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A Time to be Thankful

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hankful: it’s a word that gets tossed around a lot this time of year as November arrives and 2017 begins to draw to a close.

And although it typically marks the winding down of the year, November is also a season of beginnings. This month begins the season of giving and the season of receiving. It begins the season of family gatherings and time spent with friends. It’s the month of Thanksgiving Day parades, Black Friday shopping, mom’s traditional holiday dinners and naps on the couch when you’ve had too much turkey ... or casserole ... or pie …

But, perhaps most importantly, it’s the beginning of a season of reflection and gratefulness.

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While we’re incredibly thankful for all of the food (who isn’t thankful for the person who came up with pie?), wine and family time November brings—food and wine is this month’s theme, after all—here at Billings Lifestyle, we’re truly thankful for you.

When we fill this magazine each month with local restaurants, locally-owned businesses and inspiring members of the Billings community, it’s because we’re thankful for everything the place we call home has to offer, and for you—the readers and members of this community—who continue to inspire us to make every issue of this publication special.

Thank you for taking the time to join us as we strive to connect you with your community through meaningful words and beautiful photographs.

And to you, our readers, take some time to think about what you’re thankful for this November. May you find gratitude in the little things, and may the list of what you’re thankful for go on forever.

Have a great November, Billings, and happy Thanksgiving.

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Thanksgiving Day Recipes

Cooking with a Former Miss Montana and Her Kids

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LITTLE CHEFS Will Love These Thanksgiving Day Recipes

Griffin and Quin whisk the dry ingredients together.

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COOKING WITH A FORMER MISS MONTANA AND HER KIDS ARTICLE KATIE JACKSON PHOTOGRAPHY CARRIE BALLARD

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hen she won the title of Miss Montana in 2007, Kristen Yeley’s talent was dancing.

But, the Billings mom of two is also known for her cooking skills—which she’s already passing on to her boys: Griffin, 2, and Quin, 5. They forget all about their toys when it’s time to help mom measure and mix the ingredients for these two Thanksgiving Day recipes.

Both recipes have apple bases and nicely complement turkey and all the trimmings. The first recipe was passed down from her grandma, Geri Stilson of Denton, Montana, who gifted Kristen with a homemade handwritten cookbook when she moved into her first apartment. The second is a new family favorite that's already a big hit with her husband, Jeff, and even the kids.

“Usually my boys don’t like stuffing,” Kristen admits.

“But the combination of bread, apples and sausage makes this one stuffing that they really do like. Plus, they help tear up the bread, and that buys me some time to prepare the other ingredients or maybe get a head start on dishes.”

Yes, even former Miss Montanas have to do dishes on Thanksgiving.

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Griffin and Quin take turns stirring the stuffing.

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Griffin, Quin and Kristen prepare sausage and apple stuffing.

Quin helps Kristen move the mixture from the bowl into the pan.

SAUSAGE AND APPLE STUFFING INGREDIENTS

4 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound sausage (sliced link sausage or ground sausage) 1 yellow onion, diced 1 cup walnuts and/or pecans 1-2 tart apples 2 1/2 cups chicken stock 5 cups toasted ciabatta bread ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley ½ cup melted butter INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large skillet, add olive oil and begin

3. Add chicken stock and melted butter, tossing well

cooking sausage.Next, add onion, nuts and apples; cook until sau-

to coat the mixture thoroughly. Spoon mixture into a

sage is thoroughly cooked.

9-by-13-inch baking dish and cover with foil.

2. Tear toasted ciabatta bread into bite-sized pieces and place in a

4. Bake for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue baking

large mixing bowl. Pour cooked sausage mixture over the bread and

until golden and crisp.

sprinkle with parsley.

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Griffin adds an egg to the applesauce bars batter.

GRANDMA GERI STILSON’S APPLESAUCE BARS INGREDIENTS

½ cup shortening or butter ¾ cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 cup raisins (optional) 2 cups flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon ½ teaspoon cloves INSTRUCTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Cream shortening and sugar, add egg and applesauce.

2. Sift dry ingredients and add to sugar, egg and applesauce mixture.

If desired, add raisins and/or nuts.

3. Place in greased jelly roll pan or drop in heaping tablespoons Griffin and Quin realize they're making a mess.

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for cookies.

4. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes. For an extra treat, top with powdered sugar icing made with powdered sugar and milk.

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Life, like each changing season, runs in cycles, especially if you end up taking care of a parent who raised you.

