NOVEMBER

Nov. 3

HOPS AND HOPE

From 7:30-10 p.m. the nonprofit 100 Women of Lake Highlands hosts a benefit for Feed Lake Highlands, another charity that assists those in need, through which organizers hope to raise enough funds to feed 500 neighborhood families over the holidays. The celebration serves as a membership drive for 100 Women, which periodically pools money for worthy local causes, and an opportunity to see our neighborhood’s newest, and only, brewery.

Oak Highlands Brewery, 10484 Brockwood Road, facebook. com/100womenoflakehighlands, $45 per household

Nov. 5

RISD SPIRIT RUN

High school drill teams and drum lines perform for participants along the 5k course, which begins at the Renaissance Hotel and winds through Galatyn Park trails. Proceeds from the race benefit Richardson ISD education programs.

Renaissance Hotel, 2351 Performance Drive, 469.593.0241, risdspiritrun.com, $10-$35

Nov. 6

NEIGHBORHOOD PARTY

Several independent businesses are participating in the Smoke’n Craft’n Fest from 1-6 p.m. Enjoy free food from OneNinety meats, browse craft tents by artists at Makers Connect, and sample beer from local brewers.

Lake Plaza shopping center, E. Northwest Highway and Easton Road, 972.803.8890, makersconnect.org, free

Nov. 18

‘A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS’

Charlie Brown, Linus and Snoopy pay a visit to the stage for Dallas Children’s Theater’s rendition of the beloved kids’ movie. The performance is recommended for children ages 5 and older.

Dallas Children’s Theater, 5938 Skillman Street, 214.978.0110, dct.org, $23-$30

Nov. 19

HOLIDAY SAFETY TIPS

The Dallas Police Department will offer tips from 2-2:30 p.m. to keep property and belongings safe during the holiday season. The program will be the last in the library’s Neighborhood Safety Program Series.

Audelia Road Library, 10045 Audelia Road, 214.670.1350, dallaslibrary2.org, free

Nov. 27

LIGHT UP THE HIGHLANDS

Kick off the holiday season with a performance by Lake Highlands High School Espree Choir, children’s activities and free hot chocolate from 4-6 p.m. A 20-foot Christmas tree lights up at 5:45 p.m.

Lake Highlands North Recreation Center, 9940 White Rock Trail, lhjwl.org, free

Lake Highlands Creamery

Before Lake Highlands Creamery found its Audelia Road home, and even before Sean Brockette delivered ice cream doorto-door, the frozen dessert mastermind held food competitions with his neighbor Mike Middleton.

When Middleton concocted homemade ice cream for Brockette to sample one day, they found consensus: It tasted terrible. Brockette recalled how his grandmother made the sweet treat and how he had prepared it himself working at Steve’s Ice Cream in Casa Linda in high school. He decided to give chocolate-peanut-butter ice cream a try. It received rave reviews, eventually becoming a Lake Highlands Creamery mainstay.

Since then, the self-proclaimed icecream nerd has teamed up with Tom Goodale to transform his passion project into a full-time business. After selling products at local events and managing a delivery service, the creamery discovered its permanent location adjacent to pizza eatery Atomic Pie in the Lakeridge Village Shopping Center.

“We had a lot of trouble finding just the right place in just the right spot,” Brockette says.

He was determined to find a place in the neighborhood, and the 11-year resident of Lake Highlands was lucky to land a shop within walking distance of his own home.

“Lake Highlands presents a lot of opportunities for small business owners than anywhere else in Dallas,” he says. Each ice cream flavor is homemade using only cream, milk, egg yolks and sugar, and the company even owns a pasteurizer that monitors the temperature of the fresh ingredients.

“I’m not trying to be a snob, but I want people to come here and have a completely different experience than anywhere else,” he says.

And that mindset is exactly why the ice cream’s names are as experimental as their flavors. Take Steve Jobs, for instance, the name of the creamery’s apple sorbet with Nerd candy. Or Sweet ‘Nilla, inspired by the rapper identity Brockette’s cousin coveted in the sixth grade.

“You really can’t screw up ice cream,” he says. —ELISSA CHUDWIN

LAKE HIGHLANDS CREAMERY

9660 Audelia Road

972.954.3255 lakehighlandscreamery.com

AMBIANCE: Classic ice cream parlor

PRICE RANGE: $4-$10

HOURS: Tuesday-Thursday, 3-9 p.m.; Friday, 3-10:30 p.m.; Saturday, noon10:30 p.m.; Sunday, noon-9 p.m.

DID YOU KNOW: A 3-gallon tub of watermelon sorbet is made with 4 pounds of Jolly Rancher candy so that it has just the right level of tart.

FORGOTTEN RECIPE: BACK COUNTRY BARBQ SAUCE

It was 1975 when Back Country BarBQ first started smoking its signature flavors in Dallas, before moving its operation to Upper Greenville 18 years ago. But in all that time, the restaurant has stood by a sauce recipe first developed back when bellbottoms were still in fashion. It’s served on the side, so you can add as much or as little as you like.

“With real barbecue, you don’t have to sauce your products,” restaurant owner Frank Hart told us back in 1998, when we first printed this recipe. “When the meat doesn’t have the flavor already, some people try to disguise it with the sauce.”

Sure you could drive over to Back Country BarBQ at 6940 Greenville Ave. to grab some ribs or hot links, or you could try making them at home using the longtime barbecue joint’s signature sauce.

BACK COUNTRY BARBQ SAUCE

(Makes approximately 3 ½ cups)

16 ounces Heinz ketchup

12 ounces water

½ teaspoon salt

½ teaspoon black pepper

½ teaspoon cayenne pepper

½ teaspoon granulated garlic

1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

1 teaspoon mustard (French’s)

2 tablespoon brown sugar

2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon liquid smoke

Combine ingredients in a saucepan. While stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let simmer 15-20 minutes. Refrigerate leftovers.