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Jeff Allison Manager
Jeff Allison Manager
FROM THE EDITOR ON THE COVER
Story by Mark Levin
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6 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS Summer has arrived in the Foothills! Our area has so much to offer this time of year: beautiful waterways to explore, picturesque parks in every town, hiking and biking trails galore, and plenty of summertime events.When I think of summer, I think back to the thrill of summer breaks during my childhood. The smell of fresh cut grass, family cookouts, swimming at the “Low Bridge,” and riding to “town” with my dad in a dark red ‘57 Chevy Bel Air come to mind. July, and all that comes with it, is a month of adventure and excitement.Ofcourse, we can’t mention the month of July without mentioning the Fabulous Fourth of July Celebration in downtown Columbus. This annual event is now in its 59th year, and is a summer tradition. The full day of festivities, and one of the best fireworks shows around, is not to be missed. There is an abundance of interesting people, places and events right here in our own backyard. Around the corner in downtown Saluda, you’ll find Wakey Monkey. More than just a coffee shop, Wakey monkey offers smoothies, great coffee, and plenty of Saluda vibes.Ifyou are a fan of experimental films, you may be surprised to learn that an artsy and unusual dance film that is getting recognized across the globe was filmed entirely in Polk County. Lynne Parsons’ Morning Glory Farm provided the setting for “Landfall,” a 9-minute film exploring nature through dance. Find out more inside this month’s edition. Summer is when many gardens in our area are at their peak, so we tour several local vegetable, flower and herb gardens with our own Linda List. And, of course, we hear from our favorite spokespony, Pebbles, as she lets us know the goings-ons at the HERD facility. All this and more is in this month’s pages. We hope you enjoy what we’ve put together for you this month, and as I do each month, I encourage readers to reach out and help us share your story. Email me at jeff.allison@ tryondailybulletin.com with any thoughts or ideas for upcoming issues. As always, thanks for reading!
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Storme Smith is a writer who lives in the Foothills of North Carolina. He is the co-founder and publisher of Buno Books, and has a passion for the arts. He also enjoys writing about the history, sports and unique people and places of our area.
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Claire Sachse, Writer and Photographer
Pebbles, Writer Pebbles is the “spokespony” for HERD, or Helping Equines Regain Dignity, a local nonprofit that saves equines from dire conditions and in many cases slaughter. She dictates her monthly columns about her adventures, and what a rescue organization does, to Heather Freeman.
Linda List, Writer and Photographer
Mark Levin, Writer and Photographer Mark is retired from a career in education. In addition to the classroom he has had a lifetime of experiences earning a buck as a photographer, videographer, author, musician and camp director. You can follow his blog about people and places in the foothills at www.FoothillsFaces. com or check out his new podcast he enjoys with a friend of 50 years at www.garyandmark.com.
Steve Wong, Freelance writer
Steve Wong is a freelance writer who lives in Gramling, SC. His work has appeared in many local magazines, newspapers and online outlets for the past 30 years. He will write about just about anything, but some of his personal interests include visual arts, theater, all things food, local music and local culture. He can be reached at Just4Wong@ Gmail.com.
Once the editor of the Tryon Daily Bulletin, Claire Sachse now manages several freelance side-hustles in the public relations and publishing arena. She’s also working on writing a mystery novel in which an editor solves crimes in a fictional (maybe) mountain railroad town. Raised by a painter and a diplomat, she considers herself immensely lucky to have a home full of weird and wonderful art, and a passport full of stamps.
Linda List’s career was spent in the food industry, often surrounded by chocolate and candy. Retirement and the Tryon Daily Bulletin have provided the opportunity for her to share her writing. Growing up in New York on the Canadian border, she lived most of her adult life at the foot of the Rockies in Golden, Colo. And is now enjoying life in Landrum the foot of the Smokies.
Storme Smith, Writer and Photographer
Pebbles and Heather can be reached through HerdRescue.org
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12 CALENDAR OF EVENTS June 30 - July 3 The 49th Annual Columbus Fire Department BBQ and Gospel Singing Veterans Park, Columbus July 1 SummerTracks presents Aaron Burdette Rogers Park, Summertracks.com,Tryon7p.m. July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 Saturday Night Lights Tryon International Equestrian Center Tryon.com/SNL, 5-10 p.m. JULY 4 Fabulous Celebration4th Downtown Columbus, 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.
