5 Ingredients, 1 Skillet Playin Chicken at Fili-West Who helps local orphans Leftovers get elevated Staycation at Middleton is Inn style
Apple cider shrub cocktails Pick your SC Christmas tree Forging ahead with Robert Thomas Get bked at this food truck Fruit trees in the urban ‘stead SC HERITAGE GRAINS
Hooray for health in the holidays Chefs give farmers snaps 2 ingredient cakes and dougnuts Champagne that boosts health??? And where can you get these beautiful doors?
HARVEST & HOLIDAY 2015
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How did we become the biggest little lender in South Carolina? Because every day, every loan, we ask ten of the nation’s largest financial institutions to compete for the very best rate for your mortgage. By working with you one-on-one, we help you make smart decisions today that will benefit your lifestyle for years to come.
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Avoid the Craze of Holly Daze… It’s all about perspective, isn’t it?
Fortunately, this season is all about thinking of others. And with the right attitude (Like not freaking out over your holiday to-do list) you can follow your dose of get-over-yourself with a great, heaping helping of holiday cheer (hopefully with the help of our nummy recipes and apple cider inspired cocktails). As you enjoy our Harvest and Holiday issue, please remember to be inspired, be a locavore whenever you can and that the most important present ever given or received is LOVE. It really is that simple. L I LY
CLASSIC DUTCH BABY:
*NOTE: ALL INGREDIENTS SHOULD BE ROOM
TEMP BEFORE MIXING. 2-3 TABLESPOONS UNSALTED BUTTER, 4 EGGS, ¼ TEASPOON SALT, 1 CUP ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR, 1 CUP MILK. PUT SOFT
BUTTER IN SKILLET IN OVEN WHILE PRE-HEATING SO THAT BUTTER MELTS AND BUBBLES. MIX ALL OTHER INGREDIENTS, REMOVE SKILLET FROM OVEN
AND ADD BATTER TO PIPING HOT BUTTERY SKILLET. RETURN TO OVEN AND
BAKE 15 OR 20 MINUTES—THE MIXTURE WILL PUFF AND RISE. REMOVE FROM OVEN, SPRINKLE WITH A PINCH OF SALT, CINNAMON, BROWN SUGAR
AND POWDERED SUGAR. GO TO LILY-MAGAZINE.COM FOR SEVERAL EASY SWEET AND SAVORY VARIATIONS.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
My funny friend, Beth, gives me some of my favorite life slogans to remember when I need to remember to have appropriate perspective about anything. “Shut up and feed an orphan” quickly became my favorite, replacing even the wise adage, “More laundry, less drama!” and “It isn’t always about YOU!” I love that. Seriously. What would the world be like if we just all just took a big dose of “get-over-ourselves”???
About our Cover
The backdrop for our cover is from a bona fide old SC barn, courtesy of Salt Wood Company. Learn more about the amazing wood whisperers on page 23! The gorgeous cotton concoction is from featured artisan Nicholas Askew’s wreath collection, whose elegant designs are fast becoming THE signature door and window finery in Charleston’s top shops and businesses – read more on page 18. Our cover girl, local gal Elizabeth Carr Hills models a
handmade, knit, ear-flap hat (etsy.com/shop/ blivingstonapparel), top and vest styled by Out of Hand in the Old V.
Grab your Skillet
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lily Challenge
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Farms we love
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Why Pastured?
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Local Sketchbook
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Staycation
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Art & Soul
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lily Cooks!
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Building Green
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lily notes
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Food Takes
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High Five
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Local Artisan
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One of our main features in this issue is about Group Homes (they used to be called “orphanages”) and the integral services they provide for children experiencing or at risk of experiencing abuse, neglect or abandonment. Last year alone, Lowcountry Orphan Relief provided services for over 3,000 children. So here’s some food for thought:
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There are over 38,000 businesses in Charleston County. If every business donated $100 this holiday season to a local Group Home, $3,800,000 would be poured into the lives of the children most in need in Charleston! (That’s an average of over $633,000 per local org. providing care for orphans! That sounds like a lot. But that’s only about $1, 267 per child.) wouldn’t it be an incredible start? Contact our editor at lily@lily-magazine.com if your business wants to help!
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“ K n o wi n g where your food comes from can change your life.” alice waters
S u s t a i n a b l e . C l e a n . H e a l t h y . L o ca l .
You can find Nathan and Ghie at the Mount Pleasant Farmers Market during the season, and they deliver to various locations in Mount Pleasant as well― for more details see filiwestfarms.com.
