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As I contemplate what 2017 will mean for me and my family my oldest daughter going to college (sniff, sniff ), my middle one prepping for college exams, and my youngest getting her drivers license - I am more acutely aware than ever of how quickly time passes. New Years resolutions I’ve made over the years suddenly seem trivial. Sure, I’m always going to need to get in better shape, eat more organic, and be more organized with the finances. But none of this feels new. Each of these goals should be an ongoing endeavor year-round, not just a random fit of discipline that possesses me because the calendar rolled over to a new year. What does feel new is an awareness that the only constant is change. And sometimes you have to paint the room to match the new furniture, so to speak. This can mean reaching out more to my community, those in need, and those who have different points of view. Putting aside old ways of seeing the world and striving for greater understanding, participation and improvement within my own community. After all, we’re all just humans, and we’re all in this together. As author Wayne Dyer famously said, “Change the way you look at things, and the things you look at change.” And while you’re pondering all the profundity of a fresh year, don’t forget to eat! Our theme this month is “Food & Wine,” and you’ll find plenty of epicurean delights close to home in the ‘burbs. Gone are the days of heading to downtown Denver for a good meal with fine wine; stay close in, reduce your carbon footprint, and spend less time driving. Here’s wishing you and yours a Happy New Year, filled with love, peace and an embrace of the wonderful and endless possibilities 2017 can bring.

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14 That's the Spirit

Rebecca Blackwell, blogger behind Of Batter + Dough, showed us

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Around Town

AROUND TOWN

NATHAN YIP FOUNDATION NAMES CASTLE PINES RESIDENTS GAYLE AND GARY RAY HONORARY CHAIRS OF THE 15TH ANNUAL CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION The Nathan Yip Foundation will honor community philanthropists and leaders, Gayle and Gary Ray at the 2017 Chinese New Year Party. The celebration will be held on January 28 at the McNichols Civic Center Building in Denver, and will feature spectacular entertainment and performances, international tasting stations and a traditional Chinese “Night Market” to celebrate the 2017 Year of the Rooster. All proceeds from the event will benefit

CHEF FRANK BONANNO'S SUPPERBELL TO EXPAND DELIVERY SERVICE INTO AURORA, ENGLEWOOD, AND LITTLETON

The Nathan Yip Foundation. Linda and Jimmy Yip, who founded the Nathan Yip Foundation in 2002, after they lost their only son Nathan at 19 years old and have dedicated their lives to building the Foundation and helping the most vulnerable children, through education, around the world. Nathan was

Renowned chef Frank Bonanno, proprietor of Bonanno Concepts,

a young man who had great empathy for the world’s challenges. He had a

cookbook author and host of the PBS series Chef Driven, announced

vision to provide equal access to education and end the cycle of poverty.

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The January 28 Chinese New Year Party, honoring the Rays will

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Culinary Creations

REBECCA BLACKWELL, LOCAL BLOGGER BEHIND OF BATTER + DOUGH, SHOWED US HOW TO MAKE A SPIRIT INFUSED CARROT CAKE. HERE'S A SWEET SAMPLE OF WHAT REBECCA'S BEEN BAKING IN HER KITCHEN.

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s far as I’m concerned, there are few des-

moist and flavorful as you can get. Topped with

Spoon it over ice cream, cheesecake, roasted

serts that don’t benefit enormously from

not-too-sweet cream cheese icing, it will cause

fruit, brownies, apple pie, any kind of cake…

being brushed with amaretto, doused in rum,

people to swear their undying love if you would

whatever strikes your fancy. And while we’re

spiked with bourbon, or dipped in Frangelico.

just make it for them one more time.

talking options, why limit yourself to rum?

Case in point: the classic carrot cake. Carrot cake is a humble dessert. It’s not

But, the pièce de résistance is the caramel rum sauce.

