DECEMBER 2013
PEOPLE, PLACES and PARTIES
53 Stocking Stuffers
FINDS FOR ALL KINDS
Home for the Holidays
Ready, Set, Fête! TIPS FOR A FESTIVE NYE BASH
PLUS:
Party in Style SPARKLE FROM HEAD TO TOE
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“Christmas is a magical season – it makes people think of others and extend a comforting hand. I try to savor the Christmas spirit yearround as I am serving the Lord. I am so blessed to be part of such a special ministry at Baptist DeSoto. It truly is a place of healing, both physical and spiritual. I am honored to be able to encourage and lift the spirits of those within our walls. Our team of 22 chaplains pray for our Baptist colleagues and patients. We check in
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them. But our special ministry isn’t confined within the hospital. Our colleagues have a
genuine heart for Christ’s mission. Just look at the community-driven efforts like the toys they give for the children of Department of Human Services, building a home for a Horn Lake family in need, or sending shoeboxes filled with goodies to local troops overseas. The spirit of Baptist DeSoto is found in its people. We care at this hospital – that’s just all there is to it.”
From our family to yours, Merry Christmas!
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CONTENTS December 2013
FEATURES 79 Stocking Stuffers
Browse our handpicked collection of the season’s best stocking stuffers. There’s a little something for everyone on your list!
74 74 Tidings &
Trimmings
Don’t stop with the tinsel. From tree to mantle, get in the spirit with a few tips on charming holiday decor.
66 Whimsical Welcome 35 Party in Style Get into the holiday spirit with a spin through this winter wonderland.
Sparkle from head to toe this season with a selection of party looks, all sourced from our favorite local shops.
OUT & ABOUT 45 ART ON FIRE 49 GRAPE GATSBY 48 CURTAIN UP 51 CEDAR HILL FARM FALL FESTIVAL 50 HARVEST DINNER 52 HERNANDO HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE 55 DCI HOME EVENT 55 RS DESIGNS HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
57 YMCA 9TH ANNUAL GOLF CLASSIC 56 MIFA’S FEED THE SOUL 56 HOEDOWN FOR HOPE 54 LA MAISON OPEN HOUSE 58 WATER TOWER FESTIVAL 57 HUMANE SOCIETY HOSTS THE FAST & THE FURRIEST 5K RUN/WALK 60 5TH ANNUAL HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMERUN 5K AND 400-METER KIDS DASH
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CONTENTS
DECEMBER 2013 • VOLUME 7 NO. 12
DEPARTMENTS
15 INTERVIEW
The Nutcracker Prince
Ballet Memphis’ Kendall Britt takes center stage as the titular role in The Nutcracker Prince
18 FOOD
99
Perfecting the Cookie
Cookie artist Amanda Morris shares tips for festive cookie decorating and warm drink pairings
22 MUSIC
Come Together
Motel Mirrors crafts a compelling blend of old-school country and modern rock flair
26 ARTS
The Underground Scene to the Silver Screen:
A dive into independent filmmaking in Memphis
30 BOOKS
The Art of the Great Southern Novel
32 DRINKS
In the Mix: The Lurleen
64 CAUSES 62
Lights for Dax
Tilted World: A novel by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly
A doggone good blend from Mississippi’s “Little Easy”
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A mother’s loss spurs a nationwide effort to raise money for
the largest children’s research hospital in the country
66 AT HOME
Whimsical Welcome
Get into the holiday spirit with a spin through this winter wonderland
95 FOOD
A Sweet Holiday Decoration
Gingerbread houses make for a fun and festive way to celebrate the season
99 ENTERTAINING
Ready, Set, Fête!
Smart ideas for a low-effort, rocking, New Year’s Eve bash at home
96 LIVE WELL 108
A Nutty Weight Loss Idea
How high-fat nuts could improve functions of the body
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editor’s letter
Merry Memories Holidays are all about the shared memories and traditions that bring people together. Whether it’s decorating the tree, cooking, piling in the car to go check out Christmas lights or decorating cookies for Santa — you’re never quite in the moment like you are in December. At this time of year, especially, I’m consistently impressed with the women in my family. Between the camera-worthy table settings and chef-inspired dishes my mom prepares each Christmas morning to my aunt’s beautifully wrapped presents that could put Martha Stewart to shame — their talents are, needless to say, in stark contrast to my personal capabilities in the cooking and decorating category. Inside our holiday issue, you’ll find tons to get inspired for the season. Check out page 74 “Tidings & Trimings” for some festive ideas on decorating this season. On page 95, learn how to make a gingerbread house. Already planning your New Year’s Eve? Check out page 99's “Ready, Set Fête!” where we’ve enlisted the guidance of entertaining expert Michelle Hope for some tips on planning a festive and stylish gathering at home. In our annual tradition, we’ve followed up our November Holiday Gift Guide with the very best in Stocking Stuffers on page 79. You’ll find eight pages of finds for all kinds of friends and family. We hope you enjoy the magazine as much as we did putting it together. We’ll see you all next year! Happy Holidays.
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contributors D ECEMBER 2013
Rupert
Yen
This month’s fashion feature, “Ready, Set, Fete!” (p. 34) was shot by Memphisbased photographer Rupert Yen. With an extensive career spanning more than 30 years, Yen, founder and head photographer of Yen Studios, specializes in advertising, portrait, wedding and fashion photography. Rupert and his wife, Debbie, have been married for 29 years and have two beautiful daughters. When not looking for the next great shot, he enjoys playing tennis and traveling the world, taking pictures as he goes.
Tonya
Joshua
Cannon
Joshua Cannon is a born-and-bred Memphian with a breadth of experience writing about the music, arts and culture of the MidSouth. A third-generation performer and musician, Cannon's passion lays in documenting the unique underground sounds of the South. When he isn't writing, Cannon tours the country alongside his recently-signed band, Pillow Talk. He can also be seen partaking in the "Absent Friends" shadowcast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that occurs when the clock strikes midnight on the second Friday of every month at the Evergreen Theatre in midtown Memphis as Dr. Frank-N-Furter, among other roles. This month, Cannon looks into the independent filmmaking scene in the MidSouth (page 26).
Mary B.
Terry
Sweeney
Photographs from the holiday home you see on page 66 of this month’s issue were taken by long-time contributing photographer Terry Sweeney. With a career that spans over twenty years in the MidSouth, Sweeney’s areas of expertise include work for nearly all regional publications, as well as commercial, advertising and architectural photography. Sweeney graduated from the University of Memphis with a BA in Journalism. He is the owner of Sweeney South Commercial Photography, a full-service photography studio in Olive Branch, Mississippi, which provides creative photographic concepts and solutions to local, regional and national clients.
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Thompson
A Southern-born writer and editor, Thompson has spent most of her life between Nashville and the Mississippi Delta. Now, a contributing editor for Click magazine, Thompson writes frequently on life in the South through her blog, The Tenth Muse (tenthmusememphis.com). Originally from Clarksville, Tennessee, Thompson enjoys vintage motorcycling and traveling with her husband and children. Her story “Lights for Dax” appears on page 62 of this month’s issue.
Sellers
A recent graduate of the Ole Miss Honors College, Sellers currently works for the Oxford-based label, Fat Possum Records, and plans to attend University of Mississippi’s MFA program for fiction writing in Fall 2014. Her interests include a love for Sonic breakfast toasters, Wes Anderson, reading, writing and listening to sappy audio books on long car drives. Sellers is also the author of a collection of short stories called The Beautiful Little Fools: A Collection of Fables about Females.
Shana Raley -
Lusk
A lifelong reader and writer, Shana RaleyLusk is a freelance writer and book reviewer with a focus on Southern literature. A native of East Tennessee, Lusk has a varied background in fine arts, interior design, creative writing and literature. She holds an English degree with a concentration in literature from the University of Tennessee Knoxville and her work has appeared in a number of publications including At Home Tennessee magazine, The Knoxville News Sentinel and various others. This month, Lusk reviews The Tilted World, a novel by Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly (page 30). Lusk lives in the greater Knoxville area with her husband and their two young sons.
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AutoZone Liberty Bowl Football Classic Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, 3 p.m. Start your New Year’s celebration at the stadium as two of college football’s top teams clash at the 55th annual Liberty Bowl in Memphis. Tickets $55. Call 901.795.7700 or visit libertybowl.org.
15th Annual Southern Lights Central Park Drive through Central Park in Southaven’s 116 acres, lit up with 500,000 twinkling lights complete with Christmas music. Open Thanksgiving evening through December 31. Proceeds benefit local charities. Tickets $5-25. Event times are Sun.–Thurs., 6 – 10 p.m.; Fri.–Sat., 6 – 11 p.m.; and closed Christmas day. Call 662.890.7275 or visit Southaven.org.
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The Pink Palace Museum This winter wonderland has animated animals, houses of gingerbread and peppermint, and dozens of beautifully decorated Christmas trees through December 31. Santa will also be there to pose for holiday pictures. Tickets $5-6. Event times are Mon. through Thurs. & Sat., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Fri., 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Sun., noon – 5 p.m. Call 901.287.5018 or visit memphismuseums.org.
Zoo Lights Memphis Zoo Themed “Jungle All the Way,” this year’s exhibition will combine family favorite light displays with new LED lights and more on select nights through December 30 in Memphis. Attendees can also explore the new 200-foot-long light tunnel. Tickets $6-8. Event times are 5:30 – 10 p.m.; dates vary, check online. Call 901.333.6500 or visit memphiszoo.org.
