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THE HEART & SOUL OF COOKING merry and delicious Oct/Nov/Dec 2019 Display Until December 31, 2019 $12.99 US $13.99 CDN CREATED BY CELESTE SHAW & JO PACKHAM "I believe, I believe, I believe." –MIRACLE ON 34TH STREET Janelle Imports, Enfield CT Photo by Radosław Berent CO-CREATOR + EDITOR-IN-CHIEF WHERE WOMEN COOK® is a registered trademark of Where Women Create, Inc. and may not be used without permission. No part CELESTE SHAW of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from [email protected] the publisher or Where Women Create Inc. The information contained in this magazine is provided AS IS. Neither with CREATOR + EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Where Women Create, Inc. nor Disticor, nor the publisher, make any JO PACKHAM representation or warranty with respect to this magazine or the contents thereof and do hereby disclaim all express and implied warranties to [email protected] the fullest extent permitted by law. 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RETAILERS If you are interested in carrying Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to Where Women Cook® in your store, Disticor Magazines please call 905-619-6565 or email: 1000 Thornton Road South, Unit B [email protected] Oshawa, Ontario, L1J 7E2 CONTENTS [ ISSUE 8 ] FEATURES 12 Gina Garcia 70 Olimpia Davies [email protected] ArtisanFoodPhotography.com 18 Rodica Godlewski 78 Rebekah Joy Polder CookingIsMyInheritance.com PoldersOldWorldMarket.com 26 Ingrid Hoyt 84 Jennifer Kitchens @pancakehill @jennycake_3 32 Jana Roach & Vanessa Pleasants 90 Alyson Justine Dorr TheMarketBeautiful.com FarmKidCo.com 40 Celeste Shaw-Coulston 96 Megan Shaw ChapsGirl.com @meganluckyshaw 50 Sunny Raye Floyd 104 Terri Shanahan CrackerJackJunkCo.com EverydayPlaid.com 56 Mia St Clair MiaStClair.com 84 62 Sabine Venier AlsoTheCrumbsPlease.com 56 32 90 On the Cover THE HEART & SOUL OF COOKING merry and 26 delicious IN EVERY ISSUE Oct/Nov/Dec 2019 Display Until December 31, 2019 $12.99 US $13.99 CDN From My Kitchen Table ISSUE 6 CREATED BY CELESTE SHAW WhereWomenCook.com 8 & JO PACKHAM 111 Traveling Companions Mia St Clair [ where women cook | issue 8 ] [ WhereWomenCook.com ] From my KITCHEN love holiday music—just the first few I notes of a song can elicit memories of TABLE listening for reindeer, decking the halls, baking, and longing to be home. Growing up in Montana we rarely wished for a “white Christmas”. We worried more about whether or not Santa could navi- gate through the Montana blizzard . Chestnuts roasting on an open fire The nail biting of little girls exemplified the charming anticipation my sisters and Jack Frost nipping at your nose I were gripped with. And subsequently, would the reindeer land on the roof safely Yuletide carols being sung by a choir. to eat the oats our grandfather thought- fully sprinkled. Santa would receive a My new tradition starting this year, is cookie—most likely a gingersnap, & the absolutely nothing to do with what was a girlfriends day. Celebrating my overall reindeer—oats. I can still smell them as under the tree. Sharing the joy of every gratitude and love for each of you, a nec- they fell on the night sky with heavy flur- holiday season has seen to it that tradi- essary and obliging reminder. A picnic on ries of snow rolling in the air under the tions are at the forefront of my thoughts my farm, in the woods, with true beloved command of capricious, roaring winds. year round. What truly creates holiday friends. Within the pages of this issue, I’ve — And every mother’s child is gonna spy joy? Could it possibly be tradition? I ask shared this day with you. to see if reindeer really know how to fly. you, “are you creating meaningful tradi- My wish for you all , our beloved read- As I reflect on this, a flood of rec- tions?” And is it possible to create new ers, is that you find your self inspired by ollections of Christmases past enter traditions? I say yes, and I then I must con- the stories, recipes and traditions shared my mind. What strikes me the fess how important true friendship has by our contributors. most about these memories is been for me, a gift, the family we choose. the fact that not one of them is Over the past twelve months, we’ve been materialistic in any way. My through a lot together. Underscoring fondest recollections have one of the main reasons celebrating is so — important. Indeed it’s because it’s consid- and although it’s been said erate of overall gratitude and love for one — another. Consequently, traditions also many times, many ways serve as reminders, and —help to make the season bright. Merry Christmas to you! This season one Christmas song has made me wonder if I’m missing out on a quintessential holiday experi- ence. Popularized by Nat King Cole and recorded on countless holiday albums since the opening line and alternate title to “The Christmas Song“” is so nos- talgic, I decided I needed to know what “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” is all about. Perhaps this could be a new tradition? Maybe when my grandchildren are grown, or family and friends are sepa- rated and this song plays, they would be reminded of the smell of chestnuts, the crackle of the fire, and our time together. I’m also in the Pacific Northwest and lucky enough to have real chestnuts! PHOTO BY NANCY LABOZ OF SHOP PARCEL 6 7 [ where women cook | issue 8 ] [ WhereWomenCook.com ] It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas Ev’rywhere you go; There’s a tree in he holidays are a time for sharing the Grand Hotel, with everyone from those we know andT hold dear to those who have yet to cross our path. That is, after all, the very one in the park as well, essence of celebrating Christmas—the giving of more than gifts… the giving and The sturdy kind that sharing of love, and friendship, and that which we make with our hands and give doesn’t mind the snow. from our heart. That is what Celeste is to me… the essence of giving and sharing. She is generous and sin- cere with her family and friends, with those who work with her, those who are part of her community, and even with those she has yet to meet. A chapter of Celeste’s gift of sharing is our story of the Historic Davenport Hotel, their soft peanut brittle, and Walt Worthy, the man who loves to share it. Celeste loves her issue of COOK HOLIDAY, devoted to the women featured on its pages, and she is passionate about sharing it with everyone! She had an idea so she approached Lynnelle Caudill, the Managing Director of the Historic Davenport Hotel about the Davenport sharing WHERE WOMEN COOK HOLIDAYS in their hotel rooms as a gift to their guests and in return we could share a story of the Davenport with our readers. A holiday story about the traveling and stay- ing in such a magical place and the story of their long history of handmade candy… that extra something sweet and special for each of their guests. 8 9 [ WhereWomenCook.com ] basement. He told her if she got down there right away she might be able to get a piece. She knew she needed to use marble for both her chocolates and her brittle so she took the bus downtown and talked a workman out of a large piece of marble for $20. It weighed nearly 60 pounds. The bus driver helped her get it off the bus and car- ried it into her home. After two weeks of trying different methods, she created her own version of “Soft” Peanut Butter Brittle. She only made her brittle for family and friends and her church bazaar until1996 at the age of 99. This candy recipe was handed down to her family and introduced to the new owner of the Davenport Hotel, Walt Worthy, in 2002 when the hotel was about to re-open after being shuttered for 17 years.