Switch it up with whisky, bourbon or brandy. My husband took some of this cake and

flashy or pretentious. There are vegetables

It’s smooth and silky and so divine you’ll

caramel rum sauce to the office with him, and

in it, for goodness sake. Over the years, I’ve

want to eat it by the spoonful (or pour it into

one woman said it was the best thing she’d ever

baked my way through many carrot cake rec-

a shot glass!). It would make shoe leather

eaten. I don’t know that it’s the best thing I’ve

ipes. But when a friend asked me to make her

taste like a gourmet treat. It does take a fair

every eaten… but, it might be close.

birthday cake, I decided to up my game. This

amount of self control to not just eat it out of

recipe is the result. Thanks to the addition of

the jar with a spoon, but if you can manage

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carrots

• 1 cup granulated sugar

• 2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

• 1 cup brown sugar

• ¾ tsp salt

• ½ cup vegetable oil

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce

• 1½ tsp baking soda

• ¼ cup whole milk plain yogurt

• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

(I use Greek, but any plain

• ½ tsp ground nutmeg

yogurt will do)

• 2 cups grated carrots (pack the carrots

• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract

down into the measuring cup so

• 4 eggs + 1 egg yolk

you have a generous 2 cups of carrots)

CREAM CHEESE ICING: • 1 stick salted butter, at room temperature • 8 oz. cream cheese • 3 cups powdered sugar • ⅛ tsp salt • 3 tsp pure vanilla extract

eggs

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 inch Bundt pan. 2. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the wire whisk (or a large mixing bowl and a hand whisk), mix together the sugars, vegetable oil and applesauce until well combined. Add the yogurt, vanilla, eggs and egg yolk and mix until slightly lightened – about 1 minute on medium speed. 3. In a separate bowl, blend the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg with a wire whisk until combined. If using a standing mixer, switch to the paddle attachment and blend the flour mixture into the wet ingredients on medium-low, just until combined and smooth – about 1 minute. If mixing by hand, use a wooden spoon. Stir in the grated carrots. 4. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for about 50 minutes. When done, the

brown sugar

cake will be pulling away from the sides of the pan slightly, and if you insert a toothpick in the center, it will have some cake crumbs stuck to it, but not batter. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes and then invert onto a wire rack to cool completely. 5. When the cake is completely cool, mix all the frosting ingredients together in a bowl with an electric mixer for 2-3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Spread icing on cooled cake. Serve immediately with generous amounts of Caramel Rum Sauce, or store in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.

CARAMEL RUM SAUCE • 2 cups granulated sugar • ¾ cup butter (salted or unsalted) • 2 cups heavy whipping cream • 1 cup light corn syrup • 3 tsp sea salt • 2 tsp pure vanilla extract • 2/3 cup light or dark rum

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Put all the ingredients except the vanilla and rum in a large heavy sauce pan or Dutch oven over medium heat and bring to a boil. *The sauce bubbles up quite high in the pan, so use a large pan.

yogurt

2. Reduce heat slightly and cook for about 30 min., stirring frequently, until the sauce is a gorgeous caramel color and registers between 230-240 degrees on a candy thermometer. 3. Remove from stovetop and stir in vanilla and rum. Store in a covered container in the refrigerator for up to 2 months. January 2017 | Highlands Ranch Lifestyle

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ince 2012 Carlin Karr has been working with Master Sommelier and Frasca Food and Wine Owner Bobby Stuckey as an advanced sommelier. Her career began while attending culinary school at the California Culinary Academy when Karr realized that her true passion was for wine. Karr has been recognized by multiple national publications and awards, including Forbes “30 under 30” in 2011, Wine & Spirits Magazine “Best New Sommeliers,” Eater “Young Guns,” The Wall Street Journal, The Denver Post, and Zagat’s “30 under 30.” Currently, Karr oversees the beverage programs at both Frasca Food and Wine, Pizzeria Locale and will be the Wine Director of the company’s new restaurant opening outside of Denver’s Union Station in December 2016. She took some time to fill us in on the wine basics everyone should know.

