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You won’t want to miss the Saturday Edmond Farmers Market that continues through the last Saturday in October. It is a great opportunity to purchase farm fresh products, but it is also a weekly opportunity to visit with friends and neighbors. The vendors get to know their customers by name. There is nothing like it in the Oklahoma City area. The Downtown merchants put on all kinds of events for Halloween, Thanks giving and Christmas including free horse drawn carriage rides for the family. You can keep up with them by reading our newspaper, Edmond Life & Leisure.
If you are new to Edmond or even just considering purchas ing a home in this great town, we welcome you. This is a fantastic time of year to be in Edmond with many events that have become longtime favorites to the folks that live here. The weather becomes cool er, but activities heat up at a rapid pace going into the holiday season. The fall here in Edmond is my favorite time of year.
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WELCOME TO OUR EDMOND
Edmond is growing in such a good way. Restaurants and entertainment are bloom ing in downtown Edmond. Public Art is still being added. There is a new ICON movie theater that is going in the old Kickingbird Theater location that will be spectacular and close to home for most of us. The Uncommon Ground is a new sculpture park go ing in at Coltrane and Second Street on the east side of Edmond. Many improvements on the way to enhance an already great community to live and raise a family in these days.We
hope you enjoy this quarterly edition of At Home in Edmond. You will find our local news stories and advertising to be helpful in adding to the great quality of life here in Edmond. You can always view our calendar of events online at www.edmondlifeandleisure.com. We are a locally owned and operated media company and look forward to meeting you at all the fall events in our Edmond!
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Edmond has the lowest crime rate in central Oklahoma, the best public schools in the State of Oklahoma, outstanding city services and a quality of life that is second to none. Your home will not only hold its value but will increase in value over the years at a rate that will give you confidence in the investment you make whether it is pur chasing a new home or remodeling the one you are in today.
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Page 6 At Home in Edmond Fall/Winter 2022 3 LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER 8 TWISTED TREE BAKERY 12 ELEGANT TOUCH PAINTING 16 BACON-WRAPPED GOAT CHEESE STUFFED DATE 18 HOLIDAY CENTERPIECE IDEAS 20 HOBBIES TO BUSINESSES 8 16 12 20Contents Amini’s Galleria............................................................. 3 Bachle’s By the Fire.........................................................7 Brent Gibson Classic Home Design.................................9 Citizens Bank of Edmond...............................................11 City of Edmond - Get Connected...................................17 City of Edmond Household Hazardous Waste...............17 City of Edmond Water Conservation........................... 23 Edmond Electric............................................................21 Edmond Parks and Recreation...............................13 &22 Fillmore & Chambers Design Group................................2 Framin’ Gallery.................................................................14 Garage Innovations.........................................................16 Gary Baccus - State Farm................................................18 Integris Health Edmond....................................................5 Matthews Funeral Home.................................................14 Norwalk Furniture & Design............................................24 Reid VisitShopScottPrinting....................................................................17ColemanHomes.....................................................13Edmond..................................................................19Edmond...................................................................15 Advertiser ‘s Index
up.”In their short time being open, Twist ed Tree has already become known for their homemade bread. Customers can find country sourdough, butter flaxseed, honey wheat loaf, and more. The bread recipes were created by head baker Kassie Joslin who is also Robert’s sister.
Tree is a local and fami ly-owned bakery that opened in down town Edmond in August. Customers can find croissants, cookies, various types of breads, and many other items.
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“My grandmother was half-German so a lot of the foods, pastries, and breads we made growing up were German,” said Robert. “For our birthdays and our special occasions, my grandmother
would make this sweet German cake called kuchen so we brought that here to the bakery as something that we could offer every day to people because it was close and special to us growing
“I would say the cornerstone of our pastry programs is our housemaid croissant dough, and most people don’t realize how difficult it is to make crois sant dough. You know, there’s probably less than a dozen people in the state of Oklahoma that make their own crois sant dough,” said Robert. “We make our own croissant dough. It’s a threeday process from start to finish.”
“What I think is the cornerstone of our breads is our house made sour dough. It’s a country sourdough with only three ingredients, flour, water, and salt. In fact, we don’t even add yeast be cause there’s a natural yeast that we use in our starter that helps the bread rise,” said Robert. “There’s nothing artificial or preservative in there. So, we’ve found that, that artisanal, old world style country sourdough not just tastes great, but actually makes people feel better when they eat it.”
This combined with his sister’s talent for making bread took Twisted Tree from an idea to a reality.