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SEEN AROUND TOWN
W ith sunny skies and comfortable temperatures, the weather was perfect as the community gathered for a series of baseball games and fun on Saturday, May 28, at the Harry Dallara Ball Field at Harmon Field to celebrate the memory of the late and beloved Stephen Dallara and support a great cause. This fun family event featured a youth baseball game, a game between police officers and firefighters, food, bouncy houses for children, DJ Ethan Burns, a half and half raffle, and more. The Polk County Wolverines battled back against the Boiling Springs D2 Dodgers, with a final score of 14 to 13. Polk County team getting for the big game.
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STEPHEN DALLARA MEMORIAL BASEBALL GAMES
Members of the youth teams present medals for their loyal service to the law enforcement and fire department members who fielded the adult game. commemorative game jerseys
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B en and Haylie Land never intended to get into the restaurant game. Or perhaps it’s the café business. But for sure –Wakey Monkey in downtown Saluda is not just another coffee shop. It’s just different. It has a different feel to it. Relaxed, friendly, tasty. One step inside and you’ll become a regular. In fact, on any given day the shop is packed with regulars. Some of them just don’t know it yet. Ben and Haylie both love coffee, and they never intended to own a coffee shop. As things sometimes happen, the opportunity came knocking. When Matt Holler, the original owner, announced he was moving to Colorado, Haylie knew that this could be the young couple’s next big adventure. After all, the couple loves adventures. The two met when they were working as professional guides for The Gorge, Saluda’s own zipline company. This led to marriage and then to the start of a young family that includes a daughter and a dog. But owning a coffee shop had still not entered anyone’s mindset until that announcement.Aftertheirstint as zipline guides, Ben started his career as a welding and structural steel inspector. Haylie eventually took a part-time job as a barista at the Wakey Monkey. She thought this could be a good way to get out of the house for a few hours a day and learn more about making that perfect cup of joe. Since Ben was often gone on work trips for weeks at a time, working downtown seemed like a nice chance to get to know more of the folks in Saluda. Haylie was sad to hear that Matt was leaving the business. It was his baby and he nurtured it into a successful downtown venture. But she wasn’t going to get too sentimental. Haylie texted Ben and said, “Maybe we should buy the shop?” Ben didn’t need a lot of convincing. He enjoyed his job, but the chance to be his own Story and Photos by Mark Levin
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JULY 2022 17 boss was too good to pass up. They discussed it and knew this kind of break might not come their way again anytime soon. They haven’t looked back.
- Greg Bryant, local regular patron since day one “ ”
Thankfully, Matt was around to help them get up to speed. Haylie and Matt didn’t miss a step. They were running a well-oiled machine by the date the sale was finalized. It’s a lively place inside the Wakey Monkey. The place is always hopping with regulars and first-time customers alike. Seats and tables fill quickly. In the summer, it’s not uncommon to have a small line snaking out the door. It’s thatTheygood.have plenty of specialties including both veggie and meat frittatas that fill a showcase. The frittatas are usually gone well before closing time. Haylie says it’s their topThe Wakey Monkey is community. It’s where you see your friends, where you’re treated like friends, and where wonderful coffee and good food are embraced by great people.
18 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS selling item. Their favorite smoothie is “The Wakey Monkey.” It’s made with peanut butter, a chocolate protein powder, bananas, and blueberries. Some people might think that’s an odd combination of items in a smoothie…but by far, it’s the on e people ask for the most. The cinnamon buns are also a favorite, but actually…everything in the shop is someone’s favorite. The author can personally attest that the waffles are incredible!There’sa lot of restaurant here, fitting into a relatively small spac e. Ben is quick to point out that there’s some seating out front and more seats around the corner that patrons can use. Artwork from several local artists decorates the walls. Ben and Haylie invite other local artists to fill any remaining space.