Memphis Zoo on Ice Memphis Zoo Guests can glide across Memphis’ only tinted ice skating rink on select nights through December 30. Ticket price includes skate rental. Event times vary, check online. Tickets $5. Call 901.333.6500 or visit memphiszoo.org.
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Cedar Hill Farm, 7-11 p.m. Relay for Life of DeSoto County is hosting the first “Hoedown for Hope” in Hernando. There will be music, entertainment, food, fun and a live auction. Tickets $15-20. Call 901.361.4192.
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Square Toast for Scholarships Lyric Theatre, 5 – 9 p.m. After checking in at the Lyric Theatre in Oxford, attendees can explore the Historic Oxford Square during this unique walking food and wine tasting event to raise money for the Hospitality Management program at Ole Miss. Tickets $50. Call 662.915.2621 or visit olemiss.edu.
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Pet Pics with Santa Hollywood Feed, 1 p.m.
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Santa on the Roost in Old Towne Pigeon Roost Plaza, 4:30-8 p.m.
Breakfast with Santa The Botanic Gardens, 9 a.m
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Breakfast with Santa Cedar Hill Farm, 9-10 a.m.; 11 a.m.-noon
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Toy Bash Minglewood Hall Guests may enjoy an open bar, a delicious spread of holiday goodies, pictures with Santa and more at this fundraiser in Memphis for the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Memphis. Tickets $125. Event times are 7 – 11 p.m. Call 901.278.2947or visit bgcm.org.
Where’s Santa?
President’s Gala The Peabody Hotel Enjoy a lively night of food, drinks and dancing in Memphis at this black-tie event. Tickets $175. Event times are 7 – 11 p.m. Call 901.795.7700 or visit libertybowl.org.
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Catfish Dinner with Santa Cedar Hill Farm, 6 p.m.
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Southaven’s Annual Breakfast with Santa The Arena of Southaven, 8-10 a.m.
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Sweet Treats with Santa The Pickering Center, 9-11:30 a.m
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Hernando’s Annual Christmas with Santa Gale Community Center, 2 a.m.
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ENTERTAINMENT December 2013
Art
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DeSoto Arts Winter Art Show & Sale Banks House Gallery & Gardens, Hernando 662.404.3361, desotoarts.com 8
Holiday Show & Sale Metal Museum, Memphis noon - 5 p.m. metalmuseum.org, 901.774.6380 All Month
1967 MS Hill Country Blues: Photographs by George Mitchell
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Delta Blues Museum, Clarksdale, MS 662.627.7263, deltabluesmuseum.org Through Jan. 5
Ashe to Amen: African Americans and Biblical Imagery Dixon Gallery & Gardens 901.761.5250, dixon.org Through Jan. 5
Shared Vision: The Sondra Gilman and Celso Gonzalez-Falla Collection of Photography Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis 901.544.6200, brooksmuseum.org Through Jan.12
Brian Russell: Continuum Dixon Gallery & Gardens, Memphis 901.761.5250, dixon.org Through Jan. 12
#MemphisShared Brooks Museum of Art, Memphis 901.544.6200, brooksmuseum.org
Blind Mississippi Morris B.B. King's Blues Club, Memphis 5:30-8 p.m. 901.524.5464, bbkingclubs.com
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Trans-Siberian Orchestra FedEx Forum Memphis 8 p.m., Tickets $42-$81 800.745.3000, ticketmaster.com 15
A Hernando Christmas Presented by Germantown Symphony Orchestra Hernando Performing Arts, 7 p.m. Tickets $50, 662.471.8833
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Beauty and the Beast Presented by DeSoto Family Theater Landers Center Theatre, Southaven Tickets $22-$75 662.470.2131, dftonline.org
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Lucero Family Christmas Minglewood Hall, Memphis 7 p.m., Tickets $20 901.312.6058, minglewoodhall.com 21
Memphis Symphony Orchestra: Home for the Holidays Cannon Center for the Performing Arts, Memphis 2:30 p.m., Tickets $15-$85 901.537.2525, memphissymphony.org 6-8
Nut Remix New Ballet Ensemble & School Duncan-Williams Performance Hall Germantown Performing Arts Center Times Vary, Tickets $15-$35 901.726.9225, gpacweb.com/tickets
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Sister Act The Musical Orpheum Theatre, Memphis Tickets $20-$90 901.525.3000, orpheum-memphis.com
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UP FRONT A RT S , C U LT U R E A N D P E R S O NA L I T I E S
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A Seasonal Spectacle Ballet Memphis’ Kendall Britt takes center stage as the titular role in The Nutcracker Prince
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Kendall Britt knows how to put on a performance worthy of royalty. This seasoned Ballet Memphis dancer is currently gearing up for his sixth performance as the lead role in “The Nutcracker,” a Christmas favorite in the MidSouth. No stranger to the spotlight, Britt’s dance repertoire includes roles as Romeo and Mercutio in “Romeo and Juliet,” The Prince in “Cinderella” and Puck in Mark Godden’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The 26-year-old New York City native joined the company in 2006 and eagerly awaits his reprisal of what he sees as the role of a lifetime. “The Nutcracker” will run six showings from December 13 to 15 at the Orpheum. Click Magazine: So how did you get started in ballet? Kendall Britt: Unlike most boys who start ballet in their teens, I got started when I was six years old. I was one of only two boys in the ballet class! I grew up watching a series called “Great Performances” on PBS repeatedly. They showed lots of great iconic ballet companies like American Ballet Theatre back when ballet was still kind of a big thing over here. C: So when most other kids your age were tuned into Sesame Street, you were just waiting for the ballet shows to start? KB: Yes! I would always wait till those shows were over. My grandparents always made sure I was very exposed to arts and culture, even though I wouldn’t say I come from an artistic background. C: What brought you down South? KB: Ballet Memphis is my first and only professional job. When I was 18 living in New York, I attended a traineeship with Pacific Northwest Ballet School in Seattle and they offered me a spot to go train down there. I was eventually given a couple of offers at the end of my training and Ballet Memphis was my top choice for several reasons. They offered a varied repertoire and opportunities for growth. As a smaller company, they have opportunities for a shorter dancer like me. At 5’8", I’m a little bit shorter than the average dancer. I figured if I landed a spot with one of the bigger companies I’d always be stuck behind someone. Ballet Memphis gave me an opportunity to shine more, so they definitely became my top choice. C: What is your most memorable role to date? KB: I’d like to say Romeo, but also in retrospect I’d. At 25, I’m reaching the
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middle of my career as a dancer and I find myself really enjoying the smaller productions. Nutcracker would probably be my favorite, I always look forward to it and I’m always expecting it because I’ve been playing the lead for six years. C: Hideko Karasawa plays your opposite in many productions. What’s it like to work with her? KB: She’s my Juliet, my Cinderella, my everything! I’m very lucky to be dancing with the same partner after all these years. She’s my little Japanese bundle of joy – we recently took a trip to Tokyo over the summer and performed at a gala out there. We’re always paired together for classical roles. Our partnership definitely gives us a chance to redevelop some of these character and make them fresh. C: What’s it like working with the rest of the crew at Ballet Memphis? KB: It’s a partnership, not a dictatorship. We work together with our ballet masters to make the best product. Because I know my partners so well, we’re able to fill our choreography with all sorts of inside jokes and it’s fun. C: Such as? KB: Well, certain steps have different meanings. It’s kind of like a very personal experience that we’re sharing in a public place. It’s like a conversation through dance. C: You’ve got quite a few regal roles under your belt. What’s it like playing a prince? KB: The thing about princes in ballets is that they’re the least developed character. There no background on the prince past saving the princess. It’s terrible! Most of the time he just swoops in out of nowhere to save the day. I like to make up my own backstories to stay motivated, it’s like I have access to a prequel that no one
ever sees. Even though the Nutcracker does save the princess, it’s also about first loves, fantastical lands and also about embracing that age where all these feelings are new and fresh. C: What’s your dream role? KB: That’s a tough one because I’ve never even imagined I’d be able to do half the things I’ve done so far. But I think my dream would be to revisit Romeo. After the first time, I’d really like to look back into that character – the second time is always better, in my opinion. C: What are some of the challenges you took on playing multiple roles? KB: I read each scene until I knew everything about it. I would know exactly what was happening, who each person what talking to, why they were saying it, the different translations and really try to take on these characters and understand the dialogue before dancing to it. C: Any special techniques to mitigate the pre-performance jitters? KB: A lot of my friends have pointed out
up front to me that I talk a lot when I’m nervous – and I already talk a lot to begin with. I have a couple of things that I won’t do before a performance: I don’t work out any extra and I won’t go over my steps. Every dancer’s biggest fear is forgetting their choreography onstage, but it’s something I can’t worry about. I just need to sit in my dressing room and put on the loudest music in the world – you know, put on my own personal dance party before I have to go perform. C: What is the toughest move that you perform regularly? KB: Nutcracker has some of the hardest lifts I’ve ever had to do. Any time the girl is over your head in a press lift is challenging. As a shorter person, I believe it’s not all about strength – it’s mostly timing. So if you can match the timing of the person you’re lifting perfectly, it’s gonna go swell. But if you just try to "forklift" the girl up it’s not gonna happen.
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C: Speaking of working out, how do you stay flexible? KB: I don’t really go to the gym. I tend to let our daily classes cover everything. Our rehearsals definitely keep my body in shape, that’s what they’re there for. If I’m having trouble with something like a lift or something, I’ll do a little crosstraining. C: Any advice for aspiring dancers? KB: I’m not good with motivational speeches because I don’t like to sound cliché, but I will say this: Trust your instincts. If you feel like something should be, then it should be.
