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Best of all, this issue allows us the privilege of sharing with you the stories of one unsinkable single mom and one go-getting gingerbread champion, stories that celebrate our community and inspire hope not just at the holidays, but all year long.

Because as I see it, once the wrapping paper’s tossed and the tree comes down, it’s all about holding tight to the joy.

Merry Christmas! and thanks for reading,

We’re ready for the holidays, thanks to a visit to Garden Supply Co. in Cary; one of many beautiful trees inside the shop, this one is dubbed North Carolina State of Mind.

IT’S AMAZING HOW MANY of our holiday traditions revolve around food. These once-a-year dishes bring back memories of happy times and family gatherings.

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Donlia Jones, center, was among the working homeless this time last year. Thanks to budgeting, goal-setting and empowerment training from Cary nonprofit The Carying Place, Jones now has a teaching degree and she and daughters Monica, left, and Damia are living independently. “Our mom is different now,” says Damia. “She’s happy, and she didn’t give up.”

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Home for the

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OUTSIDE THEIR DUPLEX with the cozy

brick fireplace, 7-year-old Monica rides her scooter after school under the watchful eye of big sister Damia, 13 and a budding writer. Inside, mom Donlia Jones prepares dinner.

You’d never guess that this time last year, the family was among the working homeless.

“I was a teacher’s assistant in special education, working toward my teaching degree,” said a gentlespoken Jones, “but summers were always tough, even with my summer jobs. I got two months behind in the rent and lost our apartment. I just couldn’t keep us afloat anymore.”

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A church friend took in the family as Jones juggled full-time work and classes at William Peace University. When she Googled “transitional housing” and stumbled onto The Carying Place, a Carybased nonprofit that helps working homeless fami-

lies achieve independent living, she put her name on its waiting list.

Families entering the 16-week training receive transitional housing and counseling in budgeting, goal-setting, time management and self-sufficiency, through weekly meetings with an assigned support team made up of volunteers.

Cathy Teague is among them; she’s been volunteering at The Carying Place since 2012.

Jones calls her “Mama Cathy.”

“At our first meeting, Donlia’s daughters struck me as so extremely polite and caring about their mother,” Teague said. “The three of them are quite the team, by working together to overcome each obstacle.

“Donlia was never hesitant to admit to her weaknesses and ask for help. I was sympathetic to her ‘excuses’ for budgeting concerns, but also required her to be accountable. One of the phrases all continued on page 20 CARY MAGAZINE 19

my younger cousins. I always had to be my families have heard from me is, ‘I know the teacher. I love to see students who say, being a single parent is hard and you’re tired, ‘Look, I did my homework!’ It shows they but your kids are counting on you and de- have a love of learning.”

In mid-August, Jones and her daughserve your very best, so it’s time to pull up ters also graduated from The Carying Place your big girl or guy pants and turn this situand moved into their home near the girls’ ation around.’”

While Jones attended Thursday night schools, using escrow money Jones saved up training at The Carying Place, her daugh- as part of the program.

The Carying Place provided references ters looked forward to children’s support sessions addressing self-esteem, social and and a list of helpful resources for the transition, and Mama Cathy stays in touch. educational skills.

“I had their reference, and the money Between Thursday sessions, Teague for the deposit and first month’s rent,” Jones checked in via visits and texts.

“The Carying Place is an awesome said. “The Carying Place helped us with gas organization, and the best-kept secret in vouchers and a grocery card, and I got to keep the furniture. My Cary,” Jones said. “My mouth just fell open stress level was incred“What I want for when I found that out.” ible; for them to accept For Teague, “It’s us was a breath of fresh my daughters now extremely fulfilling for a air. And we didn’t have is for them to be family who feels there is to go to McDonald’s educated, make no light at the end of the anymore for the Wi-Fi, tunnel to come 180 deto do our schoolwork. good choices, grees to become a family “It’s a faith-based and know they ready to succeed on their organization, but not own. Donlia wants to just one faith,” she adduse every tool available, ed. “My Christian faith to stand and don’t and has been my only is a big component of have to live in participant to ask for how we made it. I just printed materials to take believed I could, and poverty.”

The Carying Place be— Donlia Jones upon graduation to help continue her success. I lieved in me.” gave her budgeting tips, chore ideas and cooking ideas to add to the Graduations In the midst of the four-month pro- notebook she kept throughout her 16 weeks gram, Jones graduated from William Peace at The Carying Place.

“She has the determination to succeed, with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with duel licensure in special educa- and the knowledge within herself that she tion, and was humbly surprised to earn the can do it.” university’s Exemplary Future Educator New Home, New Confidence Award.

Now, as the Jones family prepares for She now presides as teacher over a firstits first holiday season here, twinkling lights grade classroom at a public charter school.

“It’s an amazing blessing,” she said. “I aren’t enough to express their joy.

They’ll visit with extended family in come from a family of teachers, and I’ve been playing school since I was 5, with Wendell, put up a Christmas tree, and recontinued from page 19

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Ann Bailey of Cary set out to be a gingerbread queen, and has twice earned the grand prize at the National Gingerbread House Competition, and seen her work featured at Asheville’s Grove Park Inn and on national TV. Locally, she judges entries in Cary’s annual Heart of the Holidays gingerbread contest.

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THIS IS — and isn’t — a story about gingerbread.

Yes, Ann Bailey is a gingerbread queen, with five top wins in national contests and her creative works described as “revolutionizing” within the sugar arts industry.

But beyond that, this is a one-woman tale of persistence in chasing her dreams.

“I refuse to underachieve,” said Bailey, of Cary. “I love to challenge myself. If have to do something 35,000 times, I will master it.”

That determination is what it took to claim gingerbread as her latest medium in a self-taught, artful career that’s included stints in all things design, from acrylics, pencils and graphics to interiors, visual merchandising and cake.

“I was channel surfing and on the Food Channel saw the national gingerbread competition held in Asheville. I told myself, ‘I can do that,’ so I went online and filled out the entry form,” Bailey said. “Never mind that everything I’d ever cooked had come out of a Betty Crocker box; it just looked like fun.”

Bailey spent more than two months building her first entry, in 2006, a gingerbread “bird condo” complete with 52 birds.

She did not place, but learned a lot.

The Grove Park Inn’s National Gingerbread House Competition, now in its 23rd year, sees 80 to 100 adult category entries per year, according to Tracey Johnston-Crum, director of Public Relations & Community Outreach for The Omni Grove Park Inn. Entries must be made of at least 75 percent gingerbread and of completely edible materials. They’re judged on overall appearance, originality and creativity, level of difficulty, precision and consistency of theme by a panel of food, arts and media professionals.

“The first year I went to find out about the competition,” Bailey said. “Then I took it seriously.”