One of the most important things we can do for our aging parents is help them with the transition and change into the season of life when they might need more assistance. Challenges can arise during the fall and winter months, but caregivers and family members can offer support that gives seniors the right perspective to handle the transition and change. Here are some of the things you can do to help your aging loved one have an easier transition into the colder months of the year:

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Photo by Aaron Waller, Graphic Finesse

HIS STORY From a young age, chef James Honaker displayed a passion for cooking. He attended the New York Restaurant School (CIA) as well as Le Notre in Paris, developing a keen understanding of European cuisine. James' repertoire of experience stretches from coast to coast, with positions at top-rated restaurants in San Francisco and New York, including Le Bernardin.

In 1992, he brought his big-city expertise to the quieter setting of Billings, opening Walker’s Grill with his brother. Only six years later, he opened Bistro Enzo. Honaker is a three-time James Beard Award nominee.

GETTING PERSONAL “Back in the late 1980s, I sent an application (in poor French) to Giradet, a restaurant in Crissier, Switzerland,” Honaker says. “The chef, Freddy Giradet, had never allowed an American to work in his legendary restaurant. I applied as a dishwasher and mentioned that we shared a

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mutual love for cycling. I didn’t get the job, but he did reply with a personal letter.”

FAVORITE MEAL TO PREPARE

“Pristine fish. What I like most is cooking fish," he says.

"That goes back 30 years ago when I was working in New York. Fish requires a little bit more timing, but if it’s done well, there is nothing like it.”

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Jeremy Engebretson

OWNER AND EXECUTIVE CHEF, LILAC RESTAURANT GENERAL MANAGER, THE PETROLEUM CLUB

Photo by Louis Habeck, Louis Habeck Photography

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HIS STORY Jeremy Engebretson’s first exposure to the restaurant industry came in Glendive, Montana, where he worked for his aunt’s restaurant.

“I have always loved the industry and have planned on running a restaurant since as far back as I can remember,” he says.

While attending school for information systems and economics in Missoula, Engebretson spent days working as a programmer and nights working at restaurants. It was at Scotty’s Table in Missoula where he learned the basics of scratch sauces, homemade pasta and breaking down seafood. Through networking and hard work, Engebretson was hired at The Ranch Club, a restaurant in a private golf course near Frenchtown.

“I took a chance and quit my then salaried/faculty position at the University of Montana to be a sous chef at a restaurant,” Engebretson says.

He moved his way up to executive chef, then left to cater for about a year before moving back to Billings in 2009. The success of his own restaurant, Lilac, prompted the Petroleum Club to hire him on as general manager.

GETTING PERSONAL During Engebretson’s time in Missoula, he enjoyed taking trips to Oregon, relishing the food and scenery. On one of these adventures, he asked the two-time James Beard Award-winning chef Gabe Rucker if he could stage (work for free) at his home restaurant, le Pigeon, in Portland. Rucker agreed, even allowing Engebretson

to work for him a few times.

“I loved the dining, the menu, the style of service and that was definitely a motivating influence on how Lilac was, especially when we opened,” Engebretson says.

CULINARY ICON AND INSPIRATION

“Like so many following America's rebirth of fine dining in the '90s, I grew up a huge fan of Thomas Keller," Engbretson says. "The French Laundry Cookbook really was the first of its kind, and a lot of the style and especially the appreciation of ingredients, technique and finesse hold true today.”

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Photo by Aaron Waller, Graphic Finesse

HIS STORY Born and raised in the small town of Lodge Grass, Montana, Travis Stimpson had few opportunities when looking for his first job.

Instead of settling for the grocery store or gas station, he decided to pursue his interests and made the commute to Custer Battlefield Trading Post and Café. After eight years at the Trading Post, Stimpson applied at Walker’s Grill. He

served as sous chef to four different chefs over the course of four years at Walker’s, spent a year learning the art of baking from the great John Rainey at Grains of Montana, served four years in the kitchen of Café Italia and was sous chef for Jeremy Engebretson at Lilac for three years.

When the opportunity arose for Stimpson to have his own restaurant, he partnered with John Heenan to open Local Kitchen and Bar.

GETTING PERSONAL “My love of cooking came to me early on,” Stimpson says. “I was raised on a ranch and because that lifestyle runs by no schedule and is completely responsive to weather, crop and cattle conditions, you simply never knew what your day would entail. One day my mother would make lunch for three and the next day she'd do lunch for 30. It always astounded me, her ability to create so much from so little and to be able to make so many people happy. Seeing my grandmother and my mother always work-

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ing in billowing clouds of steam, with the smell of sweet and savory filling the air, made me want to know more about this world.”

BIGGEST KITCHEN DISASTER “I had been asked to prepare Indian tacos

for a visiting basketball team,” Stimpson says.

Only 18, he found himself alone with four

electric stoves each cooking two pans of oil.

“Somewhere in the middle of all that I spilled

oil over the side of one of the pans,” he recalls.