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TASTING ETIQUETTE

With tasting wine, it is hard to go wrong. The most important thing is to be open-minded! Not all Riesling is sweet. Not all chardonnay is buttery or oaky. There is a big difference between Syrah from the Northern Rhone Valley and Shiraz (syrah) from Australia. I taste wine every day and am constantly surprised by having my mind blown by a new exciting wine from a region I thought I was not into. The world of wine (and beer, whiskey, tequila, gin, etc.) are evolving so quickly. Brands that you might have loved five years ago might have been bought and sold and could be producing completely different wine than they used to. The overall point here is to stay open minded and find a great sommelier or wine store that you know and trust to turn you on to new things. Don't think you know everything, because you don't. Nobody does. There is always something great to discover. TASTING REDS VS. WHITES

The primary difference between red wine and white wine is that red wine production involves a period of skin maceration, the skins are left with the juice while the wine ferments, while in white wine production, the juice is pressed off the skins prior to fermentation. This results in the tannic nature of red wine. The tannins of red wine come from the skin - you can feel the tannins on the top of your tongue, and on your gums - this is why tannic red wine, like sangiovese or cabernet is so great with a fatty steak - the tannins help cut through the fat.

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IN THE KITCHEN WITH CHEF BRETT SHAHEEN The Creative Chef Behind The Wooden Table ARTICLE ALLYSON REEDY PHOTOGRAPHY GREG MCBOAT PHOTOGRAPHY

“I always liked Italian food growing up, and it was what I was good at,” Shaheen says of his choice to focus on upscale Italian cuisine. Pasta is the heart and soul of The

Wooden Table, and at least six varieteirdest thing – if you’re looking for a great fine dining, sushi,

ies are rolled out fresh every day. The

farm-to-table or pretty much any other type of restaurant,

menu changes seasonally, but recent

you go to Denver. But if it’s delicious, authentic Italian food you’re

favorites include Tortelloni with mixed

after, you have to head to the suburbs. Cozy neighborhood eateries,

mushrooms, salty pancetta and white

like Greenwood Village’s The Wooden Table, just do it better.

truffle oil, and Gnocchi with pheasant

“I was tired of being downtown,” chef Brett Shaheen says of choosing to open his first restaurant in the south Denver suburbs.

“We live in the suburbs and were complaining about there being nothing good to eat, so we wanted to change that.”

and cranberry relish. If you’re more a carnivore than a carbivore, the Rack of Colorado Lamb with fava bean and herb vinaigrette and aged balsamic is a meatier – and equally tasty – option. As anyone who’s tried to get a last-minute reservation for Saturday night knows, The Wooden Table is very

And change it he did. The Wooden Table isn’t just a great restaurant

popular. Next up for Shaheen is open-

for the suburbs, it’s a great restaurant, period. When diners are driving

ing a more casual Italian restaurant

south from Denver to eat at your tiny, strip mall Italian eatery, you know

in Lakewood’s Belmar neighborhood.

you’re doing something right.

Brodo will still do fresh pastas, but will

Shaheen didn’t always know he wanted to be a chef, though. Originally

also offer salads and sandwiches.

from Colorado, he went off to college in Montana and then got a job at

One of Sheehan’s signature dishes

a litigations support company. One day, bored with his job, he sponta-

at The Wooden Table is the Linguine

neously decided to go to culinary school. It worked out well for him – after

with Clams and Sausage, a hearty

graduating he worked at some of the best restaurants in Denver before

combination punctuated with dry

opening The Wooden Table in September 2011.

vermouth and the standout housemade sausage. The dish is so fresh and addictive that you’re probably going to crave it at home, too. Which is why we begged and pleaded with Chef Shaheen to dish on his dish. Here, his recipe for one of the best bites in the ‘burbs.

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IN THE KITCHEN (CON TI N U ED)

LINGUINE WITH CLAMS AND SAUSAGE

serves 2 ¼ pound Italian sausage 1 tsp minced garlic 1 tbsp minced shallot 1 or 2 pinches of crushed red pepper ½ cup dry vermouth 1 cup clam broth 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano 2 tbsp butter Approx. 16 Manila clams Cooked linguine In medium to large sauté pan, cook the sausage, breaking it up with a spoon as you go. Add garlic, shallot and red pepper and cook until garlic and shallots are browned. Add vermouth and clam broth. Bring to a simmer and add clams, butter and oregano. Cover pan and simmer until clams have opened. Add salt and black pepper to taste and toss with cooked linguine.