Haylie and Ben Land, owners of Wakey Monkey
The couple immensely enjoys being part of the Saluda vibe. They are looking forward to getting even more involved in the community. They have a commitment to doing what they can to help promote the town. Ben and Haylie are already having an impact on the loc al scene by just being yet another great place to spend some time. Saluda has another gem in its crown.
Some of the hardworking Wakey Monkey staff – Chris, Hayden, Maren, and Abigail. Rebecca, Nina, and Mimi Grady of Mills River make the Wakey Monkey a regular breakfast stop.
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BACKGROUND: A scene from the 9-minute film, Landfall, shot entirely in Mill Spring
AN ARTSY DANCE FILM SHOT IN POLK COUNTY DOES WELL AT FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD B y any cinematic standard, Landfall, an “experimental film” shot in Polk County, NC, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, is artsy and unusual.The short nine-minute film shows two lithe women dancers in flesh-tone leotards exploring the natural wonders of dirt, mud, still water, running water, rocks, and plants through creative moments, set to atonal cello music. Most of the award-winning movie was filmed at Morning Glory Farm, 49.9 secluded acres in Mill Spring, owned by Lynne Parsons, the mother-in-law of film producer and choreographer Kate Weare of Asheville. To Weare’s surprise, Landfall has done well this year at film festivals around the world, selected to be included the Paris (France) Short Film Festival, Maryland Film Festival, and Jacksonville Dance Film Festival; it was an official finalist in the Boden (Sweden) International Film Festival; and it took Best Cinematography at the Experimental Dance & Music Film Festival in Canada. “When you make a project like this, you go deep inside an intuitive space, a space of not knowing answers or outcomes,” Weare said. “This is a very exciting space for most artists, but the downside is you never know if anyone else will be interested in what you are so passionate about. That’s the risk of it. So yes, we are thrilled and happy that the film has been so well-received by film festivals across the world.” Landfall By Steve Wong
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22 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS cost only $8,000 to make, a shocking low price, considering its quality and success. Originally, Weare, the dancers Thryn Saxon and Nicole Vaughan-Diaz, and photographer/filmmaker Jack Flame Sorokin set out with only “artistic goals” during the pandemic summer of 2020 and needed a natural environment where they could be socially distant from other people and each other. “The impulse to film at Morning Glory Farm was really about COVID,” Weare explained. “I knew we needed access to experiment in nature, and I also knew we could stay in separate spaces so that everyone could feel safe. Our shoot took place at the height of COVID uncertainty. At Lynne’s place we could work outdoors, sleep and eat separately, and generally feel as safe as possible on her isolated fifty acres. She is very connected to her land, and I think it sustains her.”
“It (the film) celebrates our beautiful land,” Parsons said recently from her creative home surrounded by fields, ponds, hardwood trees, but no visible neighbors. She had purchased the property in 1976, while she was a practicing psychologist in The secluded acres of the farm were provided the perfect setting for the production of Landfall
“The filming in Polk County took 10 days with dancers in residence at Morning Glory Farm, but the editing process was spread out for more than a year,” Weare said. “Jack and I’d meet and work on the film whenever we could fit it in the cracks of our professional schedules. This particular film, and our collaborative partnership, developed slowly because Jack and I were learning about each other as artists through the process. It was a brand new venture for both of us, undertaken purely for artistic goals. We’ve developed a more consistent working rhythm now that our first film has met with such success, and it’s clear we want to make more films together. We’re also both freelance artists, so living with flux and change is normal.”In2005, Weare founded the Kate Weare Company in New York City. She is renowned for her minimalist choreography that emotionally explores love, femininity, strength, and sexuality. Her movements often include seductive partnering, lifts, and a lushness. Her work has been presented globally, and she has received many awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship for Choreography in 2014. She is married to artist and author Kurt Perschke, and they now live in
Chicago. She and her late husband Ernie Giannini relocated to the property in 1996.