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North Pole Library, complete with books sculpted of gingerbread, and was featured in a UNC-TV special.

In 2011, she began judging the Town of Cary’s Gingerbread House Competition, part of the annual Heart of the Holidays Celebration.

But Bailey still had her eye on that national grand prize. Researching previous years’ competition entries, she brainstormed and aimed for the win.

“You have to not only step out of the box, but also out of the crate the box was in,” she declared. “I was determined.

And I knew if I could pull it off, I’d win.”

So in her home kitchen, Bailey spent a year tweaking her secret gingerbread recipes and building techniques, swapping lard for butter and molasses for honey to develop “gingerbread gel,” a moldable air-dried dough that holds up to gingerbread’s enemy: humidity.

She blended food coloring gels to create custom true-to-life earth tones, built prototypes of her project and shot test photos to catch details her eye might miss.

“Sometimes I got gingerbread attitude; my husband, Tom, learned how to duck!” she joked. “But I wanted to do things that would attract the judges’ attention, that would make them stop and look. I’m very proud of what I did.”

The result of her efforts is titled Three Wise Men, a biblical scene featuring three 18-inch, almost-human figures in rippling robes, a camel with a delicate tasseled tail, multi-striped blanket, a rope seat and gilded pots, all beneath a “stone” archway.

But just after Bailey had finished Three Wise Men, the sweet life took a sour turn when breast cancer hit in the fall of Some of Ann Bailey’s award-winning creations include, from top, “Pawn Stars,” “Three Wise Men,” “Christmas with the Elves,” and “A Joyful Noise.”

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Bailey still has the camel from her grand prize-winning Three Wise Men, for which she created “gingerbread gel” dough and custom-mixed earth tone colors. See the full piece at left, second photo from top.

2012. She took a deep breath and again drew from her determination and Christian faith to face the challenge.

Just two weeks out of surgery, drainage tubes in her chest that no one else knew were there, Bailey accomplished her goal at the National Gingerbread House Competition.

She won the grand prize.

“It was an exciting atmosphere, with reporters wanting to interview us and cameras everywhere, from HGTV and The Travel Channel,” Bailey said. The win even landed her appearances on ABC’s Good Morning America, and The Chew with Chef Mario Bateli.

Bowing out of competition in 2013 as she underwent chemo and radiation treatments, Bailey thought she’d focus her talents on cake design in 2014.

“I wasn’t going to enter the gingerbread competition,” she said, “but in mid-July I was cleaning our upstairs bonus room, found Tom’s

chess board and bam! The idea came into my head: Dickens characters as chess pieces.”

She returned to the Grove Park Inn with a bang.

Her highly detailed 32-piece set, dubbed Pawn Stars, features Santa as kings “of course,” impish elves as bishops, knights as reindeer with golden antlers, and rooks as whimsical Christmas trees with bulbous noses and toes peering from their foliage. Each individually attired, they perch atop a colorful painted chess board.

Bailey transported the project to Asheville atop 5-inch thick foam pads banked with more foam and her suitcase.

And again she earned the grand prize, a $7,500 package including cash, a stay at Grove Park Inn, and classes with Chef Nicholas Lodge of the International Sugar Art Collection school in Atlanta.

“You have to not only step out of the box, but also out of the crate the box was in. I was determined. And I knew if I could pull it off, I’d win.”

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Where: On display in downtown Cary businesses; pick up a map and People’s Choice Award ballot during that day’s Ole Time Winter Festival Who: Contest open to all ages; Ann Bailey is among the judges Register (free!) by Nov. 25: Search “Heart of the Holidays” at townofcary.org

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At the center of Grove Park Inn’s famed Gingerbread Hall, Pawn Stars was displayed in a glass case until this November. Crum says the hall welcomes 75,000 visitors each year.

“The judges call out the winners from among the top 10, backward from third to second to grand prize. It was exciting and humbling, surprising yet not,” Bailey said of the win. “But I knew it was an ending, too.”

Why? Because once Bailey achieves what she’s set out to do, she moves on.

“I attempt things to the point of challenging myself to the ultimate, then I change course,” she said. “I’ve never done anything in life I’m this proud of — to uncover a talent that needed opportunity, to make a multitude of ‘gingerfriends,’ and learn how to be competitive.

“Next I want to win a major wedding cake competition. There are four in the U.S. I’ve already entered the 2016 National Capital Area Cake Show in Washington, D.C., which happens in April. And I will make wedding cakes and compete until I win.”

Editors’ note: The National Gingerbread Competition will be held on Nov. 16, at Grove Park Inn. The competition display is open to the public Nov. 18-Jan. 3, 2016. omnihotels.com/hotels/asheville-grove-park t CARY MAGAZINE 29

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Don’t be intimidated by holiday baking season!

Cary Magazine’s Susan Johnston followed these step-by-step instructions for Chocolate Raspberry Tart, and found even an inexperienced baker can create a dessert worth sharing.

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But these tarts, a thinner, shallower version of a pie, are

WRITTEN BY SUSAN JOHNSTON

fun to make!

PHOTOGRAPHED BY JONATHAN FREDIN

Learning how to make the tart crust is challenge No. 1, but as Kaye said, “If you can get the dough

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right, it can only go up from there.”

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hands work just as well.

Pie making is usually seen as an

Add in cold,

art for the more experienced bakers of

diced butter. It is

the world, but after taking the Every-

important to use

one Loves Pies class at Whisk culinary

cold butter so that

and kitchenware shop in Cary, led by

it does not get soft

Chef Ruby Kaye, we learned that bak-

while stirring.

the most basic of bakers.

Being an inexperienced baker my-

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self, I can relate to the no-can-do atti-

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after seeing my end result, I know that you, too, can surprise yourself with what you can do!

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pieces. This prevents getting air bubbles in your dough.

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Once you’ve set

the dough in the pan, roll the rolling pin over the pan edges and peel off the extra dough.

Then bake!

“375 degrees

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Now, it is time to break out your rolling

pin! After you have rolled your dough out into a circle-like shape, roll your tart crust up on your rolling pin to make it easier to lay out on the tart pan.

is a good standard

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temperature for baking pies,” Kaye said.

Go ahead and feel proud. You’ve successfully made your very own tart crust!

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Ready to get messy?

It’s time to make the filling, and yes, this can get a bit messy.

Now, pour your fill-

ing into the tart pan and you are ready to bake!

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hard work, after all.

Fill up a bowl with your favorite semi-sweet and dark chocolate chips. Boil heavy cream and pour it over the chips until it just covers the top of them.

We made minitarts in class!

Stir until the chocolate is smooth.

Don’t be surprised if you get a splash of chocolate here or there. Just lick it off and keep on stirring!