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Perfecting the Cookie Cookie artist Amanda Morris shares tips for festive cookie decorating. Story by HALLIE MCKAY Photography by CASEY HILDER
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TIPS FROM THE PRO: * To keep the prep process fun and carefree, try baking everything and even making icing one day and saving the decorating for another. Spreading the tasks out over two days makes the whole process much more manageable and enjoyable. This gets the majority of clean up out of the way and you can just focus on the fun stuff —decorating. • When adding sprinkles to your cookies, put down a coffee filter first. You can put the excess sprinkles 18 DECEMBER 2013 | myclickmag.com
While Amanda Morris admittedly lacks a sweet tooth, her eye for cookie design has garnered plenty of local praise. A longtime follower of baking blogs and recipe guides, Morris decided to strike out on her own this past Spring, committing to crafting a cookie that not only tastes great, but looks divine. “I've always been a creative soul. I was heavily involved in art & theater in high school and majored in Interior Design in college,” says Morris. “My daily work life is standard business - I needed to feed my creative soul.” And what fed Morris’ soul also happens to feed countless Christmas revelers every year through her elaborately designed holiday cookies. Morris sat down with Click to share a few tips of the trade.
back in your jar by using the filter as a funnel. • If using royal icing, make sure to not let it dry out. Always keep it covered. I put plastic wrap and touch it to the top of the icing to guarantee that a "crust" doesn't form. This keeps your icing clog-free. • I roll out my sugar cookie dough in between 2 sheets of wax paper. Saves time on clean up and keeps the dough from sticking to my rolling pin — win-win.
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• Nervous about making your own icing or dough? Use the ready-made Betty Crocker cookie icing. It dries hard just like royal icing and is easy to use. The premade sugar cookie mixes are just as easy. Just add extra flour and chill your dough to help the cookies keep their shape. • Want to jazz up your cookies? Add sprinkles! Sprinkles come in all shapes and colors and add that special touch to keep your cookies from being ho-hum. • Red or black icing seem intimidating? Icing actually develops and darkens a few shades over a few days. If possible, make red and black a few days beforehand and store it in Tupperware. It will darken - what looks like charcoal gray or pinky red in the beginning will be the perfect color in the end. MUST-HAVE BAKING TOOLS KitchenAid Mixer - What did I do before I had one of these! It is so much myclickmag.com | DECEMBER 2013 19
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easier to use than a hand mixer and makes multitasking easy since you can start it and work on something else! Joseph & Joseph Rolling Pin - The guides make rolling out dough foolproof! Food Scale - I weigh my powdered sugar for my icing so that I get perfect results every time. Wilton Bag Cutter & Brush set - This set makes cleaning my icing tips and making icing bags a breeze!
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every cookie I make. PACKAGING Cookies aren't just for Santa! Here’s a few creative packaging ideas to give them to your family & friends. • Make mini cookies and package them in a mason jar. Use a cupcake wrapper under the lid and add ribbon and embellishments to the outside to make the jars even more festive.
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Come Together Motel Mirrors crafts a compelling blend of old-school country and modern rock flair Story by CHARLES GRAY
Sultry singer Amy LaVere and Southern songwriter John Paul Keith comprise Motel Mirrors.
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Memphis-based songstress Amy LaVere has shared the stage with many of the MidSouth’s most talented acts. However, a chance meeting with throwback singer/songwriter John Paul Keith at a Halloween party offered a chance for both performers to broaden their horizons through a collaboration known as Motel Mirrors. Motel Mirrors isn’t the typical country-rock duo, according to LaVere and Keith. While their work takes cues from classic country duets like George Jones and Tammy Wynette, this collaboration retains a healthy dose of modernism through LaVere’s sultry voice and Keith’s driving guitar. Released in August of this year through Archer Records, The Motel Mirrors’ EP is a laid-back collection of country sentiments with old rock accoutrements like shuffled 2/4 beats and rockabilly six-string licks. Keith and LaVere’s harmony naturally complements each other’s vocal qualities: Keith is loyal to a straightforward melody, while LaVere bounces around adjoining notes to create playful and confident harmonic pairings. Keith, a Memphis native, plays the role of guitarist, vocalist and frontman of John Paul Keith and the One, Four, Fives. Over the 22 DECEMBER 2013 | myclickmag.com
past decade, he has extended his influence far beyond the MidSouth, releasing three full-length records and performing across the country in a bevy of national circuit tours. LaVere, a Louisiana transplant, tours and records under her own name behind a stand-up bass accompanied with her one-of-a-kind jazzy, seductive voice. LaVere’s career experienced sudden national acclaim with the release of 2006 album This World is not my Home. Since then, she’s had several more solo releases and collaborated with some of the MidSouth’s most active musicians. Either in process or context, there’s something irresistibly charming about two of the MidSouth’s most talked-about musicians getting together and forming a band. But initial intentions were hardly so grand, and their transition from familiar friends to collaborators didn’t happen until a chance encounter at Craig Brewer’s Halloween party in 2012. “I heard she was working on a record at the time, and I was trying to pitch myself as someone who would help her on the recordtracking or playing. But she didn’t need that because she was already working with Luther Dickinson [of The Black Crowes and North Mississippi Allstars],” Keith says. “So, she suggested a fun side project and that's how it started.” With Keith on guitar, LaVere playing the upright bass and both on vocals, the pair recruited the talents of drummer Shawn Zorn to round out the act. The three began playing shows consisting mostly of covers across the Bluff City, taking in a weekly gig at the mansion-turned-bar Mollie Fontaine’s. As a side gig, the project left both Keith and LaVere free to continue their respective solo careers while bringing in a little side cash without having to leave home. “The project started as something of a cover band. And yes, we did actually sit with a pile of records and listen to possibilities,” LaVere says. “We researched songs we thought would be a good fit, learned a ton of material and played some weekly shows.” After Archer Records caught wind of the group, a representative approached Keith and LaVere with an EP deal before
up front the band even had a name. The two then sat down and began crafting new, original material. “Suddenly, You” was built as a piece to showcase Keith’s crooning and LaVere’s upright bass skills by having them play off of each other in a give-andtake manner. “Meet Me on the Corner” followed as the act’s first proper duet. Soon, old songs from both artists’ catalogs began to see completion and flourish with a new sense of ease and comfort. Keith’s incomplete “Best Mistake I’d Ever Made” turned from a lonely solo tune into a harmonically rich song backed by LaVere. LaVere’s “Rebound” went from a messy work-in-progress to a fleshed out piece with verse-chorus structure through the aid of Keith’s writing. Though both songwriters show their talent in the collaboration, it’s neither artist’s first chance at a music career. Keith, a guitarist and singer/songwriter, made his first major outing in 2009 with Spills and Thrills, backed by his band the One, Four, Fives. The collection of music purveyed Keith’s love of throwback rock in both musical content and artistic vision. On stage, he can be seen in a leather jacket and thick-rimmed glasses, sporting a calm composition and down-to-earth persona that recalls what "cool" originally meant. His performance boasts a patient reserve of energy that mediates action between his singing and guitar slinging. Since his initial release, he’s let loose with two more full lengths albums: The Man That Time Forgot and Memphis Circa 3AM, the latter being an album produced by the recently deceased Sun Studio in-house guitarist, Roland Janes. The result of their collaboration is Keith’s most fleshed-out record to date, balancing Keith’s composition and witty lyricism with Janes’ educated ear and 40-plus years inside Sun Studios. LaVere’s upright bass and jazzy voice contrast Keith’s twangy onstage presence. In front of a crowd, LaVere doles out a collection of charming off hand comments and presents a reserved confidence that speaks volumes behind the constant guide of her bass lines and delicate swoons of her raspy, yet gentle, voice. Her blue eyes shine over the curve of her bass with the occasional sway of curly hair from the momentum of her dance movement. Consequence of Sound and National Public Radio have both lauded the artist and credit LaVere’s dry lyricism
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and signature seductive vocal work as outstanding assets. In 2011, LaVere released her third full-length effort in Stranger Me. The album gained rave reviews from Spin Magazine, Q Magazine and The Daily Mirror. Since then, she’s been a part of The Wandering, an all-star group that also features Luther Dickinson, Shannon McNally, Shardé Thomas and Valerie June. What began as a simple pursuit morphed into a new extension of Keith and LaVere’s respective bodies of work. When LaVere and Keith get together, the collaborative process takes pressure off the individual and puts emphasis on enjoying music. “Whereas with my solo project, I can get caught up and be a bit precious and fussy about the material, I let the Motel Mirrors be fun,” says LaVere. “It was really freeing to allow someone else to share the decision making and be collaborative.” And though playing familiar sounds is a large part of their audile aesthetic, Motel Mirrors shies away from a strict allegiance toward a “country duo” stereotype and mixes things up, avoiding cliché covers like Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn’s “You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly” for a less predictable list of songs. Mickey & Sylvia’s “Dearest” shows off a bouncy, island holiday sound. Buck Owens’ “Your Tender Loving Care” was revved up a few BPM and capped off with LaVere’s wispy harmonies. Susan Raye and Red Foley’s “As Far as I’m Concerned” is a slow call-and-response that emphasizes the subtleties in LaVere’s voice and Keith’s earnest nature. The layering of rock
‘n’ roll with an off-beat indie vibe over a classic iteration of country showcases the Motel Mirrors’ music style as a careful balance of familiar and fresh sounds. Keith uses classic song structures and formats while LaVere’s soothing vocals croon atop of his soft country chords. "I'm not sure it's entirely conscious,” says LaVere. “I think we are naturally pulling from things from the past that we love while being ourselves.” Since the release of their self-titled EP in August, the duo has gained quick momentum with such praise from No Depression and MTV Soundtrack. But for Keith and LaVere, it's much less about recognition and much more about authenticity. "We just try to do good music and things that aren’t cliché — that’s what you always gotta’ do with this kind of music, and it’s a really fine line,” says Keith. Although both Keith and LaVere have been on extended solo stints around the country, they have organized a big show at the Young Avenue Deli on the weekend after Christmas. Both artists will have solo sets in addition to a Motel Mirrors set. With the potential energy of a large rock on a tall hill, Motel Mirrors can be expected to return to recording together again. “When the time is right, I suppose. Keith is touring hard and I will be doing the same when my new record comes out after the first of next year,” LaVere says. “I imagine we will reconnect when things slow down for us. […] I’ll be looking forward to it!”