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24 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS Asheville.Thehaunting score of the movie is Sept Papillons for Solo Cello (2000) by Kaija Saariaho and performed by Dirk Wietheger, with supporting music by Ensemble Musikfabrik. Together, the music and visuals create an experience that is unworldly, yet strangely familiar especially to anyone accustomed to the landscapes of Polk County. With no spoken words, the film starts with scenes of shimmering water, gray fog over the land, and a running creek. The first dancer to appear is seen lying face up and spread-eagle in a grassy field. With growing intensity, the scenes change from shadows on trees, water lilies in a pond, and extreme close-ups of plant life to a single hand reaching upward to the sky. With the dancers introduced, they are seen separately and together in the forest, climbing a tree, lying in a stream, manuving on a rutted dirt field, emerging from the water Lynne Parsons, owner of Morning Glory Farm
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28 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS covered in water lilies. About halfway through the film, the dancers’ feet are spotlighted as they walk toward each other on a fallen log. Soon they meet face to face and seem to inspect each other, getting closer and closer. With a faster tempo, the dancers are seen together, shadowing each other, in mud, fingers touching. It ends with muddy feet descending into clean“Wewater.didn’t make this film from the perspective of an intended audience, who might we show it or sell it to, or even who might be interested in it. We made Landfall out of artistic curiosity, and to push ourselves forward in a scary time of professional and existential uncertainty,” Weare said. “Art-making is the impulse to explore, to try to make sense of things. That’s what we were trying to do with Landfall. Our film balances an impulse toward natural beauty with a strong sense of uneasiness. Our film is not about story-telling, although a sensory story unfolds within it. The film is asking whether we belong in nature; whether we are natural or unnatural. The film asks these questions without necessarily answering them, because the answer is still unfolding. We human beings
JULY 2022 29 are still figuring out how to live on this earth without destroying it and each other. We haven’t solved our own impulse toward self-destructiveness yet. “My hope is that local folks will see that we looked very closely at the unique natural splendor of Polk County, that we noticed things that make a normal place feel special, like the abandoned construction site, which we turned into a moon’s surface in our film,” Weare said. “I think artists are looking closely at the world to perceive its possibility, very often sensing beauty and pleasure, and just as often peril, menace and danger, sometimes by pointing out the tiniest details most of us don’t notice in our busy daily lives. It’s that heightened sense of attention, of receiving the bounty of nature’s information, that I hope people can see and sense in our film, Landfall.” Landfall.”dotryingweThat’sofmaketoexplore,impulseis“Art-makingthetotrytosensethings.whatweretowithWeareKate 516 S. Trade St., Tryon • 828-859-2466 • www.TLTinfo.org September 22-25, 2022 Tryon Fine Arts Center Nov. 10-13 & 17-20, 2022 TLT Workshop March 2-5 & 9-12, 2023 Tryon Fine Arts Center Rodgers & Hammerstein’s May 11-14 & 18-21, 2023 TLT Workshop 2022-23 SEASON
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front porch greets visitors with welcoming blooms. The bees are buzzing, and butterflies flit around the colorful butterfly bushes. Today she’s been watching her fennel plant. It’s filled with tiny eggs. A few plump yellow and black caterpillars, maneuvering through the leaves, will soon be swallowtail butterflies. “They love the fennel. They will eat it and some people think they’re killing the plant. But it comes back,” she tells me. “Let me show you a trick.” Lucy places a pair of scissors right in the path of a caterpillar inching its way along the plant. Suddenly, I see little red horns protruding from his head. “That’s his protection,” she Story and Photography by Linda List community garden near Lucy’s house
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JULY 2022 33 need a special herb, it’s right here for you to snip and add to your recipe.” I notice the colorful, painted stones identifying each flourishing herb.It’s fun to discover, walking through a neighborhood, what’s around the next bend in the road. We peek over the fence in Paula’s yard and discover her eye-catching English country garden. Paula is a North Carolina Master Gardener. At first glance, her flowers seem to be in a casual array. But she has carefully planned it out with smaller things first, followed by medium height plants, finishing with some taller shrubs. The result is an engaging combination of flowers, creating a graceful country-style garden. As we continue our stroll, we stop for a visit and chat with Jeff And Lee Gossett. Jeff has created a variety of flowerbeds to assure that something is always in bloom during the spring and summer, providing nectar and pollen throughout the growing season. The Gossetts have an extended lot that wraps around the house. The formal gardens are reminiscent of public botanic gardens. I question Jeff about a tree with unusual blossoms. He responds, “That’s called an Edgeworthia tree. It’s an early bloomer and is perfect for the bees who’ve been waiting for blossoms.” We thank Jeff and Lee for the tour and I wander across their yard to a neighbor. Not yet ripe green raspberries are emerging from a prickly bush. I decide this neighborhood is a haven for all kinds of gardeners. My next stop is a few blocks over to visit with Cynthia and Bill Warren, who purchased a fixer-upper house several years ago. They worked diligently on the inside of the dwelling. Then, Cynthia tackled the acreand-a-half, heavily wooded yard. “I’d rather be outside than inside,” she grins. “I first began raking up the multitude of leaves that dropped from Bill and Cynthia Warren spend many hours perfecting their garden
34 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS all these trees in the fall to use for mulch. Then we began the task of removing 35 trees. We still have around 40 trees. I wanted a park-like setting. Bill loves recycling discarded lumber and pallets that he finds at building sites, so he’s been busy building benches and planters for me.”