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Once the tart is baked, let it cool then place a few raspber-

ries on top to give it a finished look. Show it off!

Your tart is ready to sit pretty on your counter and impress

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your friends! Get the satisfaction of seeing their faces as they take Add raspberry preserves to your chocolate filling.

“We want to make it scream raspberry,” Kaye said.

their first bite into your creation.

“It’s awesome when you can make something and put part of yourself into it,” said Kaye.

Lastly, grab a piece yourself, because you deserve it!

Chocolate Raspberry Tart

This 10-inch tart serves 8-10 people.

Pie Crust 1¼ cups flour ¼ cup cocoa powder ½ cup (1 stick) chilled butter ¼ cup sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon ice water 1 egg yolk, optional

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Dice chilled butter into small pieces.

Mix flour, cocoa powder, butter, sugar and salt.

Stir and add water until dough forms.

Add in egg yolk and stir.

Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 20-30 minutes.

Once chilled, roll the dough out and place into 10-inch pie or tart pan.

Bake for 8-10 minutes.

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Add both kinds of chocolate chips into a large heat-proof mixing bowl.

Heat the cream until it boils and pour over the chocolate chips.

Stir until the chocolate is smooth.

Add the egg and desired amount of raspberry preserves.

Pour the filling into the tart pan.

Bake at 375 degrees F for 15-20 minutes.

Allow the tart to cool.

Garnish with fresh raspberries.

Editors’ note: Whisk owners Dan and Diana Saklad were recognized this past summer as one of three gourmet retailers nationwide to earn the 2015 All-Star Award presented by Gourmet Insider Magazine, for their work in creating a community of cooks via ongoing in-store cooking classes. whiskcarolina.com

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The Matthews House is the setting for our formal dinner, complete with china, crystal and linens in seasonal red. Christin Hilliard, of Every Bloomin’ Thing, who provided the dramatic floral arrangements, suggests using ornaments in the centerpiece or on the table, not just on the tree. Cute Buttons Gift and Paper Boutique provided the custom place cards printed with a popular reindeer motif.

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Two Parties GETTING TOGETHER with friends and family is one

of the best ways to celebrate the season.

For some, the holidays wouldn’t be the same without an elaborate, multi-course dinner, complete with the good

Formal Parties The experts say: • Custom paper goods. Invitations should arrive at guests’ mailboxes no later than two to three weeks before the party to allow time for guests to RSVP. Printed place cards will make your guests feel special, and assigned seats can ensure everyone sits next to someone they know.

• Rented venue. Whether your dining room doesn’t seat more than four, or you just don’t want to clean.

• China and crystal tableware. Napkins can be cloth or highquality paper. Consider custom-printed napkins embellished with a monogram or holiday motif.

• Catered food or professional bartender. Hiring professionals to take care of the food or beverages frees the host to socialize.

• Dramatic table. A centerpiece of fresh flowers and greenery appeals to eyes and nose.

china, the crystal and the champagne. But you can make your guests feel welcome without spending a fortune.

Several local experts offer tips to set the stage for a successful gathering — whether it’s formal or casual.

“

There’s nothing better than receiving

an invitation in the mail. It adds a personal touch; it gives your event that panache you need. It really sets the tone for what you are trying to do.

It lets people know about the attire, what to expect, and it lets them know that you’ve spent time and effort to

”

get ready to host a fabulous event.

— Alison Perry, Cute Buttons Gift and Paper Boutique, Cary

“A lot of people outgrow their house in a hurry, and some people just don’t want

to mess with the food. It’s much easier to come elsewhere rather than worrying about

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cleaning your house.

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A signature drink or holiday punch can be a great conversation starter. This punch bowl takes center stage along with decorative LED lights, mirrors and sparkling glassware.

Casual Parties The experts say: • Emailed invitations. Phone calls or in-person invites are also fine.

• Drinks and appetizers. Mingling is the goal for hosts and guests. Attendees can nibble a variety of dishes as they socialize.

• Party central. Well-placed decorations define the focal point of your gathering, whether it’s the bar or the kitchen table.

• Seasonal paper napkins. Even for a casual event, paper napkins printed with seasonal sayings such as “Merry Christmas” or “Cheers!” can add a festive touch.

• Use what you have! Don’t be afraid to break out the crystal for a casual party, says designer Paige Dick. It makes your guests feel special, and you don’t have to buy plastic.

• Borrow what you don’t! You may not have a punch bowl, but one of your friends might.

An elegantly decorated bar can be the focal point of a cocktail party. While Dick says she prefers a more pared down approach for the rest of the year, the holidays are a great time to amp up the glitter and shine. Garden Supply Co. in Cary provided our elegant wreath and festive evergreen garland.

For Any Holiday Party • Use lighting to set the mood.

• Bring in greenery, pine cones and other natural items.

“A big part of any holiday décor is fresh garlands. So much of creating that environment is the smell of the holiday.”

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• Ring in the bling! Add sparkle wherever you can, and don’t be afraid to mix silver and gold.

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We’re really focusing on canapés this year, these little bite-size things. One bite might

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Spirits of the Season READY TO GET FESTIVE? Local restaurants are making

it easier than ever for you to enjoy the holiday season, as one of the most exciting trends has emerged from behind the bar instead of the kitchen. Signature cocktails have joined craft beer as some of the most popular items on the menu.

To help keep the good times flowing, area bartenders are serving up bold, flavorsome concoctions, displaying finely honed skills and spreading abundant cheer. continued on page 47

The classic flavor combination of orange and cranberry mix in the Winter White Cosmopolitan from Bonefish Grill. The seasonal drink lasts only as long as the white cranberry juice, so drink up! Recipe, page 47.

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Fall Apple Martini

Serves 1 (Bonefish Grill’s exact recipe is proprietary.)

2 ounces Apple Cinnamon Vodka Infusion, recipe below ½ ounce ginger liqueur 2 ounces apple juice ½ ounce honey

Here are some tips to shake up the Fall Apple Martini: • If you like an extra kick of ginger, muddle a few slices of fresh ginger.

Or you can garnish with candied ginger!

• If you enjoy your cocktails a little sweeter, add a bit more honey.

• A splash of lemon juice will brighten the fresh apple flavors.

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Add all ingredients into a 16-ounce pint glass. Add ice until glass is full. Shake vigorously and strain into chilled martini glass. Top with an apple slice. Add a sprinkle of cinnamon on top for a little extra fall flavor!

Apple Cinnamon Vodka Infusion 1 liter vodka 4 red apples 3 cinnamon sticks

Slice the apples, and combine with cinnamon sticks and vodka. Allow to infuse for 24 to 48 hours. Strain and pour into a glass bottle.

