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Table of Contents Late Fall & Winter 2014-2015
Volume One, Issue No. 2 Style & Design
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Brenda Brock Newport, In Style Shop Local Gifts Out-of-the-Gift Box Ideas Come About to Cozy Time
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Apple Muffins S’mores Brownies Macaroni & Cheese Pan Roasted Chicken
Sports & Leisure
p. 29 Frostbite p. 30 Holding Court p. 32 40,000 Miles Around the World
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Events 2014-2015 DECEMBER December 1-31 Christmas in Newport ChristmasInNewport.org for complete event listing December 4th Bellevue Avenue Stroll December 5th – 14th Critter Glitter Sale at the Potter League December 6th Lucy’s Hearth Designer Wreath Sale
December 25th MERRY CHRISTMAS! December 26th – 28th 44th Annual Christmas in Newport Candlelight Tour of Private Homes JANUARY January 1st HAPPY NEW YEAR! Polar Bear Plunge at Easton’s Beach & Jamestown
PLAN AHEAD FOR SPRING 2015! APRIL April 4th Easter Egg Hunt & Brunch at Rosecliff April 9th Martin Luther King Center Swing into Spring
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Trinity Church Silver Tea & Boutique
February 6th Potter League Have a Heart Benefit
44th Annual Bowen’s Wharf Tree Lighting & Open House
February 13th – 22nd Newport Winter Festival
December 7 Christmas at Whitehall
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Santa Claus at the Breakers December 16th – 24th HAPPY HANUKKAH! December 18th Owl Prowl at Norman Bird Sanctuary December 20th 22nd Annual Messiah & Carol Sing by Swanhurst Chorus
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renda Brock’s southern hospitality fills the room; she is both inspired and inspiring. Since the 1999 launch of Farmaesthetics, a line of luxuriously simple skincare products, she has been on a mission of creating and maintaining “Sustainable Beauty®” by seeking out organic and small batch ingredients for her line of skincare. Farmaethetics’ skincare products have expanded from being sold at an organic farmstand in Portsmouth, Rhode Island to now being available in the finest boutiques and spas from coast to coast, as well as at their own flagship store on Bel-
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levue Avenue. Brock’s success has been rewarded with accolades such as being named to the list of TIME magazine’s “Green Style & Design 100: The People and Ideas Behind Today’s Most Influential Design” and Women’s Wear Daily’s list of “The Green Brands Defining Organic Skincare.” With growth comes expanded needs, and the company now operates out of a larger industrial space, but its roots have not been lost. You’ll still find bunches of organic herbs hanging to dry, the waft of fresh lavender, and the sound of the screen door slamming just like on the Texas farms where Brock’s passion was founded as a child. Here, she gives us an inside peek at her inspired life.
If there is anybody who can make us look and feel our best this winter, it is Brenda Brock. Farmaesthetics, Brock’s line of award-winning organic skincare products, includes everything from head clearing Vapor Bath Elixir to moisturizing Nettle Remedy Oil. And if that isn’t enough, she recommends Hot Toddy for the Body, a scrub that ignites all of the senses on a cold winter night!
(Left image, left to right) Vapor Bath Elixir, $40; Herbal Hydration Complex – Remedy Reserve Mask, $48; Midnight Honey Bath & Beauty Oil, $39; Complexion Conserve© Remedy Reserve Serum, $52; Deep Lavender Rub, $25; Nourishing Lavender Milk*, $38; Nettle Remedy Oil, $25. (Center image) Hot Toddy for the Body, $28. (Right image) Warming Oil, Aetheric Bath & Body Oil, $18. (All products are available at Farmaesthetics flagship location on Bellevue Avenue in Newport or at Farmaesthetics.com)
If you could be a new color in the crayon box, what would you be and why? Opal, because it would be like all the softest lights in color rolling together into one iridescent crayon. You found a suitcase full of cash; what do you buy? I would buy back my Great Grandaddy Hunt’s farm, my Grandmother’s birthplace, in Bartlett, Texas. What is on your nightstand? Farmaesthetics Dreaming Oil, flowers ,a notepad andpencil, a reading light, a fan, and a stack of new books that I haven’t gotten to yet, including a new book about how Sir Shackleton was able to lead his men to safety through impossible odds. What is your comfort food craving? Rice, Beans, Pickled Onions, Fried Okra and Green Tomatoes with Red Devil hot sauce all over everything.