Soon, the entire pan was on fire with flames

growing taller by the moment. After discover-

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ing the cabinet with baking soda was locked, he melted a lid and burned some rags trying to stifle the blaze, before finally smothering it with damp towels. Somehow, he finished all 130 pieces of bread and cleaned up the mess before his guests arrived.

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EXECUTIVE CHEF, Photo by Aaron Waller, Graphic Finesse

HIS STORY

STACKED, A MONTANA GRILL

Kevin Andrew Cole Cole eventually enrolled in the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary

Growing up in a single-parent household, cooking became an

Arts in Boulder, Colorado, where he excelled. Working at restaurants

important outlet for Kevin Cole. While his mother dedicated her-

in Denver, Colorado and Billings, Montana, Cole acquired a diverse

self to working 16-hour days, seven days a week, Cole decided

range of knowledge, honing his palate and craft along the way.

he needed to help take care of his younger sister. This involved learning to cook. He watched old episodes of Julia Child’s cooking show or Iron Chef for inspiration and often experimented with new flavors. High school was a struggle.

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I do, and who I’ve become because of it. I am blessed to be married to my

He eventually dropped out of school and found himself at a crossroads. Yet, his love of cooking never faltered.

“To this day I believe cooking saved me,” he says.

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soulmate that gave me three beautiful children. I love talking about food, I love teaching people about food, and I most definitely love eating food.”

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WINE pairings PERFECT PALATES FROM JENNIFER INGELLIS, DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AT TASTING ROOM + PAIRINGS FOR YOUR CLASSIC FAMILY HOLIDAY DISHES ARTICLE NICOLETTE MARTIN

WHITES

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“Rich, full-bodied whites like

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Chardonnay, Viognier, Gewürztraminer

bodied Cabernet Franc from the Loire

think to pull out their favorite rosé to

and Rhône White Blends pair delightfully

Valley make excellent companions to

pair with Thanksgiving dinner, but

with many of the dishes found on the

the savory, herb-inflected dishes at a

it’s actually a fantastic wine to have

Thanksgiving table. For example, pump-

typical Thanksgiving feast. The ele-

handy this time of year. Fuller-bodied

kin soup or butternut squash with brown

vated acidity, as well as the nuances

rosé made with Grenache, Syrah and

butter and sage is a delicious match for a

of mushroom and dried herbs, make

Cabernet Franc are excellent matches

richly textured Chardonnay. The warmer

these wines stellar accompaniments,

for the richer foods that make their way

spices of autumn, like nutmeg, cinnamon

keeping your palate refreshed while

to the holiday table, the juicy acidity

and clove, are complementary to this

elevating the complementary notes

keeping your palate from becoming

style of wine, as many have similar notes

found in the food.”

tired and overwhelmed from all the

interwoven with toasted oak nuances.”

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DIY

do i t you r se l f ARTICLE DANA LAPINEL PHOTOGRAPHY MICHAEL RAINERO STYLIST KATELYN HUTSON

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WHAT YOU NEED + Quikrete 5000 Concrete Mix + 1 ¼" Diameter Wooden Dowel 48" long (A single 48” dowel is all you need to make three sturdy legs.

1” diameter and 1 ½” diameter dowels would also work just fine.)

+ 5 Gallon Bucket (Look for a bucket with a smooth bottom.)

+ Clean Tap Water

TOOLS + Paint (Pick a color, any color)

+ Painter's Tape + Paintbrush + 120 Grit Sandpaper

+ A DIY MODERN STOOL +

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0 1 | cu t the le gs

02 | mix it up

Cut the 48" dowel intro three pieces 16" long each. This step is where

Thoroughly mix the concrete so that every grain of the mix is wet.

power tools come in handy, or your friendly neighborhood Home

The mix should be the consistency of cookie dough. After mixing,

Depot or Ace Hardware associate will help you out with a perfect cut.

there will be air bubbles trapped inside. Shake and tap the bucket to

Make sure the bucket is clean and dry and put 3" of concrete mix

bring the air bubbles to the surface.

in the bucket. Add clean tap water slowly. Be careful not to add too much water or else the concrete will be weak and crumble.

03 | pl ace th e le gs

0 4 | d i p d ye th e l e gs

Once the concrete has settled, place the legs in the bucket. Stick

Measure how much you want to dip dye the legs of the stool. For

the legs about 1 1/2 " past the surface of the concrete and let them

our stool, we measured 4" from the bottom. Mark with a pencil and

rest against the side of the bucket.

place painter's tape at the markings. Paint on the color of your choice,

Wait 24 hours then remove.

remove the tape and let dry.

Bend the sides of the bucket outward a few times in each direction to loosen the concrete; then pull the stool out by the legs. Use the sandpaper to smooth the edges.