RONI GANOE YEARS BEHIND THE BAR: More

than 20 FAVORITE DRINKS: Lemon Drops

(vodka, triple sec liqueur, lemon juice, sugar) and dirty martinis (olive juice and vodka) OFF-DUTY PURSUITS: Exercise and

playing sports like volleyball and softball.

SURPRISING FACT ABOUT JOB:

The amount of time it takes to squeeze all the fresh juices and make infusions. “It’s a lot of work.”

WORDS OF WISDOM: “Live every

day to its fullest because you are not guaranteed tomorrow.”

Ganoe’s younger brother wrote this in a card to his girlfriend shortly before he was killed in a Roni Ganoe, a native of Goldsboro, has been mixing drinks for more than 20 years. She’s been at Cary’s Bonefish Grill since it opened.

continued from page 45

We recently caught up with two of the best in the business: Roni Ganoe of Cary’s Bonefish Grill (2015 Maggy Award winner for Best Cocktails) and Myles Bacon of BlackFinn Ameripub in Morrisville. In a conversation with Cary Magazine, both mixologists share essential insights about what they will be shaking, pouring and drinking during the next several months.

At parties or home gatherings what do you typically serve?

BACON: I used to work at a martini bar in college, and I still love experimenting and making different types of martinis.

GANOE: Friends are always asking me to make drinks such as sangrias and mojitos. I also create twists on espressos like chocolate and mint drinks.

What’s a favorite seasonal drink at the restaurant?

GANOE: The Fall Fresh Apple martini.

It features red apples infused with cinnamon sticks, vodka and a ginger liqueur and contains apple juice, lemon juice and homemade sour mix. We sprinkle cinnamon on top.

BACON: The Backyard Sangria is our year-round bestseller, even during the holidays. It’s made to order, and the freshsqueezed juices really set the drink apart.

What’s new behind the bar?

BACON: We’re seeing a more healthconscious trend these days, so that’s somewhat new. More people are asking for lighter drinks like skinny margaritas and gluten-free beers. Agave syrup is also popular.

GANOE: At Bonefish, we have something called the big rock, which is essentially a large ice cube. Drinkers who enjoy scotch, bourbon and vodka like the big ice cube because it doesn’t melt as fast. The Moscow Mule (made with vodka, ginger beer and lime juice) is also something new for us.

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❅❅❅ Winter White Cosmopolitan

Serves 1 (Pictured on page 45. Bonefish Grill’s exact recipe is proprietary; all measurements approximate) 2 ounces Reyka vodka ½ ounce St. Germain liqueur ½ ounce Cointreau liqueur 1 ounce fresh lime juice 2 ounces white cranberry juice

Combine ingredients over ice in shaker tin. Shake 20 times and strain into chilled martini glass. Top with three frozen cranberries.

continued on page 48

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continued from page 47

MYLES BACON BARTENDING EXPERIENCE: More than

10 years

BlackFinn Ameripub bartender Myles Bacon likes to mix up interesting cocktails for his friends, even when he’s not working.

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Backyard Sangria

Serves 1 (BlackFinn’s signature recipe is proprietary; name brands of alcohol withheld by request) 2 ounces cabernet ¼ ounce brandy ¼ ounce peach schnapps ½ ounce fresh-squeezed orange juice ½ ounce cranberry juice ½ ounce pineapple juice 1 orange slice 1 lime wedge 1 lemon wedge 3 maraschino cherries 1½ ounces Sprite

Hint!

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For your next party, break out the punch bowl and fill with Backyard Sangria or other wine punch.

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Cinébistro’s Shrimp Macaroni and Cheese

CINÉBISTRO’S SHRIMP MACARONI AND CHEESE is all about

the texture: creamy cheese sauce, silky shrimp, crunchy breadcrumbs, crispy bacon and the snap of a Parmesan crisp.

Jason Bianco, executive chef at the high-end dinner-and-a-movie establishment, has been making the signature comfort dish since he joined the entertainment company a year and a half ago — first at the Tampa, Fla., location and now at Cary’s Waverly Place.

“It’s mac-and-cheese delicious,” said Bianco. “If your mom and dad made Kraft macaroni and cheese for you, it evokes comforting childhood memories.”

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But don’t look for this mac on the kids’ menu.

“You might find finger food at other movie theaters,” Bianco said. “But this dish is more of a dining experience.”

While there is no substitute for a posh dinner and a movie, it’s nice to curl up on the sofa with Netflix and a big bowl of cheesy goodness, too. So the Cinébistro staff agreed to share their recipe.

“This is a large, rich and decadent pasta dish,” said Isaac Stewart, Cinébistro corporate executive chef. “You certainly can cut the portion size down, or increase the amount of portions served, but it is hard to beat a generous mix of bacon, shrimp and great cheese.”

Shrimp Mac and Cheese

Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce

Serves 4

Yield: 3 cups

1 pound dry pasta (cavatappi, gemelli,

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

radiatori or other shaped pasta)

½ medium onion, chopped

½ pound bacon, chopped (about 8 slices)

1 shallot, chopped

1 pound shrimp, 16/20 size,

1 rib celery, chopped

peeled and deveined, tail on

Parsley stems, optional

2 cups Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce

½ cup roasted garlic cloves (Roast in the

(recipe at right)

oven at 400 degrees F wrapped in foil with

2 cups mixed white cheeses (grate equal

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parts Gruyère, fontina and white cheddar)

and heat until golden and soft. Strain and

Pasta water, if needed to thin the sauce

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1 bay leaf

Parmesan Crisps (recipe below)

¼ cup white wine

Chopped Italian parsley and chives

2 cups chicken stock, preferably homemade Cornstarch slurry (dissolve 1 tablespoon

Cook the pasta in heavily salted water until al dente. Strain, reserving some of the pasta water. Set aside.

Add the bacon to a large sauté pan or saucepan. Cook over medium heat to render the fat and crisp the bacon. When nearly cooked, add the shrimp and cook with the bacon.

Add the Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce and reserved pasta. Bring to a boil. Stir the mixed cheeses into the sauce and melt completely. Thin with some of the pasta cooking water, if needed.

Separate into four large serving bowls.

Top each serving with two tablespoons of Crisp Breadcrumbs and freshly chopped chives and parsley. Garnish with a Parmesan Crisp.

cornstarch in 2 tablespoons cold water) 2 cups heavy cream ½ cup Parmesan cheese, grated

In a medium pan, sweat onions, shallot and celery in the oil until translucent.

Add the parsley stems, roasted garlic and bay leaf. Add the wine. Cook until the liquid is nearly evaporated.

Add chicken stock, and bring to a boil.

To thicken, stir in the cornstarch slurry.

Add the heavy cream and reduce by one-fourth. Stir in the Parmesan cheese.