"The project started as something of a cover band. And yes, we did actually sit with a pile of records and listen to possibilities."
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From The Underground Scene to the Silver Screen A dive into Independent Filmmaking in Memphis
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Story by JOSHUA CANNON Photos by CASEY HILDER
Upon learning that he couldn’t receive financial aid, 19-yearold Morgan Jon Fox dropped out of film school in 1998 and returned to his hometown of Memphis, where he became determined to make movies. He got a job at Otherlands Coffee Bar, saving up enough money to buy a digital camera and a Macintosh computer. Just on the cusp of the “digital revolution,” he taught himself how to make movies against the gritty backdrop of Memphis. His first attempt at filmmaking was a series of nonlinear, experimental films that he made with his friends.Without the million-dollar budgets of major motion pictures, Fox shot these with low-to-absolutely-no budget, and didn’t think they would ever find a home, until he submitted them to 2001’s Indie Memphis Film Festival and was accepted. “Luckily, Indie Memphis showed a couple of my first films or we may have been discouraged from continuing to do it,” he says. “It was Indie Memphis that gave us the ability to have an audience at all.” According to Fox, what separates Indie Memphis from other film festivals across the country is their dedication to giving first-time regional filmmakers a chance to display their work. They see independent filmmaking in the same way they view the city of Memphis and try to bring regional filmmakersthe recognition that they deserve. While multi-million dollar films are advertised through television commercials and billboards, Indie Memphis aims to create a platform that puts lowbudget filmmakers on that same level of importance while displaying regional areas such as Memphis to audiences who are accustomed to the Los Angeles and New York landscape of many large productions. The festival planted its roots in Memphis in 1999 at The Memphis College of Art, with the intent of giving Southern, regional filmmakers (or “hometowners”) a pedestal to show their films. Over the years, the festival has screened films through venues such as The Brooks Museum of Art and the Old Daisy Theater on Beale Street, publicizing lower-budget 26 DECEMBER 2013 | myclickmag.com
Local Filmmaker Morgan Jon Fox finds his home behind the lens.
films by filmmakers who would otherwise most likely not get any attention. Now entering its 16th year, Indie Memphis serves as a shelter for regional filmmakers — not only from Memphis but from all over the country — to show their work.The festival has gained national recognition and spans from The Playhouse on the Square to four other venues around the city. This year, the festival ran from October 31 through November 3. Movie-goers hustled their way from screenings to panels, mingling and discussing which movies on the schedule were must-sees. Theaters were often shoulder-to-shoulder-sell outs, and during Alexander Payne’s coming-of-age adventure drama "Nebraska," unanimous laughter resonated through each and every seat. The Festival featured a slew of other national films, such as writer and director Ryan Moore’s slice-of-life horror film "Escape from Tomorrow," which was shot surreptitiously in the Walt Disney World theme park and a highly anticipated kick off to the festival. Maintaining its “hometowner” roots, the festival also showed a series of films from regional
filmmakers. When Fox premiered his experimental short films in 2001, the credits were met with mixed applause from the all-local audience that attended. But one man, Craig Brewer, whoseIndie Memphis success led him to make "Hustle & Flow," complimented his work, and a friendship was born. “People applauded, but the only person who came up to me after was Craig,” Fox says. “I hadn’t met him yet and he told me
Director and Bluff City sensation Craig Brewer is no stranger to the independent film scene.
he was a huge fan of my films. That was kind of the beginning
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of what made me decide to keep making living rooms. There wasn’t a place. Malco films.” wasn’t showing our movies. They were According to Brewer, artists in Memphis too independent for anything for Malco to are unlike any other breed in the country. really get behind at the time.” They create, not for the promise of revenue, There are major differences between but because they are driven by a passion independent and major film productions, for the arts that lingers through the air in and perhaps no one knows that better our city. From Elvis Presley to punk rocker than Fox, with his self-taught method Jay Reatard, Brewer sees the Memphis arts of filmmaking. According to Fox, the scene not as a community, but as a family one positive aspect that came from his harboring a necessity to create unlike any time spent in college was the writing of other city in the country. Presley had Sun his first film, "Blue Citrus Hearts," which Studios; Reatard found liberation in Goner premiered at Indie Memphis in 2003, Records; and for the film community, Indie while also winning the Best Feature Memphis became their home.“I think award. In 2009, his film "OMG/HaHaHa" Memphis does this very thing better than won seven awards from Indie Memphis. anyone else,” Brewer says. “Filmmakers After that, Fox was hired to work on his here, songwriters here — they know how first large production as the assistant to take things that are happening in their director to Brewer on MTV's "$5 Cover," life and put it in their art.” a television show about the Memphis Erik Jambor, the executive director of Indie Memphis, has traveled throughout the country, organizing and establishing film festivals of his own. After settling in Memphis in 2008, he quickly came to realize that Brewer isn’t calling any bluffs about the city’s art community. “Memphis has a little something Morgan Jon Fox in his home studio in Midtown Memphis. special,” Jambor says. “The soul and creative energy here makes the city a unique place. music scene. After working on larger You see it in a lot of different aspects in sets with production crews of 30 or more the city. From the art galleries to the film people covering lighting to catering, Fox community — everybody comes out to was reminded why he loved independent support each other’s work. It resonates filmmaking. through the festival.” “I was used to working with a fourAt a time when the festival is larger person crew,” he says. “I would direct than ever, Jambor aspires for Indie and shoot it while somebody else would Memphis to become a place where run second camera and audio. I think regional and national filmmakers can we used lights in two scenes for 'Blue reach out in a way that connects the Citrus Hearts.' Part of it was that we never Memphis film community with the rest of learned how to do all of that, but also that the film world. That sentiment hits home we had low-grade equipment and limited with Brewer, who is now on the board of funds, and it was more important for directors for Indie Memphis, and comes me to get more naturalistic acting than from a time when it wasn’t so easy to making sure everything looked great.” premiere your films to an audience full This year at Indie Memphis, Fox of interested moviegoers. “When the premiered a short documentary he filmed festival happened,” Brewer says. “It was titled "Poor Man’s Process" about the a big deal for us. Up until then, we made making of Brewer’s first feature film "The our movies and we would invite each Poor and Hungry," which follows that other over and play it on our TVs in our story of a Memphis car thief who falls in
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up front love with one of his victims. The film would that he feels is a diamond in the rough. and support isn’t found at all film festivals. come to be known as a “digiflik,” a selfThis year, as a part of the “Hometowners At Indie Memphis, if the filmmakers aren’t coined term by Brewer that would drive the showcase,” he debuted his first feature, watching each other’s work, they are black-and-white visual aesthetics of his a documentary named "Orange Mound, traveling from film to film, always watching first homemade movie. Instead of shooting Tennessee: America’s Community," which together. One year, while watching Lars on film like the majority of people in the details nearly two years worth of time he Von Trier’s "Melancholia," a science fiction industry were doing at film about a mysterious the time, he purchased a planet that threatens digital camera. With just a to collide with Earth, $20,000 budget, he set out Brewer remembers the to make his first film. “We entire theater being wanted to show what it is electrified with an like to make a first-time intensity of nerves that movie,” Fox says.“People seemed to connect them need to not have too high together. “The movie of expectations for their was one thing,” he says. first film and not worry “But the audience was about having enough even more interesting. money for it. Craig I could really turn my had neither, but it was chair around and just essentially a résumé that watch us. We were all was impressive enough to as this unit, this family get him future work.” of festivalgoers. There It was while filming are the films but what I The Poor and Hungry really wish more people Filmmaker Emmanuel Amido, whose independently produced film "Orange that Brewer began to see Mound: America's Community" debuted at this year's Indie Memphis film festival. would understand is, it’s his city through the lens really that group, this that he would communicate his unique spent digesting the neighborhood from community moving from film to film, that endearment for in his later films. It wasn’t behind his camera. “Orange Mound is such make it so incredible.” the postcard painting of a setting sun over a historical place,” he says. “It was the first When Brewer attempts to draw a the bridge with the statuesque pyramid community where African Americans were comparison between Memphis’independent in the background that made his heart able to buy and own property. I think that is film community andHollywood’sfilm skip a beat for the Bluff City, but the seedy huge. I always thought of Orange Mound as industry, he oftentimes just explains it elements that presented themselves only this place where a bunch of young people in the context of one of his favorite Coen in the crevices and cracks of the streets. lived. There are tons of families there — Brothers films, "The Big Lebowski." There He wasn’t attracted to what people may people that care about their homes and the are two Lebowskis; One has a trophy wife, find “hot” about Memphis, but the backside community.” solves things with money, and isn’t always of it. Fox notes that it’s important for a too friendly unless he is getting something filmmaker to start with what you know in return. Then there is the other Lebowski, and where you live. According to him, there “The Dude,” as they simply call him in are plenty of films that feature the larger, the film. For him, it’s not as much about coastal cities of the country — but people the money. It’s about abiding by what he love vicariously stepping into the culture loves and finding fulfillment through that of our city because it isn’t projected on the Instead of turning his vision into fiction, in his life. In many ways, Brewer sees his screen as often. Amido decided to bring the true stories of home as “The Dude” and he abides by On a national level, filmmakers have the Orange Mound community to life. With Memphis.“Whenever I go out to Hollywood,” trouble shooting here due to the low amount today’s technology, he is evidence that a he says. “It’s a different type of vibe. They of funding given by the Tennessee Film, film can be made with nothing more than aren’t on a quest for identity. Hollywood is Entertainment, and Music Commission. determination and low-grade equipment. making movies for a mass audience that can Films such as "The Blind Side" and Brewer’s On a bare-bones budget, Amido shot, edited be consumed, paid for and monetized. The remake of "Footloose" went elsewhere and submitted what would be his first entry same money going to Batman isn’t going to because they couldn’t cover the production into the Indie Memphis Film Festival. “I’m indie films. They want to make movies that costs of shooting in Memphis. In Fox’s literally just sticking my toe in the water,” are going to sell all around the world.” opinion, regional filmmakers owe it to Amido says. “But my experience with them Unlike Hollywood, Brewer says it’s the themselves to capture the life of Memphis. has just been incredible. It boosted my tight-knit family of the Memphis arts and In a likeminded attempt, Emmanuel confidence and made me want to submit film community that have driven festivals Amido, another homegrown Memphis to other festivals. It is one thing to be like Indie Memphis from the beginning. filmmaker, decided to place a microscope accepted, but it is a whole other thing to feel “It’s a mentality here,” he says. “It’s more of over the Orange Mound neighborhood and comfortable.” a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle rather than a jacket bring life to an aging aspect of the city According to Brewer, that level of comfort you can put on.”