Another popular item in the bakery are the homemade croissants.
There’s nothing better than a fresh ly-baked loaf of bread on an autumn morning or a sweet pastry with coffee on a cold winter day. Thanks to Twisted Tree Bakery, located at 111 N. Broad way, Edmond residents can now enjoy artisanal European goods made fresh daily.Twisted
Robert and his wife also own Café Evoke in downtown Edmond, and one of their motivations for opening a bak ery was to provide fresh-baked goods to other businesses in the area.
“For us, we’re focusing on two things: artisanal European style breads is one thing, and then European inspired pas tries are the second thing,” said owner RobertRobertBlack.says that the bakery’s goods are inspired by the same goods he and his sister would make with their grand mother when they were younger.
“My sister, Kassie, who was a school
“One of the first things I did kind of as a former chef was really get excited about doing awesome pastries in the coffee shop,” said Robert. “I looked for a local wholesale partner, someone that was doing really great pastries that we could buy from for the coffee shop, and we didn’t find a great fit for us.”
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Twisted Tree Bakery
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The bakery staff is working on ramping up production to meet the needs of customers, and Robert is planning for a pre-order service to be up and running by mid-September.
“We’re going to have an online pre-order system that lets people sort of pick their box, pick their pastries, pick their croissants a couple of days ahead of time and pay for them. That way all you have to do is come in and pick them up,” saidRobertRobert.and his staff have been grateful for the community support they have already received, and they are looking forward to more success and growth in downtown Edmond.
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Even though the wholesale focus was the original goal of the bakery, the storefront has been extremely successful. During the opening weeks Twisted Tree sold out of products within a few hours of opening.
Twisted Tree has allowed Robert and Kassie to bring a little piece of their home to the Edmond community, but Robert feels that the experience is mutual. He says working down town has been reminiscent of his childhood in Shattuck, Oklahoma.SaidRobert, “This feeling of being in downtown Edmond reminds me of growing up in downtown Shattuck because it’s got that same small-town feel. So, we want to be here not just because we like the people in the community, but also because for me it reminds me of home and growing up.”
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teacher for her whole career, was making bread out of her home as a hobby. I could tell it was really, really good. It wasn’t just good bread, it was great bread,” said Robert. “Kind of jokingly, it started with, ‘Hey, why don’t you quit, you’re teaching job and come open a bakery with me?’ That was kind of like a running family joke, but one day she said ‘Sure.’ So then, it began in earnest.”
Elegant Touch Painting
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By Erika Williams
Julie. “Whenever somebody tries to do it themselves and you have lines all over the place or woodwork that’s painted with a paintbrush. It really can devalue the home.”
Stacy and Julie said they’re able to complete projects on such an efficient timeline because they do everything in house while giving input on design. For
“When you’re selling a home or pur chasing a home, the first thing you see is the paint job. That’s what you see when you go into a house, the walls and the paint. I know for me, and I know for most of my clients, when you walk in and you see that somebody has done a DIY project with the paint, it can be devastating the amount of damage that people can do,” said Julie.
Since 2019, Elegant Touch has expanded to offer custom carpentry services as well as kitchen and bath
those considering a remodel, Stacy says that fall is an optimal time to begin the project.“Really fall is a great time because the weather’s good, and I know that sounds silly, but your door is open like 90% of the time. So, in summer, your electric bill can go crazy, and in winter your electric bill can go crazy, but fall is a great time to kind of minimize the damage on that,” said Julie.
Julie said a professional paint job can give homes a crisp clean look that buy ers, sellers, and owners will appreciate.
“We both like interacting with the customers and just seeing a space transformed.”-StacyLopez
Spring may have been a time for cleaning, but fall and winter are great times to freshen up your home with a new paint color or a kitchen remodel. Julie Brown and Stacy Lopez of Elegant Touch Painting can help you do exactly that.Stacy and Julie started Elegant Touch Painting in 2019 offering interior and exterior painting services as well as color consultation. Julie says that a pro fessional paint job can benefit home owners as well as buyers and sellers. If you’re considering painting your home there are many benefits to hiring a pro fessional company to get the job done.