This hip, young couple from Fili-West Farms Chickened Out! Ghie and Nathan Boggs’ famous holiday pastured turkeys are tender and tasty—and you have to sign up extra early because they are a hot commodity and sell out crazy-fast. (Hint: they are the perfect holiday treat.) But this dynamic duo offers more than just pastured turkeys, chickens and eggs (and some mouthwatering chicken sausage)… they offer inspiration, Pollen-and-Salatin style, by being brave enough to take a flying leap of faith, working to build and grow their local farm in order to become full-time farmers—a goal they are getter closer to all the time. Judging by their determination, past leaps of faith and willingness to go the extra mile for their customers (and their dreams) we think Fili West Farms will be a mainstay of the local sustainable food & farm movement for generations to come!
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Why pastured chicken farmers are good eggs A quick peek at the Fili-West Farms’ marvelous “What’s the Difference” page of their website demonstrates a multitude of reasons to buy local pastured poultry. We know our lily readers are savvy consumers and understand the ethics behind choosing to buy meat that is raised and processed in the cleanest, most humane way possible. But let’s remember why to buy from Fili West and other local poultry farms in this quick—and by no means complete— checklist: Conventional Poultry Products involve processes like
Debeaking birds, a necessity because of the high-stress environment of overcrowding (we’re talking 10,000 plus birds in a typical facility) which leads to aggression and cannibalism. Massive doses of antibiotics and medications (and even appetite stimulants that include arsenic), again necessary because of the inhumane and unhealthy conditions.
Fun lily fact: Nathan and Ghie shared a chick from one of their flocks with our editor when she was “down a chicken” a few years back. Carmen T. Chicken was a great friend and addition
to life in a Charleston urban homestead. (She succumbed to old age, laying fat, golden eggs to the very end. She is sorely missed. The chicken, not Lily.)
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Subjecting birds to artificially lit environments (to encourage abnormally fast growth rates) and air filled with fecal matter and other contaminants which damages respiratory systems (so more drugs needed). Subjecting birds to selective breeding and inhumane housing so that often they can literally not stand up in a cage, either because of their size, their cages, or both. Organs are removed mechanically (and pretty sloppily), which leads to breaking intestines and spilling feces over the meat. Ugh. Meat is cooled in chill tanks filled with chlorine water which often develops a thick layer of fecal sludge at the bottom (product retains this water). Insert eeeeewwwww noise here! Meat is irradiated—This word means to treat food with electromagnetic radiation to kill microorganisms and slow down the process of ripening and gradual deterioration or rotting. And all these lovely practices are approved by the FDA… Makes it worth rethinking the grocery budget to buy pastured products and support local farmers doesn’t it?
Could one conversation change your life? Schedule a free initial consultation with me today! No one diet works for everyone. I will guide you to find the food and lifestyle choices that best support you. I will also help you to make gradual, lifelong changes that enable you to reach your current and future health goals.
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HERITAGE OF HOPE Charleston takes Orphaned Children into its heart through these local organizations.
The statistics are shocking: Almost 3,000 children in the Charleston area last year suffered from Abuse, abandonment and neglect (5,794 in the state of SC). The solution is heartwarming: Working alongside law enforcement and government officials rescuing these children are 5 group homes and 1 tireless bridging organization interacting with all of them.
Sponsor a child during the holiday season with a STOCKING TREE, donate clothing, or find other ways to get involved by going to lowcountryorphanrelief. org, by emailing Dannie directly at DHardaway@ lor4kids.org or go to lilymagazine.com to find out more ways to become involved.
Lowcountry Orphan Relief This amazing organization is vital, working with about 90 other groups and agencies in the tricounty area who deal with children who are abused, abandoned and neglected. DSS, HALSOS and area Group Homes depend on Lowcountry Relief Organization for basic necessities (especially
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clothing) when children are in severe situations and often they are the initial critical point of contact for children when they are removed from a home before they transition elsewhere. “Many might think clothing isn’t that important, but when you see a child removed from an unfit home in the middle of the night and told she has to go to school in her pajamas, you realize having a safe place for these kids to go to get clothes before heading to a new school is crucial,” says Dannie Hardaway, Community Outreach Coordinator of LOR.
