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TIM ERNST 8 features GENO KETCHUM 28 Bass Pro Shops 8 Arkansas Beauty Lakeside Cottage A photographic portfolio. in every issue By Tim Ernst 4 Editor’s Welcome 20 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year The Luke and Deedee Alston family of Mena win 5 The Cooperative Private Log Cabins the 2017 honor. Difference

6 Currents 24 Worth the Drive 7 Trivia This winter, escape to the secluded luxury of Big Cedar Lodge. Warm up with world-class offerings Hemingway-Pfeiffer like the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum and Cedar Creek Spa. In the evenings, relax by Home showcases 22 My Co-op the fire in your own private cabin. Call today to learn how to enjoy these low winter rates! cultural history Reflections JANUARY 2 – FEBRUARY 28, 2018 Piggott museum tells the story 28 KODY FORD Sunday through Thursday Only 24 of the Hemingway 30 Gardening ...... and Pfeiffer families’ roles *per night in Arkansas history. falls lodge plus tax 32 Smart Energy Tips Double Queen ...... $99 By Kody Ford Cedar Creek Spa 34 Recipes *per night Private Log Cabin plus tax with loft 38 Crossword Puzzle ...... $149 Let’s Eat bass pro shops *per night on the cover 40 plus tax lakeside cottage Fresh snow on Whitaker Creek, two Bedroom $189 42 Around Arkansas ...... Upper Buffalo Wilderness, Ozark Mention offer code RA0118 when you call to book your stay. National Forest. 800.225.6343 | BIGCEDAR.COM Photo by Tim Ernst *Limited number of discounted accommodations available. Not valid on February 14th. Not valid on current reservations or holidays. Prices do not include resort fee. Not available for online booking. 3

editor’s welcome

JANUARY 2018

BY SHEILA YOUNT VOLUME LXXI, NUMBER 3 Arkansas Living (ISSN 0048-878X) (USPS 472-960) It’s January and that expert Janet B. Carson goes indoors for is published monthly by Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc., means it is time for the winter with tips on how to grow 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209. us to start the new the popular and hardy indoor plant Periodicals postage paid at Little Rock, AR, and at additional mailing offices. year by showcasing sansevieria on Page 30. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: the beauty of our We are pleased to bring you recipes Arkansas Living, P.O. Box 510, Little Rock, AR 72203-0510 Members: Please send name of your state with a special from our readers this month, and they cooperative with mailing label. photography feature. are sure to warm you up (Page 34). If An Official Publication of As has become an Arkansas Living you have a favorite recipe you would tradition, we are featuring the work like to share, please send it our way. of renowned Arkansas wilderness Our graphic designer, Dixie Rogers, photographer Tim Ernst. The photos made the Meatball Soup for the office President and CEO are from his latest book, Arkansas and it was a delicious hit. As for places Duane Highley Vice President, Public Affairs & Member Services Beauty, and as always, they provide to eat, be sure to check out the Let’s Sandra Hochstetter Byrd awe-inspiring views of The Natural Eat feature on Eleanor’s Pizzeria in Editor Sheila Yount State. Jonesboro on Page 40. Associate Editor We always like to promote travel You may have also noticed that Jenny Boulden and tourism in Arkansas and this the cover of this magazine has a Copy Editor Denise Dorton month we feature the Pheiffer- new feature — your local electric co- Production Manager Hemingway home in the Northeast op’s name. While Arkansas Living is Geri Miller Arkansas town of Piggott. Freelance produced for all of Arkansas’ electric Advertising Coordinator Marcia Tabor writer Kody Ford recently visited the co-op members, each one of the 17 Graphic Designer home and is writing for Arkansas local electric distribution co-ops has Dixie Rogers Editorial Assistant Living for the first time as author of its own edition, with news specific to Stacy Rinehart this month’s Worth the Drive on Page that co-op. Your electric co-op is proud ARKANSAS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES, INC. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS 24. to provide you with this magazine as Chairman With each passing year, our digital part of your membership. We look Mark Cayce, Camden connection to the world increases, forward to another exciting year of Vice Chairman Rusty Pendergraft, Texarkana and along with the good aspects of showcasing our beautiful state and its Secretary that connectivity also come threats. people, while also keeping you abreast Rob Boaz, Berryville Treasurer Duane Highley, president and CEO of important issues facing the co-ops Rick Love, Jacksonville of the Arkansas electric co-ops’ and the electric utility industry. We CONTACT INFORMATION statewide service co-op, as well as their wish you a very Happy New Year and Arkansas Living 1 Cooperative Way, Little Rock, AR 72209 generation and transmission co-op, happy reading! 501.570.2311 Email: [email protected] discusses the issue of cybersecurity Mailing Address: P.O. Box 510, Little Rock, AR 72203 Advertising Department, Marcia Tabor in his The Cooperative Difference 501.570.2312 Email: [email protected] column on Page 5. Subscription Price: As always, we’ve got energy $7.00 per year for non-members Sheila Yount efficiency tips, this month about space Member of Arkansas Press Association [email protected] heaters, on Page 32, and gardening