“We wanted to show what it is like to make a first-time movie.”
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The Art of the Great Southern Novel From beloved novelist Tom Franklin and acclaimed poet Beth Ann Fennelly comes an extraordinary new novel that carries Mississippi’s rich history in its heart and proves there is no work greater than the Southern novel.
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Review by SHANA RALEY-LUSK
For lovers of Southern literature, Tom Franklin is truly one of the greats. In his most recent novel, The Tilted World, he and awardwinning poet Beth Ann Fennelly combine their talents to create a powerful work of fiction that will certainly transport readers to a different time and place. Set in 1927 Mississippi, the tale is spun against the backdrop of the historic Mississippi River flooding. This provides the perfect setting for a prohibition-era tale of moonshine, bootleggers and revenuers whose lives all become intertwined in the most unexpected of ways. As months of rain and rising waters threaten everything around the great Mississippi, readers meet Dixie Clay Holliver and her husband, Jesse. From the beginning, it is quite obvious that their relationship has devolved into one more of business than true love. The couple makes their money from illegal moonshining, though their marriage has come apart at the seams. The first scene finds Jesse being interrogated by revenuers and Dixie rushing to his aid. It is immediately clear that she is a strong woman and a born fighter. Soon, we meet Ted Ingersoll and his partner, Ham Johnson, who have come to the small Mississippi town of Hobnob to investigate the recent disappearance of two fellow revenuers. As the lives and paths of the revenuers intersect with those of the bootleggers, things really begin to get interesting. In the course of events, the two agents discover an abandoned infant in the midst of the chaos. Ted is determined to find a proper home and mother for the baby and this quest leads him straight to Dixie. The other part of her life as a bootlegger, however, remains a secret. Dixie knows that there is no way that she can reveal her true self to Ingersoll without risking it all. Written with the skill of a natural novelist and the grace of a gifted poet, The Tilted World is raw, chaotic and adventurous. At the same time, it has many moments of tenderness and vivid flashes
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of insight about human emotion and relationships. The horror and devastation of the flood is made real in the pages of the book. The suffering left by a natural disaster on this scale comes to life here and brings readers the opportunity for reflection and contemplation about the fragility of life itself. The book showcases juxtaposition in more than one way. Of course, there is the immediate contrast of the authors’ styles and voices within these pages. Tom Franklin, who has become one of the primary voices in the literature of the American South, writes in the straightforward and adept style that readers may remember from his earlier works. He is a true storyteller with a gift for weaving a believable and entrancing story. Then, there is Beth Ann Fennelly’s softer, more sentimental style, which lends itself nicely to some of the book’s characters. The combination of these two voices adds an intriguing sense of depth to the book, bringing it to life and allowing it to appeal to a broad audience. This aspect also adds to the personality differences in the individual characters. In addition to that juxtaposition, the book is also, in some ways, a contradiction in genres. While it is a wild and daring thriller about crime and bootlegging at its very heart, it is also a story of romance, as well as motherly love. The book clearly reaches in both directions to create an intricately woven tale that seeks to explore the human experience on several different levels. The Tilted World is, above all, a story about human hope and fear in the face of unbelievable struggle and hardship. Rich with descriptions that bring the past to life, along with skillfully crafted characters that allow us to explore our own experiences in a world that we cannot control, this book is an instant classic in the realm of Southern literature. Wild and thrilling, beautiful and soft, The Tilted World has a tale to tell and does so with the heart of the Southern voice at its forefront.
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In the Mix: The Lurleen A doggone good blend from Mississippi’s Little Easy Review by MARY BUCHANAN SELLERS
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Snackbar, located in Oxford, Mississippi, is the kind of place that instantly makes you feel as if you’ve been missing out on a specific and crucial part of living. It’s a permanent dusk inside, with the lights dimmed into ruby shadows that make even the least inventive beer or glass of wine look glamorous. When the bar is packed, it maintains a pleasant, muted chatter that allows for intimacy and good conversation, reminiscent of an Old-World country club. Jayce McConnell meets me here on a Monday afternoon —
a time pleasantly juxtaposed with the much celebrated happy hour. He is effortless in his greetings, undoubtedly a telling characteristic of the true bartender. Jayce has a few favorite cocktails on the menu, and, unsurprisingly, he names the com-
we can locally, and that adds a really interesting element to it —
plicated ingredients verbatim.
that what you’re eating [or drinking] is from around the corner,”
The Lurleen, stationed on the “House Classics” portion of
Jayce says. Beginning work at Snackbar in 2009 as “mostly as an
the menu, is strictly Southern. More than that, it was named
oyster shucker,” Jayce worked in the kitchen as a crab cook. “I got
after John T. Edge’s dog. “We named our dog Lurleen Wallace
an interest in doing cocktails — we started a Saturday morning
after the late governor of the state of Alabama. Jayce pours a rye
brunch bar and it didn’t take off at first, so I had a lot of free time
that gives her namesake cocktail a raspy quality, comparable to
when I had no one to pour Bloody Marys for.”
Lurleen's raspy tongue,” says John T. Edge. The New York Times,
Instead of being lulled by these slow Saturdays, the enterpris-
Garden & Gun, and Oxford American (to name a few) contributor,
ing mixologist took up a keen interest in the science of cocktails
as well as director of the University’s Southern Foodways Alli-
themselves. “We had a couple of books lying around so I’d pick
ance, was at Snackbar one night, and after having a Manhattan
those up and thumb through them. I learned a lot about different
or two, “wanted to try something different,” explains Jayce. “So
kinds of liquor, how it’s made, where it comes from.” Before long,
I made this up for him, he liked it, and we decided on calling it
he and his fellow co-workers decided to create a cocktail program
that.”
of their very own. “We’d seen a lot of other places, especially in
The Lurleen’s base liquor is Bourbon, and Jayce rightly dubs
New Orleans, as well as other Southern cities, that have really good
it “The South’s iconic spirit.” However, the heaviness of this tra-
cocktails.” Essentially, they conspired to create a name of their own
ditional liquor is cut with savory fruit flavors: lemon-soaked
for mixology here in Oxford. “It was strictly seasonal-based at first.
bitters for its slight zest and a grapefruit undertone. Tying in a
We had a Fall or Spring or Summer section, and then had classic
sweet Vermouth with complimenting flavors, ginger and nut-
drinks.”
meg, the Lurleen is an anytime drink — regardless of season.
However, in the past year, they’ve strayed away from seasonal
It is refreshing for the more sultry months of the year, but has
and gone with gut instinct and fancy. “We try to represent all of
also earned its place among the regulars regardless of season
the major types of liquor on our menu. We play with whatever is
and the South’s caustic climate. “We try to source as much as
laying around — rosemary, lemon, gin — and figure something out
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up front from there.” And while the Lurleen is studied, measured and deliberated, it’s also playful and invested with that free, creative spark that Snackbar is known for cultivating. The deftness with which Jayce seems to have made this up for his well-known customer base only reinforces the innate understanding of liquor, pairings, and the customers’ wants that any good bar-tender knows. Alluding to previous jobs, the Lurleen’s creator adds, “Sometimes you weren’t very proud of the product, and had to just grin and bear it. But here, you don’t have to worry about that.”