Re-Group! Group homes in Charleston provide home, health and hope to Charleston’s children most in need! Check out these homes and see how you can help. Be sure to read the lily Challenge! PINELANDS GROUP HOME Providing Psychiatric Residential Treatment and Group Care Intensive Services, this homelike facility is located in the beautiful, peaceful environment of the historic district of Summerville. pinelandsgrouphome. com
THE JENKINS INSTITUTE One of Charleston’s oldest orphan and child facilities, their mission is to promote and support the social and economic wellbeing of children, families, and individuals to enable them to become productive and self-sufficient persons in their communities. Their vision is to “Rekindle the Jenkins Dream―to Reform and Improve the Lives of Children and Families!” jenkinsinstitute.org/
CAROLINA YOUTH DEVELOPMENT CENTER (CYDC) CYDC is a funded partner of Trident United Way, and a member of the Palmetto Association for Children & Families and the Alliance for Strong Families and Communities. The Ed and Ava Ledford House, The Bakker Career Center, The Charleston Emergency Shelter and The Callen-Lacey Center for Children (another emergency center), Big Brothers and Big Sisters of CYDC, The Freedom Schools program and Strengthening Families are all programs featured at this incredible organization! cydc.org
WINDWOOD FAMILY SERVICES This 110-acre Awendaw campus provides a safe and secure location that is a beautiful therapeutic setting and since 1985, Windwood has served more than 500 boys. The children served are typically referred by the Department of Social Services and have 5 or more failed living arrangements before they are placed in their care. The last 29 children entering their program were removed from a total of 150 prior placements. windwoodfarm.org
EAGLE HARBOR RANCH Empowering children to soar beyond their circumstances, this is a place of refuge and shelter for children ages 4 to 21 who are orphaned, neglected, abused and abandoned. The beautifully designed homes at Eagle Harbor enable children to join a natural family setting with family mealtimes, chores, devotions, vacations, extracurricular school/ community activities and even discipline.
“ Ki n d n e s s t o children, love for children, goodness to children—these are the o n ly i n v e s t m e n t s t h at n e v e r fa i l . ” alice waters
Give these businesses your biz! Speaking of Shout-worthy local businesses, these local (and national!) companies make us do the lily happy dance because they care about Charleston’s orphans! Here’s a whooooop whooooop to South Carolina Federal Credit Union, Charleston Rental Properties, Fruit of the Loom, Roper, Gildan and Gerber.
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Take a plantation staycation INN style at Middleton Place! Winter is a great time to be a locavore and act like a tourist at some of Charleston’s famous, beautiful and most historic places. Why not take a ride down beautiful, live-oak tunneled Hwy 61 and luxuriate for a day and a night at Middleton?
Spend the day being amazed that you live in a region where gorgeous flowers bloom all winter long by exploring “America’s most important and interesting” garden with its terraced river grounds. Walk the woodsy trails, hang out in the Stableyards with heritage breeds of plantation animals, admire the work of artisans onsite and take a house museum tour where you’ll get up close to some of the most important paintings, silver and furniture in the country while getting to know the Middleton history.
Hope you work up an appetite because the Middleton Place restaurant is beautiful, cozy and sublime. We recommend the She Crab soup or the Low Country Shrimp & Grits for lunch. Mmmm. For supper, we love the appetizer Duck Confit Rillette followed by either the SC Catfish or the Shellfish and Grits (think shrimp and grits taken to the next level with the addition of lobster and blue crab). If you’re not into the seafood thang, go for the Buttermilk Fried Quail, it’s sooooo good)... Bon Appétit, y’all! After your plantation hijinks, it’s time to mosey on over to the impossibly elegant and refreshingly modern Inn at Middleton Place, where you can enjoy sweeping river views through those famous floor-to-ceiling windows and revel in your luxurious setting of cypress-paneled room, hardwood floors, fireplace and handcrafted furniture.
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Get to know other guests while enjoying libations at the evening reception and end your evening with a soak in your giant tub. Bliss. HOLIDAY SPECIAL EVENTS AT MIDDLETON Attendees of Special Events receive 10% off the room rate at The Inn at Middleton Place. For info, 843-556-0500. Nov. 27 & 28: Holiday Market 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. FREE to shop
Open-air market, local artisans and vendors, live musicians performing carols, hot cider and treats… what’s not to love about Christmas shopping at Middleton Place? Family Yuletide in the Stableyards Saturday, Dec. 12 5:30 - 8 p.m. $15/Adults, $5/ Children (4-13), ages 3 and under are free
Channel your inner artisan by creating fresh wreaths and decorations from plantation greenery, berries and other natural stuff and then enjoy yummy snacks and be inspired by candlelit chats and demonstrations with Stableyard crafts folk.