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Preparation takes practice

BY DUANE HIGHLEY

here was a joke in the 1960s that went rooms that resemble something from a science- Tsomething like this: fiction movie have been created to track every A New York tourist stops a musician on the street non-conforming incident, allowing us to connect and asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” The the dots with early warning of potential attacks. musician answers, “Practice, man, practice.” Mandatory, enforceable security standards have This is the key concept in disaster preparedness: been developed for anyone who operates equipment Practice, man, practice. connected to the bulk-electric system. And after You get good at what you practice. As a member- an event happens, we have removed barriers to owned electric cooperative, we want your power to accelerate our ability to respond. be reliable. While we don’t wish for disasters, we These initiatives were put to the test last year do want to be really good at disaster response and following Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Hurricane recovery. Irma in Florida, two devastating storms. In each Arkansas electric cooperatives recently of these events, we engaged our national disaster participated in a nationwide disaster preparedness response “playbook” and worked in continual simulation drill called GridEx IV. The first was in coordination with government partners to get crews 2011, and the GridEx has been repeated every other and equipment into the areas of greatest need. year since then. Waivers were granted and government resources In this most recent GridEx, over 4,000 people were deployed to complement the efforts of utilities. participated from 400 entities, including over Many issues remain from each of these storms, and 200 electric utilities. In the simulation, unknown there are things that could have been done better, adversaries were presumed to have disabled large but these new programs helped get the power on parts of our electrical infrastructure through much sooner. combined physical and cyber attacks. The drill As we continue to exercise our disaster tested response and recovery plans for weaknesses. readiness, we will be planning our next GridEx We were engaged in the simulation over two with a broad cross-section of related industries, consecutive days, working directly with officials such as water utilities, financial institutions and from the White House, Department of Defense, telecommunications providers. Together it is National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of our goal to make disasters less disastrous for our Investigation, Department of Energy and the members. Department of Homeland Security. Here in Arkansas, we conducted a simultaneous Duane Highley is president and CEO statewide simulation in cooperation with the of Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, FBI, the Public Service Commission, electric and Inc., (AECI) and Arkansas Electric gas utilities, and the Department of Emergency Cooperative Corporation (AECC). Management. AECI, a statewide service co-op, and Past GridEx events have yielded insights and AECC, a wholesale power supply co- initiatives with real benefits. Examples include the op, are owned by Arkansas’ 17 local development, in partnership with our national labs, distribution co-ops, which provide retail electric service to of advanced cyber threat detection tools. Situation more than 1 million members.

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AECC board elects new officers The board of directors of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC), the Little Rock-based wholesale power supplier for Arkansas’ 17 electric distribution cooperatives, elected new officers at the board’s December meeting. They are: chairman, Mark Cayce, general manager of Ouachita Electric Cooperative; vice chairman, Mark Robbins, a director for Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative; and secretary-treasurer, Rob Boaz, president and CEO Mark Cayce Mark Robbins Rob Boaz for Carroll Electric Cooperative.