INGREDIENTS: Old Weller Antique Bourbon, Ginger Liqueur, Bitters soaked Lemon, Turbinado, Fresh Grapefruit, Sweet Vermouth, Nutmeg METHOD: 1. In a shaker glass, add two wedges of lemon, 5 dashes angostura bitters and 5 dashes Fee Bros. rhubarb bitters and ½ oz turbinado syrup (1:1) 2. Muddle. Then add 2 oz old weller antique bourbon, ½ oz ginger liqueur (stirrings is also fine), ½ oz dolin rouge, and ¾ oz fresh grapefruit. 3. Add ice, shake vigorously, then strain through a fine mesh strainer over a large ice cube in a double old fashioned glass. Garnish with a lemon wheel with fresh grated nutmeg on it.
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layhouse on the Square’s ninth annual Curtain Up fundraiser, themed “Carnival Noir,” trafficked in the delightfully unusual and mixed elements of a traditional
carnival with unexpected and theatrical twists. More than 200 guests could travel from room to room and sample different sights, sounds and tastes. Musical performances included a piano lounge with Alexis Grace on the rooftop and bluegrass band Nay Nay & The Do Right Boys in the café. Attendees were invited to dance on the Playhouse main stage with the 18-piece swing and jazz group Memphis Knights Big Band. Between the tarot card and palm readings, there were henna tattoos, a party maze and more.Photos by CASEY HILDER
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uests were invited to spend an evening at the Plaza Hotel as part of the Desoto Arts Council’s Grape Gatsby-themed wine tasting on October 18. Set in the Roaring Twenties, about 80 guests outfitted in flapper dresses and Zoot suits walked the red carpet at this exclusive event benefitting the Desoto Arts Council. Blues musician Terry “Big T” Williams provided live music as guests traveled from room to room tasting different wines. Four select wines were available and Memphis Street Café provided delicious food. The event raised $12,000 toward the council’s general funds budget.
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he Boiling Point Seafood and Oyster Bar hosted more than 80 guests at a harvest dinner at Spitfire Acres on October 3 benefitting the House
of Grace, an area shelter for abused women and children. The event raised $4,800 for the shelter. Boiling Point’s chef Lee Mitchell prepared a delectable four-course dinner paired with wines courtesy of Jimmy and Courtney Tharp of Grapevine Liquor and Wine. Items included butternut squash bisque paired with Thomas Fogarty Gewurztraminer, stuffed quail paired with Planet Oregon
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ore than 30,000 people stopped in to Cedar Hill Farms throughout the month of October to visit the farm’s annual Fall Festival. Thrill seekers could walk
through the Trail of Terror or hop on a haunted hayride. Patrons who sought the ultimate scare were blindfolded and left to find their way through Senseturbia, an outdoor maze. Armed with paintball guns, people could try their luck in a contained zombie
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apocalypse. The Pumpkin Princess also visited the pumpkin patch on the weekends, delighting young children with her magic. Face painting, a petting zoo and a family-friendly corn maze rounded out the festival. Photos by SHERRY ROSS Jody, Josie and Jennifer Akins
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Hernando Holiday Open House
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he Hernando Chamber of Commerce hosted its 39th Christmas Open House on Sunday, November 10. Visitors were invited to brose the myriad of shops surrounding Hernando's historic Courthouse Square and partake in a little seasonal shopping. Musical entertainment was provided by The DeSoto Boot Scooters, along with other yuletide holiday and traditional Christmas music on the courthouse square that was played throughout the afternoon. Photos by MIKE LEE
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a Maison hosted its Holiday Open House on Thursday, November 7. The expansive East Memphis antique shop hosted this after-hours event to benefit Theatre Memphis and showcase its wide variety of seasonal items. A silent auction was held and all proceeds were donated to benefit the nonprofit community theater. Guests were treated to an open wine bar, as well as an array of holiday-themed treats.
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Ci Home will hosted its first-ever Holiday Bash and benefit for the Humane Society of Memphis & Shelby County on Thursday, November 14 at its con-
signment store and art gallery in East Memphis. Guests were treated to complimentary wine and a selection of hors d’oeuvres courtesy of Marciano’s Mediterranean & Italian Restaurant and Get Fresh Memphis. Special pet-themed gifts were on display for visitors, including designer dog collars and leashes from PudLinda Ross and Joyce Marie Konieczny
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S Designs in East Memphis hosted its first holiday open house on Friday, November 1. Guest were invited to browse a broad selection enjoyed a selection holiday appetizers provided by owner Jayne Frank. This event also showcased the talents of two local artists; Amy Stephenson and Donna Blackard. Musical Entertainment was provided by Jim Duckworth and Kim Koehler. Photos by JEANNETTE MYERS
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round 1,000 people from across the MidSouth attended the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association’s sixth annual Feed the Soul event on October 3.
Hosted at The Warehouse, both inside the eclectic South Main district venue and on the surrounding exterior patio and grounds, the event raised $130,000 for MIFA’s programs for seniors and for families in crisis. Live entertainment was provided by jazz band Trio Plus, Latin songstress Marcela Pinilla and DJ Stan “The Bellringer” Bell of radio Cindy Hawkins and Georgia Merritt
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station V101. Freeze models from the Laurelwood Shopping Center showcased the latest in Fall and Winter fashions. Attendees were also invited to take pictures on the green carpet and participate in rum and wine tastings in the MIFA Cave. Photos by ROBBIN CARNELL Cassie, Kelsi,Taylor, Erin and Natachia
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Hoedown for Hope
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undreds of people from across the Mid South came out to support Relay for Life at the Hoedown for Hope at Cedar Hill
Farm on October 4. The inaugural event raised approximately $1,200 for the next year’s Relay for Life of DeSoto
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County. Stone Stew Jubilee and DJ West provided live entertainment, while attendees enjoyed food from a variety of local restaurants including Windy City Grille, Southern Comfort Catering and City Hall Cheese Cake.
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Fast and the Furriest Humane Society Benefit
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More than 800 devoted dog lovers and 400 canines turned out for The Fast and The Furriest 5K/Walk hosted by the Humane Society of Memphis and Shelby County on October 19. Presented by Hollywood Feed, the family-friendly event raised around $15,000 for the humane society. The Memphis Snake Doctors, a local blues act, provided live music after the race. Pooches and patrons alike were able to chow down on food provided by Buffalo Wild Wings, Humdingers and Three Dog Bakery. Photos by CHARLISHA RENATA
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he Cordova Family YMCA and Juvenile Intervention and Faith-Based Follow-Up came together to host the 9th annual Golf Classic at
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sored by Roadshow BMW and Landers Ford. Each organization fundraised separately, with the YMCA raising almost $10,000 and JIFF raising almost $19 ,000.
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he historic Hernando Court Square was host to the 11th annual Water Tower festival starting on October 11. The two-day event
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lmost 2,000 people came out to support the Habitat for Humanity at the 5th annual HomeRun 5K and 400 Meter Kids Dash at Snowden Grove on October 20. Tom Scott of Athens, Georgia, donated $30,000 to the fundraiser in memory of Dave Bowden, the late owner of four local
Zaxby’s. The event itself raised $30,000, bringing the total to $60,000. After the race, participants could grab some Zaxby’s, McDonald’s, Domino’s or 10 Bones BBQ. There was also a kids’ midway on site; children were able to scale a rock wall, play on inflatables, push through an obstacle course and more. Photos by KRISTENA SAXTON
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It wasn’t too long after her son’s first birthday when Julie Locke heard the words no mother should ever have to hear. Her first and only child — blonde haired, blue-eyed Dax — had AML M7 leukemia, one of the rarest pediatric forms of the disease. There were experimental treatment options but success had been limited with them. That was in 2008. After ineffective, painful rounds of chemotherapy and stem cell transplants, the doctors and nurses of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital admitted that they had done all they could for Dax. The Lockes chose to return to their hometown of Washington, Illinois to spend Dax’s last few months surrounded by the things that were familiar to him. “After we came home from St. Jude and knew there were no treatments left for Dax's cancer,” says Julie, “we decided to decorate for Christmas early because we were
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not sure if Dax would live to see Christmas. It was in October before Halloween and people immediately were wondering, ‘Why the Christmas lights?’” News of Dax’s courageous fight against leukemia spread, and it didn’t take long before others, even complete strangers to the Locke family, began to show their solidarity by putting up holiday lights for Dax. “That was the beginning – first our neighborhood, then our home community of Washington. From there, CNN picked up the story and decorations went up throughout the country and actually all over the world. Soldiers in Afghanistan put up Dax trees. We started a website, decoratefordax.com, asking for people to send their pictures.” Living one day at a time under a new philosophy of cherishing every moment, the Lockes browsed those pictures with Dax, pointing out the Christmas lights that he loved so much. Although the
doctors were not sure Dax would make it until Christmas, he was able to spend one last holiday filled with lights, beauty and the people who loved him most. He passed away on December 30, 2009 — approximately one-and-a-half years from the date he was diagnosed and six months shy of his third birthday. As holiday lights were replaced with celebration of a new year for many, Julie Locke faced the dark night of the soul that every parent fears the most. But it was there, in the middle of her profound grief, that she determined her son’s legacy would not end. As part of her own effort to heal through helping others, she created the “Cherish Every Moment” Dax Locke Foundation, an organization founded with the initial purpose of raising $1.6 million for St. Jude — a day’s operating budget for the hospital that had given Julie the priceless gift of extra time with Dax and had not billed her for any of
causes it. Her efforts have paid off. “We are over the one million dollar mark…$1,006,428,” says Julie. “I believe in my heart that through our efforts and those of others, more cures for childhood cancers will be found in my lifetime.” Through raising money for St. Jude, Julie began to tell Dax’s story; and along with it, the story of families throughout the country affected by childhood cancers and the MidSouth hospital that is working to find cures. Still, she will be the first to admit: while hope has strengthened her, much has changed in Julie’s life. Now, as a single mother of a threeyear-old daughter, Madeline, Christmas is mixed with many emotions. “Madeline is so precious to me and of course she makes Christmas so much fun,” she says. “I have a tree I decorate with many of the ornaments that people sent to Dax during his battle with cancer and Madeline knows this is our Dax tree. Madeline and I also have a little party at his gravesite on his birthday and release balloons in his memory. These are the two traditions I do for Madeline in memory of her brother, Dax.” In 2011, a TV movie about Dax Locke’s life was released and entitled The Heart of Christmas. Now available for viewing on Netflix, the movie has created enormous response around the world — from strangers who have both shared in Julie’s loss and were inspired by the work and research of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “Through the movie made from Dax's life and the song that Christian songwriter Matthew West wrote, “One Last Christmas,” thousands of people have found renewed hope and meaning in their lives and have truly learned to cherish every moment with family and loved ones,” says Julie. Despite having learned much from her son’s brief time in her life, perhaps the greatest lesson of Dax’s story is yet to come for Julie. “Grief takes time,” she says. “Although many people have shared how time heals, I wonder if the death of a child is something you ever ‘get over.’ For me, I have each day since Dax left this earth learned how to live ‘with it.’ There are so many questions when a child dies and I still don't have any profound answers or insights, but this I do know: Dax's life was short but was meaningful beyond words. My life has been changed forever by Dax and I continue to hear from people all over the world that have been changed by my precious little boy, too” To learn more about the Dax Locke Foundation or to make a donation, visit Daxlocke.org.