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Food & Wine ARTICLE GIA LUCIANO

APPLE PIE Organic All American

Filling

6-8 Granny Smith apples (depending on size) ½ cup of organic coconut sugar 2-4 tablespoons of organic unbleached flour 1 tablespoon of cinnamon 2 tablespoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice 2 tablespoons of organic butter finely chopped Peel and cut the apples into thick slices, place in a bowl and toss with lemon juice. Add coconut sugar, organic butter, cinnamon and organic unbleached flour and mix. You should see the apples starting to sweat and form a coating. Let sit while you make the crust

Crust

2 ½ cups organic unbleached flour 10 tablespoons organic butter (very chilled and cut into tiny cubes) ½ cup organic all vegetable shortening 4-6 tablespoons cold water (I usually put ice cubes in a small bowl of water and let it sit) 1 pinch of organic pink salt Place flour in a food processor with cutting metal blade, add butter and shortening, slowly pulse your processor to cut up butter and shortening. Add two tablespoon of water at a time and pulse a few more times. After four tablespoons of water, check to see if the flour holds together. The dough should look crumbly if it does not add two more tablespoons of water and pulse again. I find I usually use six tablespoons, be sure that it does not get wet and sticky if it is too wet add a little flour and pulse. Pour out dough onto a cutting board that is floured and press together to form a ball and knead the dough.

Divide the dough in half and roll out each half of the dough and cut two circles that are 2 inches wider than you pie dish. I use a 9-inch pie dish. Grease and flour the pie dish and place the one circle on the bottom. Poke several holes with a fork. Pour apples into the pie dish and cover with the other dough circle. Press the edges together with a fork.

Cut several slits around the pie.

Bake pie at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. 5 minutes before it's done you can brush melted butter and sprinkle organic coconut sugar on top, pop back in the oven for remaining 5 minutes to form a glaze.

Enjoy

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NOVEMBER 13 BOB SEGER RIMROCK AUTO ARENA See Bob Seger live in concert. Bob Segar’s "Greatest Hits" album was certified diamond by the RIAA for achieving 10 million units sold in the U.S. earlier this year. In 2015, he was honored with Billboard’s Legend of Live award at the 12th annual Billboard Touring Conference & Awards for his significant and lasting impact on the touring industry.

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THANKSGIVING TRADITIONS BILLINGS' SMALL-BUSINESS OWNERS SHARE THEIR FAVORITE HOLIDAY TRADITIONS ARTICLE STEPHANIE HOWER

KATIE ELLIS, BOTTEGA CLOTHING

"Thanksgiving in my family means every LISA WOODS, WOODS ACCOUNTING

"For our Thanksgiving, we always get

THERESA VONDRA,

single person is covered in flour from baking

THE MASSAGE COMPANY

or oil from deep-frying the turkeys. I'm super

together with family. We do a potluck, then

"I can't just think of one Thanksgiving tradi-

close with my family, so I cherish all of us

play bingo. Each game, someone wins a prize.

tion that I cherish; I feel it's really the holiday as

cooking, laughing, playing games and shar-

The last game we play is blackout which is a

a whole. Football playing on TV, traditional foods

ing what we are thankful for under one roof.

gift certificate to a restaurant in town. When

that make the house smell that wonderful smell,

It is my favorite holiday for sure!"

you win a prize, you get the chance to steal

family gathering together to spend quality time

from someone else that has already won or

with one another, eating too much and the nap

pick a number, and you get the wrapped

that's sometimes needed following all that food."

prize that goes with that number. After that, we go Black Friday shopping."

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KATHY HEDGES, AQUA STUDIO AND SALON

"Our family is spread throughout the coun-

"I love all the holidays, and every one

try, so we tend to split the holidays. Usually,

holds fun and sometimes goofy tradi-

JUSTIN HUTCHINSON,

Thanksgiving is spent with our Helena family.

tions. One of my favorites is Thanksgiving

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As we add members through marriage, we also

with my parents. With nine siblings, every

"Getting together with friends or family

add recipes. It's never a question who is bringing

year varies as to who can attend the annual

and playing games and watching football.

what, and it is always exciting to see what new

feast. We start bright and early, making our

There's nothing better than good company

item will be added to the spread. We're excited to

chosen turkey do a dance into the roaster

and good food over the holidays. Oh, and of

bring yummy pull aparts—like monkey bread but

and prepare to be stuffed. It's a dear, heartfelt

course pumpkin pie!"

made with vanilla ice cream—as usual this year."

holiday for my family."

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"I've always loved Thanksgiving. With my family, we just hang out and watch the Macy's parade in the morning, while I help my mom—or pretend to help and just taste test—all the amazing food she prepares for us. We sit down, tell everyone what we're thankful for and fill our bellies. We then open our 'crackers' and get a little surprise and wear the paper crown. We hang all night watching football, eating and playing board games. Except for Monopoly ... mom banned that 15 years ago."

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