Reasonable resolutions Do most years speed past as resolutions made on Jan. 1 • Make it more social in real life by joining fitness classes are forgotten? You are not alone. Setting large, difficult goals or searching Meetup.com for groups that get together for and making strong initial progress that fades as the weeks fitness activities, both in the gym and outdoors. go by happens to everyone. Don’t worry; small changes can • If the gym truly isn’t for you, quit. Take a dance or self- have big impacts and be easier to maintain. Here are some defense class, riding lessons or outdoor survival course. Do reasonable resolutions to help you make healthy, positive what moves you, literally and figuratively. changes. If you resolved to get organized, but find yourself still If you want to eat better, but find you cannot living in clutter, running late or not getting enough sleep, adhere to a strict, restrictive diet, try making more tackle organization with small tasks like these: nutritious choices, one at a time, such as: • Section by section, put things away, dust or disinfect. • Add an extra serving of nutritiously Do not allow yourself to re-clutter a cleaned area. Invest in prepared vegetables every day, like attractive storage solutions and steamed or roasted veggies as a side, salsa clean one section each evening instead of butter on your baked potato or until you finish every section. adding mushrooms to ground beef. • Decide if you pick up an • Cut sugary and artificially sweetened object, you must put it down in soft drinks to only one each week. Don’t deny its rightful place. yourself. Make it a special treat! • Use your phone’s calendar • Replace sugary or refined snacks and breakfast foods to track every appointment and with fruits, nuts and whole grains. Examples are fresh fruit block off time. Set reminders and nuts or nut butter; avocado and cheese on whole grain to provide enough time to get toast; lightly sweetened granola in plain yogurt; and steel-cut out the door and on the road. You can also use it to remind oats with berries. yourself to go to bed early, give the dog its medication, bake If you resolved to use the gym but you’re not going, find cookies for a bake sale or spend a few minutes tidying at the a way to make it engaging and hold end of each day. yourself accountable, such as: • Say no to unnecessary or • Find a gym buddy. Go together unimportant requests that stretch for support and hold each other your time and patience, to which you accountable to your commitments. cannot give your full attention or that • Try a resolution accountability sound just plain terrible. Prioritize the app, like Pact, which attaches monetary people and activities you care about value to your dedication. most, including yourself. • Make working out more social Source: The National Rural Electric with fitness social media apps or Cooperative Association (NRECA) support groups on social networks.

6 JANUARY 2018 trivia Co-op directors receive service awards Four electric cooperative board members were recognized for their service at the Directors’ Conference of Arkansas Electric Cooperative • New Year’s Day is the most Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) in celebrated holiday around the December in Little Rock. world. Receiving the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas’ Pioneer Wall of Fame Award for 35 years of service on their local electric co-op boards were: Billy • British inventor Henry Mill received a patent on Jan. 7, 1714, Joe Bartholomew of Ozarks Electric Cooperative, Fayetteville; Jerry Brown for a device “for the impressing of Woodruff Electric Cooperative, Forrest City; and George Tilley of Rich or transcribing of letters singly or Mountain Electric Cooperative, Mena. Each began their board service in progressively one after another, 1982. as in writing.” It was the first Special recognition was given to Jasper “Doc” Freeman, a director for typewriter. North Arkansas Electric Cooperative in Salem, for his 50 years of service to the electric cooperative’s board of directors. • Mount Magazine, Arkansas’ Since it was established in 2002, 70 board members from the state’s 17 highest point, is said to have electric distribution co-ops have received the Pioneer Award. Honorees are gotten its name when a landslide presented a plaque and have their names listed on a special Wall of Fame at surprised French explorers, who likened the booming echoes the AECC/AECI headquarters in Little Rock. to the sound of an exploding ammunition magazine. • A Constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote was introduced to Congress 140 years ago on Jan. 10, 1878. Congress took 42 years to pass it, creating the 19th Amendment in 1920. • Grizzly bears’ bite strength can Billy Joe Jerry Brown George Tilley Jasper “Doc” Freeman Bartholomew crush a bowling ball. • Eternal Grand Master Haeng Ung Lee, founder of the American Taekwondo Association, moved the international organization’s headquarters to Arkansas in part because the pine trees reminded him of his home in South Korea. Pine trees are also the symbol of Songham Taekwondo, the form of taekwondo practiced at ATA schools. • At her suggestion, writer and humorist Dorothy Parker’s grave- stone reads, “Excuse my dust.” • “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” — Mother Teresa

7 Arkansas Beauty

8 JANUARY 2018 im Ernst, a renowned wilderness photographer, recently released a new book, Arkansas Beauty, which PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS BY TIM ERNST T showcases the magnificent beauty of The Natural State rkansas Beauty throughout the four seasons. We are pleased to share some A of those photos, along with Tim's descriptions, from the book, here and on Pages 10, 12, 14, 15 and 16.

Fresh, wind-driven snow stuck to the sides of trees during a big February snowstorm.

This tiny leaf got frosted overnight.

A frigid but beautiful morning in Dog Hollow, Upper Buffalo Wilderness, Ozark National Forest.

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11 A blanket of fresh snow at Hawksbill Crag, Upper Buffalo Wilderness, Ozark National Forest.

Lookin’ for momma.