Grand Illumination and Buffet Dinner Thurs., Fri. & Sat., Dec. 17, 18 & 19 6 - 8 p.m., Tours given continuously $59/adults, $20/ children (ages 6-13)
You’ll feel like you just stepped back in time to Christmas in 1782 when Middleton Place celebrated the return of patriarch Arthur Middleton from
Philadelphia and the end of the British occupation of Charleston along with the Yule Tide season. Sip historic beverages, chat with costumed interpreters and trained actors on your walking tour and then enjoy a scrumptious buffet supper. Now, seriously, how fun and “Charleston” is that?
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“Never worry about the size of your Christmas tree. In the eyes of children, they are all thirty f e e t ta l l . ” Larry Wilde
Tom Sawyer Tree Farm, Glenville, NC and The Old Edwards Inn & Spa, Highlands, NC. Call 866.526.8008 for reservations—and tell them lily magazine sent you!
HIGHLAND FLING! Feel like a major getaway but only have a couple of days? Why not use the excuse of picking the perfect Christmas tree for taking your loved ones on a scenic ride through the Carolinas?
From the lowcountry through the midlands into the foothills and then… ah, bliss… the gorgeous Blue Ridge Mountains—all just a few hours away. And better yet, a little elf told us there’s a luxurious, European-style retreat surrounded by pristine
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mountains with lakes, streams and waterfalls called The Old Edwards Inn and Spa—and it’s the perfect place for grown-ups and wee ones alike!
experience—a magical village of colorful, elf-sized Christmas tree houses located in a woodsy hollow by the stream. Sounds enchanting, doesn’t it?
The Christmas Tree Package at the inn includes a visit to nearby Tom Sawyer Tree Farm and a Christmas Tree of up to six feet tall that you choose and take home on the top of your car. Isn’t that fun and old-timey? On the weekends, for an additional $10 per child after you arrive at the Tree Farm, you can get the Elf Village
With a visit to Santa and horse, carriage and wagon rides and fun activities like crafts, a scavenger hunt and even smores by the fire followed by a Comfort & Joy Spa Treatment and Elf tuck-ins for sleepy tree-picking children, this getaway may well become a beloved tradition!
Hand-painted map by Robyn Read (etsy.com/ shop/ReadsbyRobyn)
support local this Christmas—visit a south carolina tree farm 1 A&A Christmas Trees Okatie, S.C. 29909
11 Hidden Trails Christmas Tree Farm Ware Shoals, S.C. 29692
21 Merry Christmas Tree Farm Central, S.C. 29630
31 Shine and Lee’s Christmas Trees Newberry, S.C. 29108
3 Booth’s Christmas Tree Farm Conway, S.C. 29526
13 Hilltop Christmas Trees Central, S.C. 29630
23 Nick’s Tree Farm Anderson, S.C. 29621
335 Sorrells Christmas Tree Farm Seneca, S.C. 29678
2 Bear Creek Tree Farm Chapin, S.C. 29036
4 Center Bend Farm Harleyville, S.C. 29448
12 Hill Top Christmas Trees Lexington, S.C. 29073
14 Hollow Creek Tree Farm Gilbert, S.C. 29054
5 Christmas Hill Tree Farm and Nursery, Chesnee, S.C. 29323
15 Jim Smith’s Christmas Trees Greenville, S.C. 29607
7 Davenport Farm Greenwood, S.C. 29649
17 LeeLand Farm Cassatt, S.C. 29032
6 Cooley Springs Tree Farm Chesnee, S.C. 29323
8 Elves Christmas Tree Farm Greenville, S.C. 29617
9 Friendship Valley Christmas Tree Farm, Seneca, S.C. 29678 10 Gurley’s Christmas Tree Farm Beech Island, S.C. 29842
16 Lebanon Christmas Tree Farm Ridgeville, S.C. 29472
18 Lutz Christmas Tree Farm Clover, S.C. 29710
19 Matthews Christmas Tree Farm Batesburg, S.C. 29006
20 May-Lan Tree Plantation Pelzer, S.C. 29669
32 Smiling Bear Christmas Tree Farm Walterboro, S.C. 29488
22 Mystic Farm Greenville, S.C. 29617
24 Noel’s Christmas Tree Farm Johns Island, S.C. 29455
25 Old Barn Christmas Tree Farm Chapin, S.C. 29036 26 Old Congaree Run Tree Farm Eastover, S.C. 29044
27 Old Time Christmas Tree Farm Lancaster, S.C. 29720
28 Pa Pa John’s Christmas Tree Farm Kershaw, S.C. 29067 29 Penland Christmas Tree Farm York, S.C. 29745 30 Price’s Christmas Tree Farm Lexington, S.C. 29073
34 St. Nick Christmas Tree Farm Saluda, S.C. 29138
35 The Family Tree Christmas Tree Farm, Beaufort, S.C. 29907 36 Tom Sawyer’s Christmas Trees Monetta, S.C. 29105 37 Toogoodoo Tree Farm Younges Island, S.C. 29449