Blend well with a handheld stick blender, and strain through a fine-mesh strainer.

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Yield: 1 cup

Parmesan Crisps

Bread; a rustic-textured loaf works best

About 12

2 to 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil or garlic

oil from Roasted Garlic Cream Sauce recipe

1½ cups Parmesan cheese, grated

Salt and pepper

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

Tear the bread into small pieces. You can also pulse the bread in a food processor.

Measure out about 1 cup of chunky breadcrumbs.

Toss the breadcrumbs lightly with oil.

Season with salt and pepper.

Sauté until crisp and golden, or spread crumbs on cookie sheet and bake at 300 degrees F for 15 to 20 minutes. cinebistro.com

Mix cheese and flour. On a cookie sheet lined with a silicone baking mat, flatten two-tablespoon piles of the mix into flat disks. Bake at 350 degrees F until golden and crisp, about 10 minutes.

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STARTING POINTS Do your gift-giving research online then “shop local” in person, across Western Wake!

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10 REASONS TO SHOP LOCAL 1. Protect our local character.

2. Locally-owned businesses sustain communities, link neighbors and contribute more to local causes.

3. Decisions are made by people who live here and will feel their impact.

4. Dollars spent in locally-owned businesses have three times the impact on our community as dollars spent at national chains.

5. Jobs and wages.

6. Support entrepreneurship.

7. Local stores require little infrastructure and make more efficient use of public services.

8. Vibrant, walkable town centers reduce sprawl, auto use, habitat loss and pollution.

9. A marketplace of small businesses promotes competition, ensures innovation and lower prices long-term.

10. Small businesses select products based on the needs of local customers.

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TIPS ON PURPOSEFUL GIFT-GIVING

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LIKE SANTA, you’ll make your list and check it twice … do your research … then shop, shop, shop.

Just remember to keep it local, because where you shop this holiday season is as important as what you buy.

“There’s something great about knowing who made a product and being able to share that story,” said Cary Magazine’s online community manager, Mor Aframian. “Gift giving should be purposeful, so the recipient has a connection to the gift. A gift should say ‘I thought of you,’ and something unique or limited edition makes it even more special.”

Aframian, who holds a master’s degree in social entrepreneurship and economic development and is co-founder of Redress Raleigh, which encourages socially responsible purchasing, also notes the community benefits of shopping local.

“There’s the community vibrancy, the place-making, of supporting someone’s craft and enabling them to continue it,” she said.

“Their business can grow, become known elsewhere, and they can become rock stars.”

Examples of these “rock stars” include Apex-based Moon and Lola, featured in Oprah’s Favorite Things 2014, and Durham’s White Whale Bold Mixers, a 2014 finalist in Martha Stewart’s American Made contest.

A Blended Approach

One important caveat: “Shop locally” is not the same as “shop local.”

The first phrase simply means shopping at stores located near your home, big box or otherwise. The latter means buying from locally-owned small businesses, and/or buying locally-produced goods.

This season, try a blended approach of online research and in-person shopping to discover new businesses or rediscover old favorites; a recent Google survey predicts 2015 as the most “connected” holiday shopping season ever when it comes to online research.

“Watch for upcoming holiday markets, and check the websites of the artists or vendors featured at them,” Aframian said. “Get familiar with their products and price ranges to guide your shopping process, and follow them on Facebook to learn about their participation in holiday pop-up shops or to get ‘this-just-in’ product information.

“Check local downtown and chamber directories online. Then, shop in person,” Aframian said.

For every $100 spent at a locally-owned business, $68 stays in the local economy, compared to $43 if spent at a national chain.

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A Few Practical Considerations

“One, start early. Inventories are limited, so if you see something you want, get it then,” she said. “Two, read the website or talk to vendors about what they can and cannot do in terms of return or exchange.

“Online, watch for the order-by dates because small businesses need turnaround time to create their inventories. And at a boutique, it’s OK to ask, ‘Will you have more of these?’ or ‘Is there a sale coming soon?’”

While by no means an exhaustive list, our Starting Points will give your gift-giving a push in the local direction, to co-op markets and shopping centers home to numerous locally-owned stores, such as Waverly Place and The Shoppes at Saltbox Village in Cary.

And Cary Magazine “shops local” in each of its We Love features, which can be found online under the self-named tab at CaryMagazine.com.

Happy holiday shopping!

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Emma Key, Hayes Chisholm, August

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Katie and Josh Dies of Stick Boy Bread Co., February

Watermelon: Outside the Rind, August

Mia Gibboney, left, Lourdes Santos, center, and Chiara Gibboney at Mezza Luna Lavender Farm, June Lazy Daze Arts & Crafts Festival, August

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Tight Knit Creativity, common interests pull craft fans together WRITTEN BY AMBER KEISTER PHOTOGRAPHED BY JONATHAN FREDIN

Suzanne Poe, left, and Cathy Westerhold are regulars at the weekly knit-alongs at Downtown Knits in Apex. Poe has knit for more than 10 years, but Westerhold is a relative newcomer to the craft. She took lessons at the shop two years ago and has been “obsessed ever since,” she says.

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Michele Riggs, owner of Downtown Knits, left, holds a scarf that Rachel Offerdahl, right, knit from red silk blended with stainless steel. Offerdahl, of Durham, likes the Apex shop’s selection of yarn and the sense of community. “You always feel welcome,” she says.

“In this world full of technology, there is this desire to hold something in your hand that someone made, or better yet, that you’ve made yourself.”

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Even in tech-happy Western Wake, needlework crafts like knitting and quilting are gaining in popularity. And while there have always been die-hard crafters, a few common threads connect them to these new fans.

“In this world full of technology, there is this desire to hold something in your hand that someone made, or better yet, that you’ve made yourself,” said Nikki Bird, sewing manager at Downtown Knits in Apex. “People are looking for a way to be creative, to feel productive and slow down. People also want things that are unique and special to them.”

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and Craftsy.com,” said Julianne Walther, owner of Cary Quilting Co. “The immediate access to ideas and tutorials online gets people excited.

“Even though Craftsy and Pinterest have the potential to take our business, I think they are doing more for our business. There are a ton of online fabric retailers, but fabric is a tactile thing. People want to touch it.”

Michele Riggs, owner of Downtown Knits, says she gets a lot of foot traffic, but Facebook and Instagram draw the most visitors. She says out-of-towners have found her shop online and registered for a class or two to take while they are in the area.

“Our customers are not just in the neighborhood,” she said. “Our customers are worldwide.”

Rebecca Hart, owner of Warm & Fuzzy yarn shop in downtown Cary, credits much of her success to Ravelry.com, a pattern database and craft forum. The site has more than continued on page 82

Quilting enthusiast Susan Lehoullier, left, picks up some fabric while Cary Quilting Co. employee Linda Paterni, second from right, helps Curtis Bernard and Janet Hardy with a purchase.