“It really makes a huge difference in resale. It really takes it to another level as far as just the professionalism and having clean lines, especially a lot of these houses in Edmond, you know, they’re nice, high-dollar homes,” said
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Stacy added that this is a great time of year to start scanning for 2023 color trends.Said Stacy, “The designers and companies have started releasing their 2023 color wheels. For this fall, it’s a lot of darker, earthier tones, and then some jewel tones are being introduced. That’s kind of where we are seeing trends heading. Of course, personal choices are tailored to the customer’s tastes, but that’s what we’re seeing for thisThefall.”growth of this business has been very natural, but it may surprise some to learn that a professional painting business was not Stacy and Julie’s first idea.“We talked about flipping houses initially because we both came from a finance background and had some experience in real estate and building,” said Stacy.
room remodeling to clients in Edmond and Oklahoma City. Julie and Stacy say their ability to complete projects quickly sets them apart from other companies.“Withinthe last year-and-a-half, we’ve grown into a lot of rem odels. We have specialized in the kitchen and bath remodel projects,” said Julie. “We’ve come across so many custom ers that have been without a kitchen for six months, eight months, while getting their kitchen remodeled. We can do the whole thing in three to four weeks. That’s getting the cabinets, all new carpentry, and all new tile.”
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to work with customers, and with flipping homes, you’re not dealing with customers. That was an aspect of the painting business that we really were looking forward to because we both like interacting with the customers and just seeing a space transformed.”
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ery day all day until the job is finished,” said Julie. “You also have a crew leader that’s on your job every day. And then, you have Stacy or myself there to oversee the project. We stop by, I mean, almost every single day to check the project and make sure everything’s going well. It’s a different kind of service. There’s not another company that I know of that provides that kind ofToservice.”schedule a consultation with Elegant Touch Painting, visit elegant touchpainting.com or give them a call at 405-308-1021.
The two settled on painting and remodeling services after realizing that building a connection with their clients and seeing projects through was a motivating factor.
Julie and Stacy pride themselves on being personally involved with their projects and seeing them all the way through.“Ifyou hire our company, you’ll get a professional service. When we start a job, we’re there ev
“We both really like the design aspect that goes into painting, like having the ability to help our custom ers choose colors that suit their space,” said Stacy. “We like really being able
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If your dates are not already pitted, slice the dates length wise on one side, but not all the way through, to create an opening. Remove the pit.
Cocktail parties feature prominently on social schedules each holiday season. Such get-togethers are convenient because the foods and beverages served are designed to be small and portable. That can save any holiday host time in theTherekitchen.may be plenty of prepared foods in the grocer’s freezer that can be served for gatherings, but the taste of easy, homemade offerings can mingle with the time-savers when guests arrive. “Bacon-Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates” are an easily prepared appetizer that pairs sweet with savory. Even better, these morsels are delicious served warm out of the oven or can be eaten at room temperature when late-arriving guests stroll in.
16 pitted dates
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, turning the dates halfway through so the bacon is evenly cooked. Transfer the ba con-wrapped dates to a serving platter and drizzle with the hot honey. Garnish with the parsley. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Bacon-Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Dates
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Wrap up cocktail party spreads with this recipe, courtesy of “Spectacular Spreads: 50 Amazing Food Spreads for Any Occasion” (Rock Point) by Meagan Brown.
Makes 16
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Lightly grease a rimmed bak ing sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
Using a teaspoon measure, fill the cavity of each date with a heaping teaspoon of the goat cheese and then gently press the sides together to close a bit.
HotToothpickshoney, for garnishing Chopped fresh parsley, for garnishing
Wrap each date with a half slice of bacon and secure with a toothpick. Arrange the bacon-wrapped dates on the prepared baking sheet.
8 thin slices bacon, halved 4 ounces creamy goat cheese
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“Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn-Emilytree.”Brontë
6. Birch wood: The crisp white col oring of birch bark is right at home with holiday decor. Go stark with piec es of the cut wood in varying wood.andmimicwhiteintermingledheightswithcandlesthattheshapesscaleofthe
1. Frosted pine cones: Take advan tage of a crisp winter’s day to venture into a forest or park that is rich with evergreen trees. Gather pine cones from the forest floor and, if possible, a few evergreen boughs. Give the pine cones a touch of winter whimsy with a little faux snow in a can or even white paint. Nestle the boughs and pine cones into a wide-mouthed vase or bowl in the center of the table. Individual pine cones can later be turned into place cards for seating guests.
4. Freshly cut: Select attractive flowers in vibrant holiday hues from a florist or even the supermarket floral section. Cut the stems and place them into an unusual display container, such as holiday themed mugs or a punch bowl.
are coming over and the race is on for a fast centerpiece, look no further than the kitchen. Lemons, artichokes, pears, or pomegranates look festive in a bowl interspersed with some green ery and baby’s breath.
paper strips around a pencil to curl them, and then place the curlicues into a decorative bowl in the center of the table. Later in the evening, the host or hostess can read some of the sentiments.