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WHIMSICAL WELCOME Get into the holiday spirit with a spin through this winter wonderland.
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A walk through this nearly 5,000 square foot Piperton, Tennessee home is like exploring an enchanted forest full of holiday treasures. Every nook and cranny is packed with Christmas delight — whether a zany, mischievous angel fairy; a classic display of nutcracker statues; or a gorgeous arrangement of seasonal flora and fauna. Designer Steven Ennis has been doing the decor for this home belonging to his parents, Fred and Carol Ennis, since it was custom built in 2004. Steven, who is currently manager of Capel Rugs in Germantown, has been doing interiors in the Memphis area for around 10 years. Steven's designs are heavily influenced by his background in art, dance and theater, and he won't mind admitting that this home's decor has always had a flair for the dramatic — in the best possible way, of course.
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"It is insane," Steven says as he laughs about the elaborateness of the decorations in the home. "Every year, we add onto the display, and it continues to get bigger, and bigger, and bigger. Just when you think you've filled up every space, you find a new one just begging to be used." One of the more insane and quirky things in the home is the upside-down Christmas tree in the media room. As one of nine Christmas trees in the home, this one definitely takes the cake for most original. Steven got the nine-and-a-half-foot tree at Market in Dallas a few years back. It is made to hang upside-down so that the branches suspend correctly. The decorations on this tree and all around the media room are in funky, bright jewel tones — non-traditional colors for a nontraditional display.
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Another stunning space is the home's formal dining room. The rich crimson walls serve as the perfect background for holiday decor, featuring an eclectic table setting and luxurious florals. The sconces are heavily adorned in lush greenery, golden bows and an array of pheasant feathers. Floating candles, lanterns and an ornately accessorized chandelier covered in frosted garland, berries and ornaments add soft, ambient light to the room. And crowning the room are several silver
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branches, hung from the ceiling and decorated with glittering icicles, stars and globes. "The idea of using branches first came to me when I was visiting Germany," says Steven. "I noticed that they didn't have the huge, lush trees like we did here in the states; but instead, they used branches that were a little more bare, and they placed them in some of the most unusual spaces." The branch motif continues in the large, two-story
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living room, where the branches suspend icicles and snowflakes above visitors' heads. In the corner stands the grandest tree of all, which, when it is on its stand and balancing its three-foot topper, reaches 20 feet high. The tree's decor features baubles in bronze, copper, gold and silver, and the intricate tree topper is a combination of elegant, white florals; full hydrangea blossoms; and LED branches, to make it shine. Bright red, glittery resin trees sit atop the mantle,
along with a "Merry Christmas" wish from the family. The message, while appearing to be a custom stencil, is merely a custom peel-and-stick decal that the family brings in every year. Also in the living room is a gloriously attractive nativity scene, for which Steven designed and built a custom crèche-like backdrop. From room to room, tree to tree, the holiday decor varies to include something for everyone's mood, taste or fancy. There's a pheasant-feather tree in the master
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"We start in midOctober and it usually takes about a month to get everything in place; then, we just sit back and enjoy it." each year. You can find these magical guys all over the house — clinging to the Christmas trees, guarding the holiday cookies, and even hanging upsidedown from the kitchen chandelier. Decorating at this magnitude definitely amps up the holiday cheer but it's no doubt that it takes a lot of work. "We start in mid-October and it usually takes about a month to get everything in place; then, we just sit back and enjoy it," says Steven. "This is our family's main gathering place for the holidays, so we just wait to welcome everyone — from California to Hawaii — to come enjoy this beautiful space with us. The only drawback, if there is any at all, is being covered in glitter for several weeks. Who knew that hard work could be so sparkly?" The Ennis home is open for touring this holiday season through The Collierville Contemporary Club's Christmas Home Tour on Dec. 14. Visit colliervillecontemporaryclub.org for ticket information.
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Need some new ideas for bringing holiday spirit into the home? Trade in the traditional red and green decor with a frosty, metallic palette, natural elements and the soft glow of candlelight. Here, Michelle Hope helps homeowner Wade Hartsfield infuse spaces of his downtown home with the festive spirit. Story by HALLIE MCKAY
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The Mantle
A large swag of greenery is paired with berries, feathers, ribbon and adorned with large, glass ornaments for a lavish mantle display full of holiday shimmer. The layering of different types of media allowed Hope to achieve texture and bring in the natural outdoors. EXPERT TIP: If nailing garland to your mantle is not an option, command strips are a great tool that’s temporary and will leave your wood unharmed. If working with a brick mantle and have no point to adhere to, use garland that is easy to shape and place several heavy pieces in front of the garland (nestled in) to anchor it.
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The Tree
The Christmas tree is decorated with glass ornaments in a color scheme of brown, gold, silver and turquoise blue. A variety of bird and pheasant ornaments, glass balls and beaded pinecones are all tied together with wide ribbon and gold accents.
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Votive candles nestled among pine boughs make inexpensive centerpieces and bring nature into the home.
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feature Here are some tried and true tips for a fun afternoon of decorating Gingerbread houses: 1. Try to get the pre-assembled Gingerbread house kits. They come ready to decorate with candies and icing. About $15, these kits are found in the holiday section at stores like Target and Michael’s. The pre-assembled houses sell out quickly, so shop early if you can. 2. If you can't find a preassembled kit, many stores also sell Gingerbread house kits that you can assemble yourself. Also, you can always bake your own gingerbread. Plan to assemble your houses at least one day before you will be decorating your houses. The royal icing "glue" needs time to set. Most kits include detailed instructions but Chandler recommends assembling the sides first, allowing them to set up for about 30 minutes, and then adding on the roof. Assembling the house in steps will help prevent the weight of the roof from causing the sides to separate. Just remember: any flaws can easily be covered up by royal icing “snow” and candies. 3. Always buy extra candy to decorate with. Christmas M&M's, gum drops, peppermints, candy canes and Christmas peeps are always on my shopping list. 4. Cover your table with a disposable table cloth for easy clean-up. 5. Pretzels are great for making windows and piles of firewood. 6. Frosted Mini-Wheats can be used to make snow-covered roofs. 7. If sending houses home with guests, wrap them up in cellophane paper. It makes a pretty presentation and sugar doesn't get all over your friends’ cars. NECESSARY SUPPLIES: Gingerbread Houses Royal Icing Assorted Colorful Candies Assorted Pretzels and Cereals A Base for the House (a plate or piece of cardboard)
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Royal Icing Most Gingerbread house kits come with Royal Icing. This edible white icing makes a wonderful glue for attaching the decorations on to the house, as well as lovely snow. If your kit doesn’t have enough, you can easily make your own. INGREDIENTS: 1 pound powdered sugar 2 large egg whites DIRECTIONS: Using an electric mixer, whisk together the sugar and egg whites until smooth and shiny. If the mixture is too thick, add a little water a teaspoon at a time until the desired consistency is reached. If the mixture is too thin, add more powdered sugar a spoonful at a time until the desired consistency is reached. Keep tightly sealed at room temperature until ready to use.
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INVITE EARLY Send out invitations near the first of December. Paper invites always create excitement. They tell guests that if it was worth going to the trouble of mailing an invitation, the party will definitely be worth attending. If the holidays have you strapped for time, don’t stress that you didn’t make it to the stationary store. An Evite can be equally as elegant if executed correctly. Party planner Michelle Hope recommends evite.com or punchbowl.com, which allow the host to track RSVPs and also what each guest is bringing to the party.
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USE WHAT YOU HAVE Items around the house can be repurposed as party décor. Pull out that crystal that’s been collecting dust and use the fancy stemware to create a champagne bar. Christmas decorations, specifically those in silver and white colors, look fabulous for an event such as this. Another way to save money is to invite guests to contribute to the party by bringing a bottle of bubbly. At the champagne bar, provide a variety of mixers like cranberry and pineapple juice or peach nectar for friends to mix it up a bit.