One trend in knitting is the wide choice of fibers including brightly colored, hand-dyed yarns.

Above: Nikki Bird, sewing manager at Downtown Knits, left, chats with owner Michele Riggs, right, as regular customers knit together on the store’s “big comfy couch.”

Left: Traditional themes, such as this “Princess and the Pea” quilt hanging at Cary Quilting Co., remain popular for baby blankets or other keepsakes.

Employee Cindy Massey cuts fabric at Cary Quilting Co. Bold colors and geometric designs are attracting young sewers to the craft, says Julianne Walther, shop owner. “It doesn’t seem like it would fit, but it does because they are reinventing the look.”

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6 million users interested in a variety of fiber arts including knitting, crocheting, weaving and spinning.

“People connect with their patterns, on forums, with yarns,” she said. “As a shop owner, I can sell patterns using the database. It is such a powerful tool. I can’t imagine running a shop without it. I owe a lot to Ravelry.”

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ple are into these crafts, and everybody just wants to help.”

Crafters also meet at Warm & Fuzzy several times a week to socialize or show off their latest projects. Even when she’s not at her shop, Hart finds the same support as soon as she pulls out her knitting.

“It’s an amazing community,” she said. “I could be at a coffee shop working on something, and someone can come up to me and say: ‘What are you working on? Can I feel your yarn?’ There’s this instant community, which sounds absurd, but it’s there.”

Crafty classes

Potential customers may come to these specialty shops because of what they’ve Sustainability and Value Classes are a great way to learn a craft seen online, but they return because of This desire for connection extends or to pick up a new technique. Area specialty the friendly atmosphere and the custominto the sourcing of materials. Knitters stores offer all sorts of classes, from er service. especially are seeking sustainable, organic beginner to advanced. Check out their “I want the shop to be full all the time, yarns, say Bird and Hart. websites for schedules and information. and I don’t even care if people are buying,” “People appreciate that the fibers are caryquilting.com said Walther. “I want it to be a place where organic in nature,” Bird said. “People are downtownknits.com people are laughing, talking and sharing.” loving that the yarn isn’t coming from a lab warmnfuzzy.net At Downtown Knits, knitters gather several somewhere. Lots of these yarns you can follow times a week. Some come just to socialize; others right back to their place of origin.” want to consult on their projects.

Hart also notes the variety of sustainably produced, luxu“We almost always have someone knitting for pleasure on our rious, natural fibers on the market. Small-scale farmers are raising big comfy couch,” Bird said. “The regulars will help anyone who heirloom sheep for their wool. Mills are blending wool, silk, cotton, needs a hand. It’s a very friendly community. We’re excited that peo- alpaca and linen in new ways.

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Hand-dyed, limited edition yarns are especially popular. These yarns can sell for $25 to $35 a skein, but Hart says customers are willing to pay premium prices for something unique.

“I know the people personally who have dyed the yarn,” she said. “I think people like to hear that. When someone is spending a lot of money, they want to know why. I like to think people care about the source.”

Walther says quilters also don’t mind paying for better materials. Using high-quality thread and fabric ensures that the quilt won’t fall apart after a few years, a vital consideration for a gift or keepsake.

“If you’re going to spend six months building a beautiful quilt that may be a gift for someone, you want it to reflect the time and effort you put into it,” Walther said. “And you can do that only if it’s going to stick around.”

Crafters don’t mind spending that time and effort, because there are few feelings better than finishing a beautiful and unique project.

Riggs sums up that feeling this way: “People want to make things they can take pride in.” t

Kim Zebrowski, center, demonstrates a technique to beginning quilters Doris Rogers, left, and Nancy Patton at Cary Quilting Co. The shop has several machines for class participants to use, so novice sewers can try the craft without making a huge investment.

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Together On Center Stage performers follow the lead of director Alan Rosen, foreground, during a rehearsal of TOC Meets the Oz Wizard at the Holly Springs Cultural Center.

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ALTON PARKER is a teenaged ad-libber

who’s been known to deliver his lines in French, or lead an audience in singing the national anthem in the middle of a stage show.

But no one cares that these moves weren’t in the script. That’s the beauty of Together on Center Stage, a theater arts program offering on-stage and backstage opportunities for people ages 6 and up, regardless of ability.

“Together on Center Stage is an inclusion project, and that’s really important,” said Alan Rosen, volunteer director of this performing arts group, which is supported by the Holly Springs Civitan Club. “I believe everybody can do it; we look not at limitations, but at possibilities.”

Alton, 16, takes part in the twice-annu-

al theater productions of TOCS, where participants from across the Triangle create and perform original works following six to eight weeks of study on topics such as script and song development, stage blocking and sets.

“Alton loves theater and music; he’s very retro, and his favorite show is The Lawrence Welk Show,” said his mom, Tracey Parker.

“Together on Center Stage means a lot to him. There’s a real sense of family, and it’s done a lot to boost his confidence.

“It’s a unique opportunity; there’s absolutely nothing like it,” she said, noting that the family drives from Raleigh to take part.

“Every year Alton shows us something new, and I see it in the others too, the sense of pride it gives them. These shows produce little miracles.”

TOCS works to build social and performance skills, self-esteem, discipline, responsibility and positive values, says Rosen. Disabilities don’t matter, but respect does.

“We storyboard, and always have a theme like tolerance, respect or humility,” Rosen said. “The participants come up with ideas and we put it together.”

The resulting fun includes original plays such as It’s A Backwards World ... So Who Is LAMRON?, performed for audiences at the Holly Springs Cultural Center in partnership with the town’s Parks & Recreation department.

Most recently, the cast performed TOCS Meets the Oz Wizard, in October.

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Playing the Wicked Witch, Emily Dethlefsen of Holly Springs exclaims, “I’m melting!” as others pretend to shower her with water during a rehearsal of TOCS Meets the Oz Wizard. Shows are developed by participants, with themes like tolerance and humility. Registration for the spring session of TOCS begins Dec. 1.

Bella Koran of Holly Springs ad-libs during a theater acting exercise.

Get Involved • For more information, see togetheroncenterstage.org.

• To register through the Holly Springs Parks & Recreation Department, see hollyspringsnc.us.

• To contact Rosen, email alan@ togetheroncenterstage.org.

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Alton Parker, 16, left, has grown in confidence since taking part in TOCS, says his mom, Tracey Parker. Director Alan Rosen, right, says, “It’s an inclusive project, and that’s really important. We look not at limitations, but at possibilities.”

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spring session of Together on Center Stage, which begins March 1 with Tolerance & Respect as its theme. Participants will create an original show to be presented in mid-April.