We amble around the path as she continues describing her master plan. “I made an effort to plant flowers, vines and shrubs that benefited the hummers, butterflies, birds and bees which include coral honeysuckle, beautyberry shrub, black-eyed Susans, zinnias, daisies and coreopsis. I use many natives in my garden. My rule against the use of pesticides of any sort is based on my plan to have my garden certified with the National Wildlife Federation by the end of the summer.” I noticed some plants that at one time I might have called weeds. “Well,” she admits. “I saw some things coming up and decided to let them grow. Now I call them wildflowers,” she laughs. “And one is an unusual medicinal plant called Wild Quinine.”Clouds are gathering so I bid goodbye to Bill and Cynthia. It’s time to head home.A few years ago we moved to a senior living community. In a setting designed for residents that could be considered “elderly,” you might not expect to discover active gardeners. However, once a gardener, always a gardener. Most of A caterpillar visits a fennel plant at Lucy Holt’s garden
the cottages here sport flowers to brighten porches, mailboxes, and windowsills.DeeWhite’s colorful spring Iris garden is always a welcome sign of the warm weather to come. When her shiny blue birdbath no longer held water, she transitioned it into a delicate planter. Dee surrounds her house with plantings and enjoys a welcoming environment for bees, chipmunks, squirrels, bright red cardinals and little Carolina wrens. There are more than just flowers here at our senior living complex. Bob Smart is an industrious vegetable farmer. Three years ago, at age 84, he decided to grow a vegetable garden. He describes his work. “I planned a plot to be about 20’ x 40’. It was covered with trees and heavy brush so my first task was to remove it all. Next, the soil was hard red clay. I dug it all up with a shovel. Then I moved into the woods to dig up the dark soil created by fallen leaves. I tilled this into my garden before I started to plant. I grow summer and winter produce.” Bob is also a cook, so he is often called on to share his gardening and cooking skills for familyAudreygatherings.Hepburn once said, “To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” I’ve enjoyed my summer quest, meeting gardeners and viewing their lovely creations. It takes a dream, hours of effort, and that all-important “green thumb” to caretake a garden.