38 Turkey Creek Christmas Tree Farm McCormick, S.C. 29835 39 Wicker’s Christmas tree farm Newberry, S.C. 29108 40 Wright’s Tree Farm Ward, S.C. 29166
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BOWS OF A FEATHER You gotta love something that goes from a wild turkey, duck (or even gator) hunt to a formal occasion. Wadmalaw Wild Ties provides upscale repurposing via elegant, feathered bow ties. You can even custom order or have her create something special with your own feathers. Know what we love? Her clean, elegant designs extend to horse accouterments as well. Who knew reining yourself in would be so fun?
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Find Nicholas and his wreaths online at nicholasakewdesign.com
Saint Nicholas! One look at the chic cotton wreath on our cover and you’ll see why we’re all ahoo over Nicholas Askew! While he works with many marvelous natural elements from his family’s 4th generation farm and other wild and wooly locals throughout the Carolinas, his amazing work with cotton, perhaps one of the most iconic elements of southern culture, is what really got our attention. Hint: check out his facebook page (facebook.com/ naaskew) and learn the magic of white lights in white cotton as outside holiday décor-don’t think we’re not going to totally steal that design for our own front entries this year. And the staff is still fighting over wreath-rights after the cover shoot! Know what we love? His wreaths really stand the test of time – they weather the elements like champs, looking amazing from season to season. Oh yeah!
Tie one on with the help of designer Felicia of Wadmalaw Wild Ties. We got these at Out of Hand in the Old V.
if you’re not huntinginclined, that’s okay; designer Felicia uses found feathers, too, cleaning them up and weaving a spell of iridescent, textured magic for your next formal occasion.
Laurel Thorpe and Liam Murphy rock some wild ties!
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We’re so excited to see all the tasty “shrub” products abounding in the chic chic shops in town, we decided to concoct our own just to share with you this holiday season. This cutting-edge concoction is actually ancient in history. Here’s our crazy-simple recipe (for the more traditional one using actual fruit, go online to lily-magazine. com for instructs):
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Puff & Stuff Your fav skillet + puff pastry + holiday leftovers = sweet and savory treats! We’re not even kidding you. We’ve tried them a ton of different ways with all sorts of ingredients and it always looks surprisingly elegant and tastes even better than the first time you served them. Or of course you can make them from scratch. For the savory version, just use the cinchy cream sauce recipe below. Take pix of your own Puff & Stuff creations and share them with us on social media! HOW TO (cuz it’s not even a recipe!) Preheat oven to 400. Take puff pastry sheets out of box and thaw by leaving out on floured surface while you hunt and gather the innards of the pie. Lightly pull the edges of a pastry sheet until it’s stretched pretty big but without making holes in it. Spray the bottom of a skillet or pan with non-stick and lay the pastry on the bottom, gently
Apple Cider Shrub 1 ½ cups apple cider ¼ cup apple cider vinegar
For Marinade for pork, chicken or venison: Mix ¼ cup Apple Cider Shrub with ¼ cup olive oil, 2 Tablespoons soy sauce, 1 teaspoon worcestershire sauce and 1 teaspoon fresh chopped garlic or garlic powder. Coat meat and let it marinate at least an hour or so in the fridge (overnight is better). For Basting for holiday turkey: Mix in a saucepan 1 cup Apple Cider Shrub with ½ cup (1 stick) melted butter, 1 cup orange juice, ½ cup other juice of choice (why not try cranberry?), generous herbs, fresh or dried, of your choice. Cook over low heat until everything is welldissolved. Baste turkey throughout cooking.
1 ½ teaspoons dried sage 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme 1 teaspoon dried ginger Combine all ingredients together in a glass jar with lid (like a ball jar) and allow to sit in fridge at least 3 days before using.