A lifelong educator, Rosen is also the creator of Through Our Eyes, an inclusive musical theater production featuring true stories told by those with special needs.

The show was performed at the United Nations in 2008, and at the National Down Syndrome Society’s Buddy Walk in 2009.

Rosen, who moved to Cary from New Jersey in 2009, is a recipient of the Dare to Imagine Award given by VSA (formerly called Very Special Arts), an international nonprofit providing arts and education opportunities for people with disabilities.

VSA is part of the Department of VSA and Accessibility at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. Dick Sears, Holly Springs’ mayor and a charter member of the Holly Springs Civitan Club, says TOCS is a perfect example of the club’s mission to build good citizenship, and serve individuals and community.

“In other words, we work to make the world a better place. Together on Center Stage fits this mission 100 percent,” Sears said. “It provides our citizens with what ‘inclusion’ means and that definitely promotes community spirit.

“Watching these great shows is not only heartwarming, but shows us what participants’ abilities and positive attitudes bring to the table,” Sears said. “I feel that anyone who watches will come away from the shows as a better person.”

Rosen and other volunteers are working to develop further partnerships with local schools and communities, and enlist new volunteers and people who can carry the program into the future.

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garden adventurer WRITTEN AND PHOTOGRAPHED BY L.A. JACKSON

Some recent books make good gifts for the gardener on your list.

Garden Books for Christmas CHRISTMAS IS RIGHT AROUND the proverbial corner, and

the urge to find perfect gifts for friends and family members is ramping up. For those gardeners on your list, tillers, shovels, bird baths and pole pruners are great ideas, but they can be real bears to decorate in seasonal wrapping paper.

So, consider books — backyard growers always enjoy the latest in gardening literature and besides, they are SO much easier to wrap!

Need suggestions? Below are four recently published possibilities for those deserving gardeners on your gift list: Drink the Harvest by Nan Chase and DeNeice Guest (Storey Publishing, 224 pages, $18.95 paperback). Did you know drinking can be the new eating when it comes to nourishing ways to enjoy garden crops?

Ciders, wines, teas, meads and syrups are all covered with recipes using the usual suspects such as grapes, peaches, pears, apples and blueberries, but then there are the interesting alternatives. Spiced ginger-bay syrup, anyone? Prickly pear cactus juice, maybe? Or perhaps a refreshing parsley wine? Whatever your pleasure, raise your glass to healthy drinking from the garden!

Her culinary ideas include these tasty tubers as main ingredients in soups, stews, side dishes, main courses, salads and breakfast fixin’s.

This book is a new addition to UNC Press’ popular Savor the South series, which also added two more recent introductions, Beans and Field Peas by Sandra Gutierrez and Sunday Dinner by Bridgette Lacy.

Small-Space Vegetable Gardens by Andrea Bellamy (Timber Press, 214 pages, $19.95 paperback). Budding vegetable gardeners are often nipped by their apparent lack of space to grow plants, but this book demonstrates that size indeed doesn’t matter, by exploring the practicalities of growing veggies in small areas, raised gardens and even pots. Although the author is a Vancouver, Canada, grower, her ideas for making the most out of the least space translate well for Southern gardeners.

Southeast Foraging by Chris Bennett (Timber Press, 296 pages, $24.95 paperback). Beyond the cultivated backyard gardens of fruits and vegetables in the Southeast, more edibles await in the wild — you just have to know what and where these indigenous munchies are. Many such teachable moments can be found in Bennett’s informative book, which is a fun guide down the woodland path to discover definitely different, safe-to-eat native plants.

Sweet Potatoes by April McGreger (UNC Press, 136 pages, $18 hardback). Sweet potatoes have been a standard in Southern veggie patches for centuries, and why not? They are easy to grow, nutritious, and as made obvious by McGreger, can be delicious in many ways.

L.A. Jackson is the former editor of Carolina Gardener Magazine. Want to ask L.A. a question about your garden? Contact him by email at lajackson1@gmail.com.

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with cole crops such as broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage and cauliflower, because a nipping from Jack Frost will turn some of the vegetable starch in the plants into sugar and make them sweeter tasting.

• Prune back cannas and discard this year’s foliage to cut down on the population of leaf rollers that can overwinter in leftover leaves and emerge next spring to continue their destructive, plant-chewing ways.

• Back still throbbing from carrying in large whiskey barrel planters for the winter? For a good cold weather project, add caster wheels to the bottoms of the heavy containers, which will make moving them much easier.

• Grouping potted houseplants together indoors will conserve a bit more humidity to help them counteract the dry air typically found in warm winter homes.

December • You did start a compost pile this fall, didn’t you? To prevent cold winter rains from slowing the decomposition process, cover the pile with a plastic sheet. This has the extra advantage of collecting and trapping more heat from the sun.

• Add mulch around newly planted evergreens and water them during extended dry periods.

Even in winter, drought can be a problem for these woody ornamentals.

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• Inspect houseplants periodically this winter for signs of insect activity and dispatch any immature invaders before they can become a full-blown infestation.

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Real estate agent Peggy Dixon starts installing her extensive collection of holiday decor before Thanksgiving, although she won’t turn on the lights until the official start of the Christmas season. When she’s finished decorating, every room in her Cary home will have an angel, a Santa and a touch of red. “Christmas to me is your reds, your greens, your Santas, your trains,” she says. “We usually have a train around one tree, a train going around the living room coffee table, and a train upstairs in the bonus room.”

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ALTHOUGH CARY real estate agent

Peggy Dixon decorates her home throughout the year, at Christmas she pulls out all the stops.

The expansive collection of angels, ornaments, Santas, snowmen, trees and trains is a visible expression of her love for the holiday.

“I decorate heavy,” she said.

Dixon and her husband, Don, first lived in the Triangle in the mid-’70s, but the couple has since lived all over, following his job across the country. Everywhere they lived, she tried to make Christmas pretty, she says.

But Dixon’s collection really took off when the couple returned to the Triangle, moving to Cary in 1993. Here she has found an appreciative audience including granddaughter Avery, 8, who loves to come to Grandma’s house for Christmas.

“I would buy things, and I could see where I would want to put them,” said Dixon.

“Over the years it’s gotten better and better.”

CM: How did the collection start?

PEGGY DIXON: In the mid-’90s when we moved to Cary, you didn’t see a lot of nice African-American pieces. So when I started seeing them, I would buy them.

I love Santa Claus, and I love angels.

My friends knew that I liked those ornaments, so they would give them to me as gifts. We would buy these pieces for each other because they were beautiful.

When you are young, you buy ornaments you can afford. Now that I’m older, I value a beautiful ornament. I like looking at an ornament that is timeless, one that will last. I am collecting items that will be passed down to my daughter and granddaughter.

