it to create some love notes.
Love Canvas
This canvas art is great for any age. Start with a canvas or thick paper. Use painter’s tape to write a word. We wrote LOVE, of course. Next, have your child paint over the tape in your colors of choice. Allow the paint to dry and carefully take the painters tape off and reveal the word you created under the paint. This is a great craft for babies and toddlers since even if they just make a huge mess with the paint, the word will still show up after the tape is taken off.
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Sibling Conflict
Local child therapist Natasha Daniels offers suggestions on how to improve relationships between your children. LOVE IS IN the air this month, but not between your children. You had envisioned many things when you decided to add more children to your family. You had images of brother and sisterly love. You imagined hours of endless giggles as your children played together. And then reality hit you. Your children are constantly fighting. You often feel you should be sporting a referee shirt and whistle instead of a tee-shirt and jeans. How did this happen? When will it end? You tell your children they are going to be best friends when they grow up, but you have a sinking feeling that maybe that won’t be true. Relax. Sibling conflict is very normal—albeit a major annoyance! Can you stop this endless quibbling? Not completely, but there are things parents can do to improve their children’s relationship. Here are just a few:
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Don’t compare your children. We’re all probably guilty of this at some point or another. “Your sister is ready, we are just waiting on you!” or “Your brother cleaned up his room and I didn’t even have to ask him!” Many of us find these comments flying out of our
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mouths on a daily basis. Unfortunately, it sets our children up for competition and fuels feelings of resentment.
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ell your child when their brother or T sister talks nicely about them. Younger siblings may look up to their older siblings. Older siblings might find this adoration annoying or borderline stalkerish. You can help this dynamic by highlighting to the less-enamored sibling how much they are adored. Comments like, “She has been waiting for you to come home all day!” or “She wanted us to save one of these cookies for you. She is always looking out for you!” can help define the sibling relationship in a more positive way.
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Create a role-model relationship with older and younger siblings. This suggestion may depend on the type of relationships your children currently have with each other. If your younger child looks up to your older child, you can use this to your advan-
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Yield: Serves 6 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes Ease of Preparation: Simple Total Time: 35 Minutes
TIPS FOR
Large pot for boiling water 1 lb. of spicy Italian sausage Generous amount of olive oil ½ tsp. chili flakes 5 cloves of fresh minced garlic 1 tub baby heirloom tomatoes/no substitutions 1 lb. Rigatoni Italian pasta Sea salt, as desired for pasta Pepper, as desired for pasta ¼ cup pasta water 6 oz. fresh arugula Pecorino Romano Cheese as desired Pasta Place fresh water ¾ full into large pot ensuring pasta has sufficient room. Season generously with sea salt, this is crucial. Include a splash of olive oil. Bring to a rolling boil. This causes pasta to roll and prevents sticking. Place pasta into pan, stirring, cover with lid (just until pasta boils) and bring back into a rolling boil for 3 to 4 minutes.
1. Add fresh ingredients at room temperature. 2. Place sausage into pan and do not stir immediately, allow it to caramelize for a few moments. Do the same for each side. 3. Scrape the bottom of pan to release flavor bits before adding remaining ingredients. These flavor bits create all the deliciousness. 4. Don't allow garlic to sit at bottom of pan. If garlic burns, the dish is ruined.
Taste test after 3 minutes, make sure pasta is firm (al dente), with no crunch. Pour into colander and drain, lightly season with sea salt and pepper. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and mix through. Sauce Preheat large cast-iron pan to medium high Begin sauce by chunking 1 pound of room temperature spicy Italian sausage into desired pieces. Add olive oil to pan beginning with outer edges to a preheated medium high cast-iron pan. Allow to slightly smoke. Add, sauté, and caramelize the sausage. Add 1/2 teaspoons chili flakes. Add five cloves minced garlic on top and then add one tub of baby heirloom tomatoes—cook and cook until the tomatoes wilt. Add cooked and salted al dente pasta. At this point, taste the dish. It's important to know the flavor before and after reduction. Add 1/4 cup pasta water and reduce in the pan until evaporated. Turn off heat and mix in the arugula, allowing it to wilt slightly. Gently toss, stirring from bottom up. Remove from heat and add a generous amount of Pecorino Romano Cheese as desired. Serve directly from cast-iron pan!
DID YOU KNOW: Al dente: Cooked but still firm Sauté: To fry quickly in a small amount of fat Caramelize: To cook (something, such as a fruit or vegetable) slowly until it becomes brown and sweet.
5. Please use caution when adding olive oil to pan. Olive oil is a healthier choice but does not have as high a smoking point as other oils. Ensure the pan doesn’t become too hot for too long. I learned this the hard way. Fortunately, my son, a TV chef, was nearby to squash the fire. Did I panic? Absolutely! 6. The perfect New York Style Italian hot sausage for this dish can be found at Trader Joes. Love me some Trader Joe's! Please darlin’s, no substitutions.