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1 stretching the corners out—let them flop over the edges of the pan. Fill the dish with leftover meat, veggies or both. Drizzle ½—1 cup of the cream sauce (recipe below) over the ingredients, then pull the corners up and over the interior fixin’s (don’t fret if it doesn’t look perfect— puff pastry always comes out looking great). Bake until golden brown and the interior is thoroughly heated.
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EASY PEASY CREAM SAUCE
This sauce not only zshuzzes up your Puff and Stuff recipe, it’s great in pasta and casserole dishes too! Smoosh 4-5 garlic cloves with the flat side of a knife and peel. Pour a cup of cream into a small pan, add the whole cloves of garlic and season with salt, pepper, herbs of choice and a pinch of nutmeg. Bring to boil on Medium High heat, stir and thicken.
1. Our savory version has leftover marinated apple cider shrub pork tenderloin, boiled Yukon potatoes and sauted butternut squash. Try ham and broccoli, onions and mushrooms or pot roast versions! 2. Our sweet version has marscapone cheese and Southern Season cranberry orange preserves baked into it with a generous dusting of powdered sugar – great for dessert or even breakfast.
For cocktails: Mix one part Apple Cider Shrub to two parts bourbon or vodka. Serve over ice. For cocktails: Mix one part Apple Cider Shrub to two parts bourbon or vodka. Serve over ice.
2 Ingredient Pumpkin Doughnuts 1 box yellow cake mix (We love Cake Doctor’s Mix, no artificial ingredients) 1 can pumpkin puree (organic is easy to find)
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Preheat oven to 350. Beat cake mix and pumpkin puree until well blended. Batter will be quite thick. Pour batter into nonstick-sprayed doughnut, cupcake, loaf or small cake pan. Back 25 or so minutes until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Let cool before removing. Top with apple cider glaze recipe found at lily-magazine.com or frosting of your choice.
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Traditional We think Vann Cochran is worth his salt! You gotta love a man with a wild west kinda past who can build you a table out of an old hardwood pallet, salvage a huge barn door for your chic home or even help you git hitched by performing a marriage ceremony!
What fun we had scoping out barn doors for this Harvest & Holiday issue’s beautiful cover! Before we could even explore the workshop at Salt Wood Company, we had to hop on the handcrafted bed swing, ooo and aah over a really cool
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barstool, elegant table and unique, custommade 3-tiered wooden tabletop stand and think of ways we could use those awesome sliding doors in our respective lily houses. That was just the front office and the workshop didn’t disappoint. Huge beams from ancient downtown warehouses, boards from old SC barns and reclaimed wood from hither and yon all had a tale to tell. What we loved the most was how an old story became a new beginning and an instant heirloom when refashioned into elegant, rustic furniture by Vann and his artisan crew.
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The title sums it up… Whether you’re building on the beach, the peninsula, or in North Charleston, Delpino Custom Homes can help you build your next home. The city of Charleston is experiencing a renaissance in industry, tradition, culture and construction and we are proud to have been a part of the change and look forward to sharing our experience with you while you Plan, Design and Build your next custom home.
Go online to saltwoodco.com or better yet, drop by in person and pick your favorite pieces. Be sure and take a peek into the “vault” for the rough wood awaiting artisans to work their magic.
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TOUR DE COOP Play chicken and enjoy the surprisingly easy and rewarding experience of raising chix! All you need is a custom coop (build one yourself or order one), a few hens (roosters don’t make for a great experience unless you have very understanding neighbors) and a neighborhood that’s not so Stepford that it actually allows you some backyard freedoms (but check your local ordinances on your town’s website). Here are the lily picks for chicks in YOUR backyard: For high-end glamour it’s a toss-up between Leonard, a NC company that builds all manner of wonderful shed and animal things (and they’ll even match the color of your house courtesy of Sherman Williams paint, leonardusa.com) and the tonier but less regional Williams Sonoma Company (williamssonoma.com), both of whom deliver and have stores here in Charleston. Our fav building plans site is thegardencoop.com.
We’re so obsessed with food & beverage trucks we’re going to feature one in each issue!
Check them out daily on their facebook page to see where they are what they are featuring when you’re out and about. We can’t wait to try the Pineapple/ Habanero Soda next time we catch them at a local farmers market!