CM: How does decorating the house get you in the holiday spirit?

Angels are displayed throughout Dixon’s home year-round, although those dressed in red take center stage at the holidays. “I love all my angels,” she says.

“I give people angels as gifts, and I tell them: ‘This angel is to watch over you.’”

Dixon says you can often use pieces of your existing decor during the holidays. This little girl is not an angel, above, but add some lights and her red dress fits right in.

Visiting children love all the Santas, right, especially the ones that dance and sing. “I love to see the children be happy,” Dixon says.

Even the bathroom gets a bit of the Christmas spirit. The tub is rarely used, Dixon says, so the space is perfect for a Santa and an angel. Red towels and a candle complete the holiday vignette.

PD: I just love Christmas. I know what

Christmas means — Jesus coming and dying for me. When I see the lights at Christmas time, it’s so peaceful and joyful to me. I don’t care if anyone else sees it. I can decorate the tree and sit in my living room looking at it, and just be so at peace.

When I start thinking about decorating, talking about it, it gets my friends excited too. My sister always decorates heavy too, and we both love decorating for Christmas.

Growing up we didn’t have a lot; my mom did the best she could with what she had.

Christmas to me is your reds, your greens, your Santas and your trains. We usually have a train around one tree, a train going around the living room coffee table, and a train in the bonus room upstairs.

CM: Where do you find your decorations?

PD: Every year, I take my friends and

my clients to Watkins Flowers of Distinction in Raleigh because they decorate! When you go in the shop, you’re mesmerized because it’s so pretty. They have seven or eight trees decorated in there, and it’s gorgeous.

I asked the former owner of the shop, ‘When you go to market, can you please find African-American angels? Because you have clients who want them, and it’s not just African-American people. Lots of people want angels of color.’ So he started buying more angels.

If you’re African-American, Asian, Indian or whatever, you have to ask for what you want. We all live in different households, and your house represents who you are.

CM: Do you have any decorating tips or things you’ve learned over the years?

PD: I buy most of my ornaments on sale. That’s the key if you’re going to start a

collection. You may get a few pieces at the start of the season, but after Christmas is the time to really buy.

I don’t think about collecting just at Christmas; I’m thinking about it all the time.

You never know when you’ll find a piece you love or a piece that one of your friends will like. It may be June, but I’ll get it for Christmas.

My white tree, I got from Wal-Mart.

One friend could not believe that I bought that tree from Wal-Mart. She couldn’t believe how pretty it was. But when you put your ornaments on it, that’s what makes the tree. The more you put on the tree, the prettier the tree becomes. You have to fill those spaces. The more the merrier!

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to have a touch of red and an angel.

CM: How long does it take to decorate the whole house?

PD: Sometimes I’ll start putting up stuff a week and half before Thanksgiving, but I won’t turn the lights on, because I know it’s going to take me so long to get it done.

CM: How long to take it down?

PD: It takes me a while to pack it up. I

leave my red out from Christmas through February, for Valentine’s Day. I try to get my trees down by Old Christmas, Jan. 6.

If I don’t have everything down, then I won’t turn it on.

It takes so long to put it up; I think it’s sad to take it down so quickly.

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CM: What does your family say about all the decorations?

PD: My daughter never liked decorating with me when she was growing up.

But my granddaughter loves the decorations. She loves coming to Grandma’s house to see Christmas.

My husband has always said it’s too much! But since my grandbaby enjoys it, he enjoys it more because of the way she reacts to it. But he still says it’s too much.

My daughter will bring friends over at the holidays. She loves for her friends and their children to come see what I’ve done. I feel that it’s special to her, that I’m still doing it. She may think it’s a lot, but she still brings her friends over.

CM: How does decorating fit with your holiday tradition?

PD: There aren’t that many AfricanAmerican decorations out there, but my eyes are drawn to that. I’m looking for it.

And that’s how we teach our children that it’s all beautiful. I have friends who decorate a whole tree with angels — all different kinds.

It’s important to decorate your house to represent the way you are. t

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Christmas Store SINCE 2004, CHRISTMAS STORE,

run by New Horizons Fellowship Church in Apex, has offered low-income families the opportunity to give their children new toys at Christmas time.

With the help of the community, the church accumulates toys, sets up the Christmas Store and allows parents or guardians to find the perfect gifts for their children.

“One of the elements that sets Christmas Store apart from other gift-giving programs in the area is that it allows parents to choose the gifts that are given to each child, which provides the greatest joy to the child in terms of a match with his or her interests, and grants dignity to the parents in that they are the ones who are choosing and giving the gifts to their children,” said Morgan Stikeleather, Christmas Store administrator.

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to children ages 14 years and younger. The store is divided into sections based on age group to make it easier for the parents or guardians to pick out the toys.

Families are allowed to choose two to three toys per child. Refreshments are provided during the shopping experience, and children are looked after separately in order to keep the excitement and surprise on Christmas morning.

In addition to providing toys, Christmas Store connects families to additional resources that they may need, like local food pantries.

Organizations that work with low-income families, such as Western Wake Crisis Ministry, Dorcas Ministries, Southern Wake Faith Community in Action, the FuquayVarina Emergency Food Pantry and the Holly Springs Food Cupboard, aid in referring families to the Christmas Store. School counselors also refer students who are in need.

“Several families each year send thankyou notes to the church after the store,” Stikeleather said. “Some families over the

Volunteers at Christmas Store, held Dec. 11 and 12 at New Horizons Fellowship Church in Apex, wrap gifts, sort toys and work with parents.

years have continued to participate in other community events throughout the year after their Christmas Store experience.”

What could be seen as the most important aspect of the Christmas store is the lasting effect it has on the lives it touches.

The Christmas Store acts as an inspiration to people, even to those who are in need of the help, to give back to the community.

New Horizons Fellowship Church uses the Christmas Store to further embody its main mission of: “Providing a relevant representation of the good news of Jesus Christ, transforming spiritual seekers into balanced believers as well as providing help, hope and healing for the hurts, habits and hang-ups of the people God sends their way.”

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The concert will be held in the Main Gallery of the historic Page-Walker Arts & History Center in Cary. The series

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Glenaire will host a craft sale on Saturday, Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in its auditorium.

Vendors from Wake, Durham and Orange counties will offer pottery, quilts, jewelry, beadwork, artwork and more. All proceeds go directly to the artists. glenaire.org

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on Friday and Sunday, Dec. 4 and 6, at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, as the four top Division 1 soccer teams in the country compete for the national championship. The championship bracket will be announced the weekend of Nov. 14. Tickets are $35 and include both Friday semifinal matches and the Sunday national championship match. ncaa.com

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