Wilt: To become limp through heat, loss of water. FEBRUARY 2016
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Heart-Centered Yoga Make stretching part of your daily routine with these exercises to center yourself from the inside out. By Stephanie Dorworth
TRY THESE FOUR HEARTCENTERED YOGA POSES
FEBRUARY IS a month filled with love. Thoughts spoken from the heart and gifts given from the heart. It is a time to share your love for others. But I challenge you to show yourself some love as well. So in honor of Valentine’s Day, be more heart-centered this month and make your health a priority. Love your body. A great way to stay centered and focused on yourself spiritually and mentally is through the practice of yoga. Many of the poses in yoga involve placing your hands at heart center. It reminds you to be in harmony with yourself. It connects you with feelings of love, compassion, joy, and freedom. It’s the center in which you feel. Yoga does way more than spiritual and mental work. Those of you who have tried a hot yoga class know that it’s a physical practice too. It can be tough work. You have to convince yourself you are strong enough to make it until the end or else you will end up in corpse pose sooner than planned. From a physical standpoint, yoga does wonders for your flexibility, core strength, and balance. Improving flexibility is the obvious benefit. The more you practice the stretches, the deeper into the stretch you should be able to get as muscle elasticity improves. Just think: You could be doing a split soon if you really work at it. Your core strength will improve as well because most of the poses require balance and stability. You would be amazed by how many athletes walk into my physical therapy clinic with great strength but poor balance—both men and women. All it takes is practice to achieve balance. So try these four exercises below in order to become heart-centered and more limber. If you enjoy it, take a look into more stretching and yoga-based programs. Or how about a couple’s yoga date for Valentine’s Day? Enjoy being a yoga Casanova this month.
TWISTING CHAIR Pose: Begin in a deep squat with feet
together and hands at heart center. Twist your torso to one side and look up. Hold this position for 30 seconds.
TREE Pose: Stand on one leg and bring the
other foot up to your inner thigh (a modification is to bring the foot only to the ankle or knee). With your hands at heart center, hold this position for 1 minute. 54 || 85086MAGAZINE.com || FEBRUARY 2016
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High Blood Pressure Local pharmacists Tara Storjohann and Ashlie Temple talk about a common disease that often goes undetected.
QUESTION: After my yearly physical this year, my doctor said my blood pressure was “elevated.” Everyone always talks about how it is good to have “low” blood pressure but I don’t really understand why it’s important or what my blood pressure should be. Is there a way to lower my blood pressure naturally without having to go on medication? ANSWER: This is a great question, especially in the spirit of February being American Heart Month. Healthy blood pressure is a hot topic right now, and this is rightly so. While conditions like having a heart attack or stroke are tangible and very serious outcomes we all know and fear, we often overlook their less obvious precursors. Elevated blood pressure is a common disease state that is often “silent.” This means that on a daily basis, having chronically high blood pressure isn’t really something we physically feel. That is why, for many people, it can be very difficult to manage. Basically, blood pressure is a descriptor of how easily your blood flows throughout your body’s vessels. When the pressure rises, it means it is more difficult for the blood to flow through your body adequately. This can be caused by several mechanisms. Sometimes it means your vessels are stiffening due to years of working hard, or it can mean the vessels are becoming clogged due to diet or vascular injury. It can also mean your heart is not pushing blood through your body like it should. However, because these are changes that take place over a number of years, it’s pretty rare to feel this pressure rising. In some cases, if blood pressure rapidly rises or falls, a person may have symptoms but this is more of an acute situation. The good news is that elevated blood pressure, especially when detected early, can often be reduced with diet and exercise changes alone. First, watching what you eat can have profound impact on your blood pressure. One large change is limiting dietary sodium consumption to less than 1,500 mg of sodium per day. As a reference, 1 teaspoon of salt contains 2,300 mg of sodium. This is 800 more milligrams of salt than we should be consuming in one day. However, salty foods like chips and
pretzels or adding additional salt to meals aren’t the only sodiumraising culprits. Oftentimes, there is “hidden” sodium in foods we don’t regularly think about. This includes many preserved foods like canned vegetables, soups, and broths. High sodium can also be found in jarred sauces like spaghetti sauce or ketchup. Pickled items and most frozen food are often sodium saturated as well. Additionally, restaurant food’s sodium content is difficult to predict but is often on the high side. Regular cardio exercise can also greatly improve blood pressure. This doesn’t always mean training for a marathon. Exercise recommendations usually entail moderate to vigorous intensity activity for about 30 minutes most days of the week, but this descriptor can vary depending on what your regular activity level is. If walking on the treadmill at an incline is something that increases your heart rate and is sustainable for you, every bit helps. Even activities like household chores (i.e. mowing the lawn or scrubbing the floor) can be beneficial. Increasing your heart rate and pumping blood more vigorously through your body can help strengthen your heart muscle, allowing it to pump blood with less effort. Let’s talk about blood pressure goals and what numbers should look like. Recent guidelines published in 2014 by the Eighth Joint National Committee recommended that patients under the age of 60 and/or patients of any age who have diabetes type II should aim for under 140/90 mmHg. Patients 60 and older, without diabetes type II, should aim for under 150/90 mmHg. With that being said, many cardiologists and other physicians will set patient-specific blood pressure goals. It’s not uncommon to hear about goals as low as below 120/80 mmHg, as this is considered a “normal” blood
Regular cardio exercise can also greatly improve blood pressure. This doesn’t always mean training for a marathon.
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