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By Pebbles Royal’s sire, the powerhouse Goldseekers Jet, standing at stud in Texas
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by Goldseekers Jet, sporting incredible Dash for Cash and Three Bars lineage. By the age of two, it was determined you were a cryptorchid, and so was your yearling brother. This unfortunate circumstance landed you in a kill pen, bound for slaughter. Your cruel owner sold you as a grade horse. He was ashamed of you. He did not offer your papers at the auction to help you fetch a higher price because of your excellent bloodlines. He washed his hands of you. We know who this man is. We contacted him concerning your whereabouts. This man was cold and callous. If we wanted your registration papers, we would need to pay him $1,000 to get them, despite the fact we were the freedom ride you needed. We bought you at the auction price he accepted, $650, the value of your meat weight at the age of Helpingtwo.Equines Regain Dignity (HERD) saved you. Someone else took pity and bought your baby brother. You comforted your sibling at the lot and protected him in the crowded pen of horses, until the two of you parted ways to load onto separate trailers. This touching moment was captured on video at the auction. We apologize we could not save the two of you together. This A closer look at the handsome Royal
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JULY 2022 39 is the game of life, call it fate; call it harder economic times for a Werescue.saved you alone. You came to us to rehabilitate and find your path heading to a new horizon. Just like I did years ago. Both of us originated from Texas, one of the largest horse-breeding states in America. We are considered livestock, not pets. There is very little legal protection to keep us or any equine out of harm’s way. Texas is also dangerously close to Mexico where horses go by the truckload from the USA for inhumane slaughter. Your body score upon arrival to HERD rescue was a 1.5. Not ideal by any stretch of the imagination. You were sick with a bad respiratory infection. Isolation was the consequence, along with copious amounts of handling and medication, which were not to your liking. I watched over you from 100 feet away as you wrestled with the lonely existence here. Something in your movement told us that there were other issues. The vet came twice trying and solve this puzzle. Your mouth also was a source of constant discomfort.Itwasdecided when your body score became ideal from our refeeding program, that we would send you to
40 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS Royal learning the ropes in the playground with Scott Homstead, co-founder of HERD
JULY 2022 41 FREE: KIDS ACTIVITIES ENTERTAINMENT LIVE MUSIC HORSE SHOW ADMISSION! MAY M21 AY 21 MAY M28 AY 28 JUNE J4 UNE 4 JUNE J11 UNE 11 JULY J2 ULY 2 JULY J9 ULY 9 JULY J16 ULY 16 2022 SATURDAY NIGHT LIGHTS SERIES JULY J23 ULY 23 JULY J30 ULY 30 OCT O1 CT 1 OCT O8 CT 8 OCT O15 CT 15 OCT O22 CT 22 OCT O29 CT 29 T r y o n . c o m / S N L presented by a top-notch horse hospital. There you would be gelded and have your mouth more thoroughly examined to get to the root of the painful problems.Itturned out that your wolf teeth were a terrible discomfort to you. You also required invasive abdominal surgery to become a gelding. You survived this trying ordeal like the champion that you were bred to be. The surgeon commented to us on what an exceptional quality horse you are. If he had seen your photos upon arrival, he would not have recognized you at this juncture. In fact, now that we are stablemates in the barn each night, I hardly can believe it is you. Royal, you are iconic. Like me, you set the bar high. Trust is still a tad hard for you. The need to flee from humans is measured by the Royal learning to trust cross bridges with Scott Homstead
42 LIFE IN OUR FOOTHILLS tickling desire to be brushed and comforted by them. I understand this weight, it is a choice of flight or surrender. To accept and believe is a frightening thing for us after what we have endured as young equines. Those we loved first, who marveled over our birth and beauty, failed us miserably. Love is surprising. It can sneak up on us despite our pricked ears and best equine defenses to stay aloof. Somehow the connection to be touched and appreciated by another living creature is magnetic.Itoohave tried to resist the temptations of love. I was resolved to hold my ground, stay the course, and hide in the corner of my pasture with my best friend Sedona. She is only age three, I am 11. I have all the answers. When it is time to head to the gate at sundown, to go to our cool, fan-blown stalls, plush with shaving and hay, I resist. Sedona always goes first. However, when I hear my name, “Pebbles, please come,” I turn and head for that gate. Knowing that I am loved, knowing that I will be brushed and pampered with a cookie and tucked in for the night, well it is comforting to me. You, Royal, are beginning to experience this desire to be adored. The horse cookies are not a bad incentive either. I saw you rest your head in loving arms last night as your halter was slipped from your head. You are home for now here in HERD. You have turned the corner. Life is delicious again. You are experiencing the royal treatment, my friend. It does not get better than this, trust me. Royal’s poor thin condition as he arrived at HERD
Blueberry Banana Smoothie Servings: 2 INGREDIENTS 1 cup spinach 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar blend 1 tablespoon almond butter 1/2 cup bananas, frozen 1/2 cup blueberries, frozen 1 tablespoon chia seeds 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon minced ginger 1/2 cup berry yogurt fresh blueberries, for garnish (optional)
DIRECTIONS: In blender, blend spinach, water, apple cider vinegar, almond butter, frozen bananas, frozen blueberries, chia seeds, cinnamon, ginger and yogurt until smooth. Pour into two glasses and garnish with fresh blueberries, if desired.