Wanna get BKeD? OK, they had us at Persimmon and Blueberry pop tarts… add some house made bacon on a supremely delish grilled cheese or any other delightful concoction (hint, all the melts/pressed sandwiches are to die for and anything with their pickled onions or homemade jams are incredible) and you’ve got a recipe for success that will keep Charlestonians truckin’ to every location BKeD serves. And the dynamic Viera duo—the cutest couple ever as you can see—are all over the place, just as a mobile food truck should be. You gotta be fast to catch these culinary cruisers. (Go to lily-magazine. com for health benefits of pineapple and habanero!)
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“ I f w e ’ r e n o t wi l l i n g to settle for junk l i v i n g , w e c e r ta i n ly shouldn’t settle for junk food.” Sally Edwards
Health & Nutrition coach LeeAnn Rawson shares 3 Tips to preserve your good health through the holidays: 1. Be mindful: Be mindful that the holidays are a great way to indulge in primary food. Primary food is what really fuels us and it is secondary to actual, physical food. It is the original soul food! Love. Play. Laughter. Joy. The reason for this season!
2. Eat more fat: Fat is the new fit! Good fats give us energy and make us less hungry (whereas carbs stimulate hunger). So enjoy olive
oil, avocados, coconut oil, nuts, seeds, proteins like turkey and even butter (grass fed butter that is). 3. Eat less sugar: Sugar has changed places with fat and we know now that sugar makes us fat in that what the body can’t burn (with much hard work) gets turned into fat. It’s not as hard as it sounds – just load up on your turkey and other proteins and have small helpings of sweets. Keep moving, have fun and don’t beat yourself up. See lily-magazine.com for extended article.
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as far as the length of the branches. Make sure the soil has good drainage. 3. Dig a wide hole, twice as wide as the spread of the roots of the tree. (Roots of fruit trees grow outward.) Make sure the soil is loose around where roots will spread.
Plant a fruit tree this Christmas In the lowcountry we have the luxury of planting trees in the fall and even through December (you want them established in the ground before a hard frost). There are 3 trees that are particularly suited to a lowcountry urban ‘stead: Fig, Persimmon and Loquat. And each bears fruit that is extraordinary in recipes!
Here’s the scoop on planting a fruit tree in your urban ‘stead. 1. Buy a bare root or young fruit tree from a local nursery in the varieties that do best here. 2. Find a spot with 6 + hours of full sunlight without other trees, shrubs or structures nearby. The roots tree will reach out
4. If planting a bare root tree, make sure the hole isn’t too deep. You’ll have to make sure the graft at the base of the tree is above the soil.
Poach this ceramic egg cooker We love glazed ceramic egg cookers, a handy (and pretty) little pot that goes right into a microwave for supercinchy breakfasts or snacks on the go. This pretty one comes
from PBJ Originals, a Charleston City Market Vendor. Just crack an egg in, add a teaspoon of water and pop in the microwave for the perfect poached egg.
5. Amend the dug-out soil with compost or other organic nutrients that the nursery or seller recommends. Create a loose mound (about a finger length high) in bottom of hole and position the root ball of your fruit tree on top of the mound. Spread out the roots and make sure the graft line situated at the base of the trunk is higher than the level of the ground. If there are roots at or above the graft, cut them off. 6.“Mud in” the hole by filling it with water and carefully shoveling the dug-out dirt back into the hole. Keep filling in until the dirt has thoroughly absorbed the water and the hole is firmly filled to the top. Tamp the dirt firmly with your feet. Cover with organic compost, water frequently until well established and stake as needed during early growth phases to keep trunk strong and straight.
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Merry elderberry Elderberry contains natural elements that help reduce swelling, fight inflammation and are antioxidants. It helps to lower cholesterol, improves vision, boosts the immune system, improves heart health and studies show it’s good for coughs, colds, flu, bacterial and viral infections and tonsillitis – it’s even been shown effective in combating swine flu! Why not get some elderberry syrup and incorporate it into your holiday festivities?
Elderberry Champagne Cocktail, Serves 8 1 bottle Brut champagne or dry sparkling wine, chilled 1 cup of elderberry syrup (ours came from Southern Season) 1 (12-ounce) can of club soda or seltzer water, chilled In a large pitcher, combine all of the ingredients and stir. Add ice. Pour into chilled glasses.
“ C h a m pa g n e b r e a k fa s t, l u n c h , or dinner.” MADELINE PUCKETTE
IS A UNIVERSAL EXPERIENCE.