What or who inspires you? My husband and daughter inspire me every single day on so many levels. What do you collect? Vintage aprons. What is your favorite city (besides Newport)? Austin Where is your favorite place to swim? Third Beach Tea or Coffee? Hot Coffee and Iced Tea. What are you most looking forward to this winter? Going to Tulum, Mexico with family and friends to explore the Mayan ruins. Photographed by Maaike Bernstrom Styled by Donna M. Kelly Location: Duck & Bunny, Providence OldBeachJournal.com
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From the Newport Cooks Kitchen
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Ingredients: 1 chicken, about 3 1/2 - 5 pounds, spatchcocked (split down the backbone, breast left intact and unsplit) Kosher salt, to taste Freshly ground pepper, to taste 2 - 4 tablespoons unsalted butter 2 - 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1 lb. RI Mushroom Company Shitake, Oyster, Hedgehog or Chanterelle Mushrooms, sliced 1 ½ - 2 cups vegetable or chicken broth, ideally homemade Salt and Pepper, to taste Special Equipment: 11”-14” cast iron skillet (use a heavy-duty skillet or low stove top pan of the same size if cast iron skillet isn’t available) 1 brick or stone 1 round plate, just wide enough to fit comfortably inside the skillet Preparation:
Sprinkle the spatchcocked chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and lightly rub. Fold wings under to secure them. Melt the butter in the pan over low heat and add the chicken, skin side down. Cover chicken with a plate that will fit comfortably inside the skillet. Place a brick (covered in tin foil, if you’d like) or a heavy can on top of the plate to hold it down. Cook over low heat 25 - 40 minutes, until skin is deeply browned and beginning to crisp. It’s best to leave it alone until at least 20 minutes into the process. Remove brick and plate. Turn chicken so skin side is up. Replace plate and brick and continue cooking for about 15 - 35 minutes more until a meat thermometer inserted into the center of the breast reads almost 165 degrees. Meat should be just beginning to fall off the bone. Remove chicken and pour off excess fat from the skillet, still leaving about 2 - 4 tablespoons in the pan. Over medium low heat, add the sliced mushrooms and cook until moisture begins to release, about 5 minutes. Salt and pepper to taste. Continue to cook another 5 minutes. Add the flour to the mushrooms and fat, stirring with a wire whisk over medium heat. Gradually add the broth and, when thickened, return chicken to the skillet, skin side up. Add additional salt and pepper to taste. Cover with the plate and weight and continue cooking over low heat about 20 to 30 minutes longer or until the meat is exceptionally tender. Spoon the sauce over the chicken. Cut chicken into serving pieces, and serve with the sauce and a side of rice or quinoa.
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Another racquet sport that can be played locally is squash. It has a faster pace than lawn or court tennis because it is played sans net and within four walls. Played well, the sport can act as more of a chess match of squash ball physics and mental ability.
Shorter days, falling temperatures and the International Tennis Hall of Fame indoor courts in a major rebuild could be considered a perfect storm for those year-round islanders who crave racquet sports every season. Or this could be the perfect opportunity to branch out to new court sports that thrive in the cooler months.
The Newport Squash Club has two international sized squash courts and is open to members 24/7. John Wilson is the club pro who operates the location and is also available for lessons. Membership is offered in increments of 1-month, 6-months, or annually. Visit NptSquash.com or contact the club at 401-535-7181 or for more information email: WilsonJWilson100@gmail.com.
Court Tennis – also known as Real Tennis or Royal Tennis as it is lovingly referred to by those who play regularly - is considered the foundation of racquet sports (beginning as early as the 12th century). The game is played on an indoor court that resembles lawn tennis but with added quirks like walls and a sloping roofline, recreating the nooks in which the game was originally played. These courts are few and far between. With only 47 in the world, and nine in the United States, Newport is fortunate to be home to one of these rare courts.
Paddle Tennis (or Platform Tennis) is yet another option for racquet heads. Unlike court tennis and squash, paddle is played outdoors - even in the winter. There is a net, and it has some resemblance to lawn tennis, except the court is about 1/3 of the size and it is on a raised platform surrounded by screens or walls. According to avid paddle player Aggie Perkins, “One point could go up to 100 or more shots, so you are constantly running.”
Newport’s National Tennis Club continues centuries of tradition, has an active community of players, and welcomes all newcomers. The sense of tradition often ignites a passion in a new player that evokes a lifelong love of the sport and its lifestyle. The impressive resume of Rich Smith, the National Tennis Club’s head pro, includes US Court Tennis Association Professional of the Year and a top ten singles in the world ranking with many appearances in tournaments worldwide. The National Tennis Club has easily accessible membership tiers, the best for newbies being the “Taste of Tennis” program for 60 days which includes an introductory lesson, racquet rental, and court rental access during the membership period. For more information, visit NationalTennisClub.org, call 401-849-6672, or email Pros@NationalTennisClub.org.
Paddle Tennis is played outdoors year-round at these Rhode Island clubs (contact the clubs for more information about joining or visit PlatformTennis.org): Newport Country Club, Newport; Conanicut Yacht Club, Jamestown; Carnegie Abbey Club, Portsmouth; Sakonnet Paddle Tennis Club, Little Compton; Rhode Island Country Club, Barrington; Point Judith Country Club, Narragansett; Warwick Country Club, Warwick; Misquamicut Club and Shelter Harbor Inn, both in Westerly.
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After traveling deep into the southern ocean and navigating through the world’s most hostile seas, the port of Newport will welcome these monohull boats to the harbor in early May 2015. Sail Newport will host all nine teams for an extraordinary stopover complete with a race village, inport racing, a VIP Ocean Club, fabulous food, Volvo Ocean Race simulators and very special marine education experiences for all ages in the “Blue Zone”. Visit VolvoOceanRace.com to follow all of the teams on their racing adventure around the globe bringing them to Newport by way of Dubai, China, New Zealand and Brazil. Visit SailNewport.org for more information on participating in the Volvo Ocean Race stopover activities based at Ft. Adams from May 5-17, 2015.
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