A SPLENDID SMOOTHIE
JULY 2022 43 QUICK BITES
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CHEF-WORTHY
Celebrating summer with sizzling meals starts with tender, juicy cuts of meat that take center stage when dining on the patio or firing up the grill. Call over the neigh bors or simply enjoy family time with your nearest and dearest by savoring the flavor of warm weather meals. Steak enthusiasts and burger lovers alike can show off their summer cooking skills with these recipes for Southwest Steaks with Creamy Peppercorn Sauce and Par mesan-Herb Fries and Fried Lobster Po Boy Cheeseburgers from Omaha Steaks Execu tive Chef David Rose. Thick, juicy, marbled steaks are cooked to tender doneness and complemented by steakhouse-style fries while savory lobster is combined with all-American burgers. For seafood connoisseurs, Grilled Shrimp Tostadas with Guacamole and Pico de Gallo offer an easy way to add shrimp to the menu. Just fire up the grill and allow seared seafood to mingle with fresh, homemade toppings for a light summertime bite. Find more summer favorites at Oma haSteaks.com/Summer.
Fried Lobster Po Boy Cheeseburgers Recipe courtesy of Omaha Steaks Executive Chef David Rose Prep time: about 20 minutes Cook time: about 20 minutes Servings: 2 Pimento Remoulade: 1/2 cup mayonnaise 1 1/2 tablespoons minced pimentos 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon minced bread and butter 1picklespepperoncino, seeded and minced 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice 3 dashes hot sauce kosher salt, to taste
Fried Lobster Tails: Vegetable oil, for frying 1/2 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, divided 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, 1/4dividedteaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 large egg 1 tablespoon water 2 dashes hot sauce 1/4 cup potato chips, finely blended in food 1/3processorcuppanko breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon minced flat leaf Italian parsley
Summer Classics
2 Omaha Steaks Cold Water Lob ster Tails (5 ounces each) Cheeseburgers: 1 pound Omaha Steaks Premi um Ground Beef salt, to taste freshly ground black pepper, to 2tastetablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature 2 brioche buns 2 slices yellow cheddar cheese 3 leaves romaine lettuce, shredded DIRECTIONS To make pimento remoulade: In small bowl, mix mayonnaise, pimentos, mustard, pickles, pepperoncino, paprika, garlic powder, black pepper, lemon juice and hot sauce until well-in corporated. Season with salt, to taste.Tomake fried lobster tails: Preheat grill to 400 F and add oil to 10-inch cast-iron pan, about 1/2-inch deep. In medium bowl, whisk flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, garlic powder and smoked paprika until well-incor porated. Set aside. In separate medium bowl, whisk egg, water and hot sauce. SetInaside.third medium bowl, whisk potato chips, panko bread crumbs and parsley until well-in corporated. Set aside. Cut lobster tails in half lengthwise, remove meat from shell and season with remaining kosher salt and black pepper. Toss halved lobster tails in flour mixture first, egg mixture second and potato chip mixture third, coating thoroughly. Fry lobster tails 3-4 minutes on each side until golden-brown and cooked through. Close grill lid between flipping.