Tips: This can be made without the club soda, but cut the elderberry syrup by ¼ cup. To make just one cocktail, combine 1 ounce of elderberry syrup and 3 ounces of chilled Champagne.
Don’t have elderberry syrup? Substitute elderflower liqueur... St. Germain is the most wellknown but we love Thatchers organic!
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Dreaming
Learn about why you dream and how you can learn from it. In Gateway to Dreams, Teresa Ward presents an easyto-read, quick-start guide to understanding your dreams. She will help you see dream interpretation from a fresh, balanced approach that might just change your opinion regarding the different ways God speaks today. As you take the “dream dare” and start discovering what your dreams really mean, you will begin to find deeper meaning in your everyday life.
by Teresa Ward Media Queries & Communications Contact: Sierra White, Author Development (717) 532-3040 ext. 176 swhite@norimediagroup.com destinyimage.com
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Folks making a difference on purpose
Chef Mike Latta
Local rock-star chefs give snaps to the farmers who grow the products that help make their food famous… Does it GET any better than that? About time, right? We’re so impressed it gets a feature in our next issue!
Captain Mark Marhefka
Local film guru Thibaut Fagonde gets our vote for turning the tables (in a totally good way) in his awesome new farm-to-table/ sustainability farming doco OVERALLS AND APRONS.
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Chef Sean Brock
Chef Mike Latta with filmmaker Thibaut Fagonde
INternational Organization fights Human Trafficking from Charleston! A-21 Campaign, the international organization of super heroes fighting the worst of crimes of humanity, has its U.S. headquarters right here in Charleston (so take THAT, evil villains)! Give a fashion gift that not only expresses who your loved one is but what he or she stands for (and up against) by going to a21.org/ content/shop. Our fav is the key necklace with freedom tag—super cool looking… Sewee becomes friends The Sewee Association becomes Friends of Coastal South Carolina! Through generous support and the ongoing success of the Sewee Association program, now 100 miles of the South Carolina coast is represented through the newly named program which serves Cape Romain, Waccamaw, and E.F. Hollings ACE Basin National Wildlife Refuges and the Francis Marion National Forest. But their great tradition of Music and Oysters for Wildlife event continues in January of 2016!
Chas. Salons are Eco Friendly Local salons are keepin’ it real… we’ve been noticing that more and more salons are offering natural alternatives for their savvy clients —that’s so lily! This season we have to give a warm hand-smack to SWISH salon in the Old V. for their ultrahip davines products. We asked Justin what THE go-to product for the winter season was. His pick was Oi Oil, the “everything to everybody” conditioning product that gives Charlestonians frizz-free hair with an extra umph of shine and softness and strengthening with zero impact to the environment (it’s officially termed “carbon neutral”)… now THAT’S beautiful!
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Anson Mills Handmade mill goods from organic heirloom grains. Nuff said!
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“ G r at i t u d e m a k e s s e n s e o f o u r pa s t, b r i n g s p e a c e f o r t o d ay, a n d c r e at e s a v i s i o n f o r t o m o r r o w. ” Melody Beattie
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FORGING AHEAD WITH BLACKSMITH ROBERT THOMAS It takes a special man to be able to take the same metallic element and create the most delicate bouquet of flowers you’ve ever seen or a huge architectural structure like a balcony or a gate ―and everything the imagination can conjure in between. When you explore the works of Charleston’s own award-winning artisanin-iron Robert Thomas, you realize why he is only one of two men in the entire country to have been awarded the ancient and prestigious Journeyman’s Certification from the Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths in London, England.
The iron apple doesn’t fall far from the family tree. Robert’s mother, Angela Trotta Thomas, is quite the artist herself―spoiler
alert: upcoming feature―and Robert remembers developing his considerable talents as a draftsman when he was a young boy sitting in classes full of college kids learning all about art and drawing because of her. Although Robert is acclaimed, awardwinning and just darned impressive with works of art and architecture all over the world and of every variety, we were particularly captivated by his upcoming furniture line, FORGED. Citing the importance of ordinary people being able to afford and live with beautiful art and the fact that drawer pulls, knobs, brackets, tables and lights can be (and SHOULD be) “art” he feels his furniture designs are just as important as his famous sculptures, architectural pieces and other fixtures. We quite agree!
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Visit Robert’s website robertthomasiron.com to learn more about his work, his works of art and his upcoming furniture line.
BONUS! For recipe for Caroline Edwards’ delectable vegan chocolate truffles go to lilymagazine.com.
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