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in purchasing beetle kill wood, is helping to ensure

unique to the decor of their customers’ homes, and, as a

that less trees are cut down specifically for the furniture

result, purchasing a custom-made piece from Whistling Duck is

making process.

purchasing a one-of-a-kind object that has been crafted specifi-

Additionally, Whistling Duck Furniture also purchases

cally for the people who will be using it.

reclaimed urban wood from “hazard trees” - trees that have been

In addition to striving to create a company that produces incredibly personalized pieces of furniture, Whistling Duck was founded

removed because of a structural threat such as power line damage or infrastructure integrity.

with the goal of environmental sustainability. While environmental

In both the care they take in creating individually crafted pieces of

stewardship is an afterthought in most business plans, it was one

furniture, and the thoroughness they employ to ensure their products

of Walker’s primary goals from the company’s start. Whistling Duck

are made as responsibly as possible, Whistling Duck Furniture has

Furniture currently sources wood for their products primarily from

shown that it is still possible to create items crafted with thoughtful-

beetle kill trees and reclaimed urban wood, and has even gone as far

ness and compassion.

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Lifestyle Calendar

January JANUARY 1 - 15

JANUARY 21

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST

HOT COCKTAILS AND CORDIALS TASTING

VINTAGE THEATRE

RECREATION CENTER AT SOUTHRIDGE

“Once upon a time” there lived a selfish young Prince, who had

Join us in January as we partner with Davidsons Liquors for a fun

everything his heart desired. Vintage Theatre presents "Disney's

mid-winter tasting that will showcase warming libations and delight-

Beauty and the Beast" - The classic story of young Belle and the

ful treats that are sure to make you smile. Tickets are $20 early bird

Beast that only she can change. Showings Fri/Sat at 7:30 p.m.; Sun

pricing, $25 week of the event. Must be 21+ to attend this event. No

at 2:30 p.m.; VintageTheatre.org

children. HRCAOnline.org

JANUARY 12

JANUARY 28

WINTER CULTURAL SERIES

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION

CHERRY HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH

SOUTHRIDGE

Treat yourself to cultural events close to home with this series of four

Highlands Ranch Cultural Affairs Association and the SCFD is part-

professional performances brought to Highlands Ranch. A high-

nering with Great Wall Chinese Academy to present a cultural pro-

light of the many cultural programs brought to you by the Highlands

gram to celebrate Chinese New Year. The program features exciting

Ranch Cultural Affairs Association, The series features a variety of

Chinese dragon and lion dances, beautiful Chinese folk dances,

performances that have widespread appeal and are full of fun, and

amazing Chinese martial art - Kung Fu, and well-prepared choral and

family entertainment. HRCAOnline.org

instrumental performances. HRCAOnline.org

JANUARY 14 SUPERHEROS UNITE HIGHLANDS RANCH CHAMBER Your little superhero will enjoy a morning of food, fun, and SUPERHEROS! Join us for an awesome morning with Captain America and Iron Man as they put your little superhero through superhero training. Guests will enjoy superhero snacks, beverages, and a small token to take home. Dressing up in your favorite superhero costume is encouraged! HRCAOnline.org

JANUARY 20 FAMILY MAGIC SHOW RECREATION CENTER AT SOUTHRIDGE Brandon K Parker has been preforming magic professionally for twelve years. Originally a close up performer, Brandon focused on sleight of hand card magic, but quickly expanded his style and repertoire as he began performing for larger audiences. Join us as we kick off the New Year with a magic show like no other! HRCAOnline.org

JANUARY 21

FEBRUARY 3 FATHER-DAUGHTER BALL

HOME BREW CLASS

HIGHLANDS RANCH MANSION

RECREATION CENTER AT SOUTHRIDGE

Create wonderful memories full of fun, laughter, love and danc-

Love beer? Take the next step and learn to brew your very own

ing with your sweetheart at the Father and Daughter Sweetheart

home brew! Castle Rock Home Brew Supply will teach you step-

Ball. Held at the Highlands Ranch Mansion, this ball includes

by-step how to brew your own variety of beer. You'll sample tasters

refreshments, a corsage and a special gift for each little sweet-

of home brewed beer and be able to purchase supplies needed to

heart. In addition, you receive a commemorative photo of you

brew at home. HRCAOnline.org

and your little lady. HRCAOnline.org

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