START LATE Don’t feel like spending all day in the kitchen? Have guests arrive after 8 p.m.; people will most likely have already eaten and expect little more than a few heavy hors d'oeuvres. Another idea, suggests Hope, is to skip food before midnight altogether and instead present a breakfast buffet after the clock strikes midnight. Waffles and Pancakes can be made in advance and be kept warm in the oven. A simple breakfast casserole can also be prepared prior to the party and served alongside muffins, croissants, scones, bagels, fruit and/or granola.
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DANCE, DANCE, DANCE Whatever you do, don’t forget the importance of a solid playlist and room to dance. A dance floor is the key to a memorable party. If hiring a DJ is out of the budget, ask guests to send in requests with their RSVPs.
DRESSED TO PARTY Hats, horns, feather boas, and glow sticks are extras that add to the New Year’s Eve festivities. All kinds of fun and crazy options can be found at a very reasonable price online or even at the local dollar store. Sparklers are the perfect accessory for the end of the night. 102 DECEMBER 2013 | myclickmag.com
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TIP You have a responsibility to your guests to make sure they do not drink too much. Serve plenty of water between beverages. If guests drink too much, be sure to have a designated driver available, offer a guest room or sofa, or call a taxi.
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It’s Time To Make Fancy-Schmancy Doughnuts! Gourmet doughnuts are the next big thing. Try these two easy-to-execute, holiday themed recipes
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Move over cupcakes. It’s time for doughnuts to take their star turn. So, bring on the sprinkles, the chocolate, the bacon. Yes, even the bacon. “People were doing interesting flavors with cupcakes. It was a matter of time before the same thing happened to doughnuts,” says Lara Ferroni, cookbook author and food photographer, Portland, Ore. However, if you still envision racks of plain, glazed doughnuts in your favorite coffee shop, stretch your imagination. You can make luscious, indulgent and extravagant doughnuts for holiday parties in no more time than it takes to bake a batch of cookies. Once you’ve mastered the basic technique, “you can put your own spin on the doughnut; make it your own,” says Mark Klebeck, a co-founder of Top Pot Doughnuts in Seattle. Create your own designer doughnuts using your favorite seasonal flavors, such as nutmeg, peppermint, cranberry or pumpkin. Coat finished doughnuts with orange, coconut or chocolate glaze. Then, since there’s no such thing as too much, finish off your masterpiece with chopped nuts, chocolate shavings or savory bacon. Doughnuts topped with chopped walnuts and crumbled bacon is one of the tantalizing recipes in the new cookbook by Mark and Michael Klebeck, “Top Pot Hand-Forged Doughnuts” (Chronicle Books, 2011). The choices are yours. Here are some "do and dough-not" suggestions to get started. If you’re a doughnut novice, try the cake style recipes, which are easier and faster than yeast doughnuts, say the experts. Don’t make doughnuts a day in advance. For best quality, make doughnuts on party day. Cake doughnuts only take about 30 minutes to prepare and you can make them a few hours ahead of time to avoid last-minute preparation, according to Ferroni, author of “Doughnuts: Simple and Delicious Recipes to Make at Home” (Sasquatch Books, 2010). Resist super-sizing so your guests can sample more. “You can grab one or two and don’t feel like you have to cut up a doughnut and share it,” Klebeck says. Do take steps to make cleanup easier. Unfortunately, frying 106 DECEMBER 2013 | myclickmag.com
doughnuts can be messy. Cover your stovetop with aluminum foil. Toss the spattered foil when you’re done, Klebeck says. Don’t stack glazed doughnuts. Although a doughnut tower would be an eye-catching display on the dessert table, glazed doughnuts are best arranged in a single layer so they don’t stick together. A large platter or party tray will hold a dozen doughnuts. Invite your guests to share in the fun of doughnut preparation with a DIY decorating station, Ferroni says. Set out a platter of plain doughnuts. Make a glaze and bring it warm to the table. Add a few bowls of toppings. Let guests create their own designer doughnuts. Don’t discard your leftovers. Turn the stale crumbs into truffles as Ferroni does. If you’re ready to make doughnuts from scratch, try the Klebeck sensation: a chocolate cake doughnut with peppermint icing and candy cane bits. “Mint and chocolate is an incredible combination,” he says. If you’ve been practicing and have leftover, stale doughnuts, prepare the following recipe for doughnut truffles. As an alternative you can make doughnut truffles with store-bought doughnuts. Peppermint Snowdrift Cake Doughnuts Adapted from the cookbook “Hand-Forged Doughnuts.”
CHOCOLATE PEPPERMINT DOUGHNUTS: 2 cups cake flour plus more for rolling and cutting 1/2 cup unsweetened Dutch process cocoa powder 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon iodized salt 3/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons shortening 2 large egg yolks 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon peppermint extract 2/3 cup milk Canola oil for frying Peppermint icing: 4-1/2 cups confectioners sugar, sifted 1-1/2 teaspoons light corn syrup 1/4 teaspoon iodized salt 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract 1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon hot water Crushed peppermint candies for decoration
1. First make the doughnut dough. Sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and nutmeg together into a mixing bowl and set aside. 2. In a stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the sugar and shortening for 1 minute on low speed, until sandy. Add the egg yolks, one at a time. Then mix for 1 more minute on medium speed, scraping the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula if necessary, until the mixture is light colored and thick. Mix in the vanilla and peppermint extracts. 3. Add the flour mixture to the mixing bowl in three additions, alternating with the milk, mixing until just combined, on low speed each time. The dough will be sticky. 4. Transfer the dough to a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 45 minutes or up to 24 hours. 5. Using a candy thermometer to measure the temperature, heat at least 2 inches of oil in a deep fryer or large pot to 370 degrees F. 6. Roll out chilled dough to 1/2-inch thickness on a lighted floured surface; lightly flour top of dough and rolling pin to prevent sticking. Cut into as many doughnuts and doughnut holes as possible, dipping cutter into flour before each cut. Fold and gently rework dough; cut more holes. 7. Shake any excess flour off doughnuts. Carefully lower doughnuts into hot oil, a few at a time. Don’t crowd. When doughnuts float to the oil’s surface, fry about 1 minute per side. The texture will change as the doughnuts are done. 8. Remove doughnuts with slotted spoon; drain on paper towels and cool completely. 9. While doughnuts are cooling make the icing. Place the confectioners sugar, corn syrup, salt, vanilla and peppermint extracts in the work bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. With the machine on medium speed, add the hot water in a slow, steady stream and blend until all the sugar has been incorporated, scraping the bowl a few times if necessary. Set aside. 10. Dip one side of each doughnut into warm icing. Sprinkle on crushed peppermint candies. Place doughnuts, icing side up, on wire rack to cool completely. Makes 1 dozen doughnuts and holes.
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A Nutty Weight Loss Idea Eating high-fat nuts could improve the functions of your body
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Being a health nut is a lifestyle people will want to embrace – literally. Study after study – for reducing heart disease risk, improving the body’s reaction to stress and better glycemic control in type 2 diabetes – concludes with the benefits of nuts. Why nuts? “There’s a package of nutrients that makes a difference,” says Dr. Sheila G. West, associate professor of bio-behavioral health and nutritional sciences at Penn State University in University Park, Pa. Different nuts have different nutritional qualities. For example, walnuts are the only nuts with significant omega-3 fatty acids, and the pistachio’s distinctive green means the nut contains antioxidants. Nuts also provide much-needed dietary fiber, according to West. In addition to providing nutrients, nuts can replace salty processed meats or red meat high in saturated fat, and that may also be important, according to Lilian Cheung, a registered dietitian and editorial director of The Nutrition Source (www. thenutritionsource.org) at the Harvard School of Public Health. But before you grab a fistful, you need to know how to fit nuts into your diet. Otherwise you could be adding excessive calories without the anticipated health halo. Nuts should substitute less healthful ingredients, nutrition research shows. A recent study from the HSPH called for replacing red meat with nuts, whole grains and low-fat dairy foods.
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The Harvard experts found that red-meat eaters who switch to nuts for one serving a day reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21 percent. (However, nuts aren’t the only beneficial food you can switch to, according to nutrition experts who advise eating a variety of plant foods. The same HSPH study showed a similar risk reduction for adults who exchange whole grains for red meat.) Eating large amounts of nuts isn’t necessary. A modest intake of walnuts and walnut oil may blunt your body’s response to stress, as West and her Penn State colleagues show in their research. (If your body has an exaggerated biological response to stress, you may be at greater risk for heart disease, according to the Penn State researcher.) Volunteers, with elevated LDL cholesterol, rotated three different diets for six weeks each: one typically American diet, the second with about 18 walnut halves and a tablespoon of walnut oil a day, and the third with the walnut ingredients and flaxseed oil, which also contains omega-3 fatty acids. All three diets were matched for calories and participants neither gained nor lost weight. After each rotation, volunteers faced stressors: giving a public speech with little preparation and dipping a foot in ice-cold water, followed by blood pressure readings. Eating walnuts and walnut oil lowered the volunteers’ resting blood pressure and blood-pressure responses. Although current studies emphasize walnuts and pistachios, and you might be inclined to stick with those nuts, experts suggest otherwise. “Nuts do have different nutrient profiles. So, it makes sense to choose a variety,” Cheung says. The following recipe mixes walnuts and pistachios for a delicious, wholesome entrée salad.
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Combine spinach, orange, turkey, scallions, pistachios and walnuts in large salad bowl. Combine juice, vinegar, oil, salt, curry powder, paprika and pepper in small bowl. Stir well. Pour over salad just before serving. Toss gently but well.
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