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Ingredients:
2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
3 Tbsp MOV Lemongrass-Mint White Balsamic 1 Tbsp finely chopped shallot Black pepper to taste 3 cups baby arugula 1/2 cup chopped roasted hazelnuts
Jon Brooks
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Art atHome by Clark Cayer
1 Tbsp wild honey
2 Tbsp MOV tra Virgin Oli e Oil Kosher salt to taste 3/ 2.
lb thick asparagus
oz aged ouda cheese
Directions: Remove the tips of the asparagus and place in large bowl. Cut off about a 1/2 inch of the woody bottoms and discard. Shave the stalks using a vegetable peeler and place the shavings in the bowl with the tips. Toss the asparagus with a 1/3 cup of the vinaigrette and let sit for 1 1
minutes. This will help soften the asparagus. Add
the arugula and hazelnuts and toss. Add more of the vinaigrette to lightly coat the greens. Arrange on plates, top with the shaved ouda and serve. njoy
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The Collaboration Between Trees and Art
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housands of years ago, primitive artists from around the world expressed early forms of art through nature and its vast resources. Today, local artist Jon Brooks is part of a culture aimed at reviving this ancient art form by incorporating the beautiful wood of New Hampshire’s dense forests into his sculptures and furniture. Born in Manchester, Jon has lived in New Hampshire for most of his life and is a true New England woodsman. In fact, I first met him chopping wood outside of his rural New Hampshire studio. Brooks earned his bachelor’s and Master of Fine Arts degrees at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York, where he apprenticed under notable artists such as Wendell Castle, widely considered the father of the art furniture movement. Following the footsteps of his mentor, Jon Brooks eventually became a member of the movement and was able to employ his abilities in creating handmade wooden furniture and wooden sculptures. Jon considers his art to be a “collaboration with nature,” and he prides himself in being able to incorporate the immense natural beauty of New England’s forests. To create a piece of furniture or sculpture, Jon uses the naturally formed hardwood found and harvested in the local forests surrounding his home and studio in New Boston, New Hampshire. Because of the arrays of shapes and forms found
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