The holiday season is a great time to make any home a bit more merry and bright. Most individuals let their personalities show through their home decor, and holiday decorating is just as personal as decorating throughout the rest of the year.
Premade centerpieces are undeni ably attractive, but adding a home spun touch can be a fun creative pursuit and become a family tradition. Explore these eight simple ideas to dress up your holiday table.
3. Magical forest: Use green and silver conical party hats to turn a table or sideboard into a veritable evergreen forest. Arrange them on a blanket of faux snow or white confetti.
Holiday Centerpiece Ideas
The main living areas of a home get the most decorating attention, with a Christmas tree or menorah taking a prominent position in the front window. Garlands, candles and other accoutrements also may dress up spaces. However, when it comes to holiday hosting, attention also should be given to the dining table — which can benefit from a festive centerpiece.
5. Glass baubles: Who says orna ments should be exclusive to the tree? A crystal or glass cake stand can be transformed into an icy delight when topped with silver and clear glass ornaments.
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8. Cornucopia: The horn of plenty can be customized to any holiday. Purchase a horn in wicker or woven grapevine and fill with flowers, fruit and greenery, or even painted gourds or miniature pumpkins. Holiday hosts and hostesses should not neglect the dining table when they decorate. Festive centerpieces can be handmade without much ef fort on the part of hosts.
2. Holiday thanks: Cut many strips of paper roughly 6 inches in length from various colored pieces of paper to match the holiday theme. When guests arrive, ask them to write a favorite holiday memory or two, or what they’re thankful for. Twirl the
7. Fruit and vege tables: If guests
conveniently spend all of our free time boating, fishing and immersing ourselves in the unique and fruitful ecosystems.”In2007,Ben’s former career in con crete brought them to Oklahoma where he said they fell in love with the comradery and community and ultimately, decided stay in Edmond.
Island surrounded by the Gulf of Mexi co and Mobile Bay, had her own close ties to the water and came up like every other island kid working in bait shops and local restaurants.
“When we met and built our own family, the things we did to make money as teenagers became our hob bies as adults. We bought a house, bought a boat and raised our kids just north of the island where we could
After over a decade of living in Oklahoma, the couple had yet to find the quality of seafood they were accustomed to.
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In 2009, Renee started Paint Your Art Out (PYAO), the first wine and paint studio in Oklahoma.
“We want to bring the full-flavored Alabama cuisine experience straight to your kitchen,”-Ben Deakle
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On the west side, the couple is selling fresh seafood, native to where they were raised in small towns on the Gulf Coast of south ern“LikeAlabama.mostpeople in those parts, fishing, shrimping and crabbing start ed as a hobby and eventually became a side hustle to fuel my pastimes,” Ben said on their edmondseafood.com website. “My wife, raised on Dauphin
“While we certainly consider our selves Oklahomans at this point, one thing that hasn’t changed is our diet,” Ben said. “We have searched high and
Hobbies to businesses Edmond Seafood & Paint Your Art Out
At the corner of Boulevard and Danforth, one will soon be able to enjoy an artistic experience and buy seafood.Thebuilding is owned by Renee and Ben Deakle. They are in the process of renovating the east side of the structure into their Paint Your Art Out which was formerly located in downtown Edmond.
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“It’s the first day of toastymornings,hotAautumn!timeofchocolateyandmarshmallowevenings,and,bestofall,leapingintoleaves!”-WinniethePooh
Paint Your Art Out is planning to host off-site events while renovations on its side of the building are complet ed.
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Art and entertainment meet at Paint Your Art Out. Friends and family dis cover their inner artist and creativity, Renee“Yousaid.will be amazed at your own creativity as our local artists guide you step by step in painting an acrylic mas terpiece on pre-stretched canvas,” she said. “Adding your own personal style makes each piece uniquely yours.” For more information, visit paintyourartout.net. to Businesses continued from
low, but short of hauling it back with us from trips home, we’ve been unable to find what we are looking for in the Oklahoma City area (if you know, you know). So, after much consideration, tons of setbacks, and two years of looking at real estate, we are finally ready to bring back enough for every body.”After 14 months of work and install ing the highest quality equipment to ensure the freshness of the product, Edmond Seafood is up and running. They offer shrimp, catfish, flounder, grouper, red snapper, seasonal fish and seasonal shellfish, as well as andouille sausage, boudin, thick cut-smoked ba con, hot jelly and much more. Edmond Seafood is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit edmondseafood.com.