To make cheeseburgers: Preheat grill to 450 F using direct heat. Form ground beef into two 1/2-pound patties, each about 1/2-inch thick. Using thumb, make dimple in center of each patty to help cook evenly.Season both sides of burger with salt and pepper, to taste. Spread butter on each cut-side of Grillbuns.burgers 4-5 minutes per side for medium doneness. Add one slice cheddar cheese on each burger, close lid and grill about 30 seconds to melt cheese. Remove patties from grill to clean plate. Place buns cutsides down on grill grates and toast 20-30 seconds, or until well toasted, being careful to avoid burning.Toassemble: Place desired amount of remoulade on buns. Place cheeseburgers on bottom buns. Top each with two fried lobster tail halves. Place handful shredded lettuce on lobster tails. Top with buns. Grilled Shrimp Tostadas with Guacamole and Pico de Gallo Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Pico de Gallo: 3/4 cup Roma tomatoes, diced into 1/4-inch pieces 3 tablespoons white onion, diced into 1/4-inch pieces 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, chopped fine 1 teaspoon jalapeno, minced fine, with seeds 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Guacamole: 2 medium avocados, peeled, seeded and chopped into 1/2-inch
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1piecestablespoon fresh lime juice 1/4 cup pico de gallo 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/2 teaspoon jalapeno, minced 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Shrimp Tostadas: 12 ounces Omaha Steaks Wild Argentinian Red Shrimp, thawed 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup canned refried pinto beans or refried black beans 4 tostada flats 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce 1 cup guacamole
Southwest steak rub 1/4 cup grapeseed oil 2 ounces unsalted butter, cold Peppercorn Cream Sauce: 1/2 cup brandy 3/4 cup beef stock 1/2 cup heavy cream 2 teaspoons peppercorn medley, coarsely cracked salt, to pepper,tastetotaste
1 cup pico de gallo 2 tablespoons shredded Cotija 4cheesecilantro sprigs 4 lime wedges
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Executive Chef David Rose Prep time: 10 minutes Cook time: 25 minutes
Servings: 2 Southwest Steak Rub: 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1/2 teaspoon ancho chili powder 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pep 1/2per teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon cumin Parmesan-Herb Fries: 1 package (16 ounces) Omaha Steaks Steakhouse Fries 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves, 1mincedtablespoon fresh rosemary leaves, 1mincedtablespoon fresh Italian parsley, minced New York Strip Steaks: 2 Omaha Steaks Butcher’s Cut New York Strips
To make guacamole: In bowl, mix avocados, lime juice, 1/4 cup pico de gallo, garlic, olive oil, jalapeno and salt. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use. To make shrimp tostadas: In bowl, combine shrimp, olive oil, chili powder, cumin and salt. Marinate in refrigerator at least 15 minutes or up to 2 Preheathours.grill to medium-high heat. Clean and season grill grates. Grill shrimp 2-3 minutes per side until lightly charred and opaque. Heat refried beans and spread 2 tablespoons beans on each tostada flat.Spread shredded romaine lettuce on top of beans followed by guaca mole and remaining pico de gallo. Top each tostada with 3-4 grilled shrimp and sprinkle with Cotija cheese. Garnish each tostada with one cilantro sprig and one lime wedge. Southwest Steaks with Creamy Peppercorn Sauce and Parme san-Herb Fries Recipe
DIRECTIONS To make pico de gallo: In bowl, mix tomatoes, onion, cilantro, jala peno, lime juice and salt. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
courtesy of Omaha Steaks
DIRECTIONS To make Southwest steak rub: In small bowl, whisk salt, pepper, thyme, paprika, chili powder, chipo tle pepper, garlic powder and cumin until fully incorporated. To make Parmesan-herb fries: Preheat oven to 425 F. Place fries on baking rack on top of sheet pan; bake 25 minutes, or until gold en-brown and crispy. In medium bowl, mix Parmesan cheese, thyme, rosemary and pars ley until fully incorporated. Remove fries from oven and toss with Parmesan herbs. To make New York strip steaks: Season steaks generously with Southwest steak rub on both sides. In cast-iron pan, add grapeseed oil and bring to high heat. Place steaks in pan and sear 3-4 minutes on bo th sides for medium-rare doneness.Remove steaks from pan and rest 8 minutes; reserve oil in cast-iron pan.To make peppercorn cream sauce: Add brandy to reserved oil in cast-iron pan and reduce to 1/3 volume, about 1 minute. Add beef stock and reduce by 1/3 volume, about 2-3 minutes. Add heavy cream and cracked peppercorn medley to pan, bring to boil and reduce to simmer until thickened. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
JULY 2022 47 PARTING GLANCE
This stretch of North Pacolet River at Harmon Field is always a peaceful place to stop and relax on a warm summer afternoon. Photo by Jeff Allison
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