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15 The spring house and waterfall, Tim Ernst is a native of Arkansas and lives Boxley Valley near the headwaters Historic District of the Buffalo National (private). River area in Northwest Arkansas with his wife, Pam. He has been a professional nature photographer for more than 40 years and has had images published in numerous publications, including National Geographic. A member of Carroll Electric Cooperative, he has written several guidebooks Footbridge across and recently released his 18th the Mulberry River book titled Arkansas Beauty. To learn more, visit: (private). www.TimErnst.com.

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uke and Deedee Alston, members of Rich Mountain LElectric Cooperative of Mena, were recently named the 2017 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year. “Unbelievable. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want it or think that possibly we had worked hard enough to earn such a title,” Luke said. “I was born to do this. Few people I know get to wake up every morning and spend all day long working at something they love. Since I left corporate America, I haven’t had a job. This is not a job for me. It’s my way of life.” The Alstons, who have two sons, Ryan and Drey, The Luke and Deedee Alston family. operate a diverse agritourism business known as “Holly Springs Homestead.” In addition to Angus cattle and an eight-house broiler chicken operation, the farm also includes and the families who work tirelessly to ensure we have the a large variety of fruits and vegetables. Strawberries, sweet food and fiber we rely on daily,” said Rob Roedel, manager of corn, blackberries, pumpkins, muscadines, flowers, tomatoes, corporate communications for the Electric Cooperatives of okra, peppers and more are grown as part of the Alstons’ Arkansas. “Our sincere congratulations to the Alstons and the enterprise. Luke also offers a commercial hay and haylage district winners.” service where he mows, rakes, bales, wraps and stacks hay. The Alstons were selected from the eight 2017 District “We congratulate Luke and Deedee Alston on being Farm Family of the Year winners: named the 2017 Arkansas Farm Family of the Year,” said Brandon and Jessica Chapman of Scott (Pulaski County), Arkansas Farm Bureau President Randy Veach. “Luke and East Central District; Deedee left successful off-farm careers to develop their farm, Chris and Heather Tharp of Floral (Independence and Holly Springs Homestead has become a successful, County), North Central District; family-friendly agritourism business in just a few short years. This honor is testament to their faith and determination to Eddie and Annette Wray of Trumann (Poinsett County), make their farm a destination for many.” Northeast District; The Alstons are active in Polk County Farm Bureau, and Cedar Corner Farm of Stuttgart (North Arkansas County), Luke serves as vice president of the Polk County Cattlemen’s Southeast District; Association, and is a member of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Rocking CK Farms of Garland (Miller County), Southwest Association board. District; Arkansas’ Farm Family of the Year program, now in its Gittlein Farms of Maysville (Benton County), Northwest 70th year, is the longest-running farm family recognition District; program of its type in the United States. It begins with selection of the top farm family in each county. Then, Will and Sidney Bailey of De Queen (Sevier County), West eight district Farm Families of the Year are selected. The Central District. competition is judged on production, efficiency and As Arkansas’ Farm Family of the Year, the Alstons management of farm operations, family life and rural/ will compete in the 2018 Swisher Sweets/Sunbelt Expo community leadership and values. Southeastern Farmer of the Year program. A winner will be “The Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas are proud to be named from among 10 southeastern state winners in October able to support the Arkansas Farm Family of the Year program in Moultrie, Ga.

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Hemingway-Pfeiffer Home showcases cultural history

BY KODY FORD uthor Ernest Hemingway once remarked Athat the two prettiest places on Earth in the fall were Paris, France, and Piggott, Arkansas. Many people are not aware of the legendary writer’s love of the small town near the Missouri border, but it played a major role in his charmed life. Today, the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, and the related Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center, both in Piggott, draw tourists to learn about the Hemingway and Pfeiffer families’ amazing lives. During his time in Paris, Hemingway met his future wife, Pauline Pfeiffer, a writer and editor for Vogue magazine, while still married

to his first wife, Hadley. They were friends at KODY FORD first, but became romantically involved during (or possibly prior to) his messy divorce. Her father, Paul Pfeiffer, had made a fortune in While Ernest Hemingway is the main draw to the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum pharmaceuticals in St. Louis along with his and Educational Center, the Pfeiffer family also has a rich and colorful history. brother, Gus. Eventually, Paul grew tired of that life and purchased 63,000 acres in Piggott to raise cotton.

Hemingway in Piggott After Hemingway and Pauline married, they would visit Piggott to stay with her parents, Paul and Mary. Since railway travel was the primary means of transportation, they often stayed for months at a time. According to Adam Long, director of the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center, Hemingway often wrote in the barn or the breezeway beneath it and occasionally opted for the front porch of the house. Often, he would invite locals over to play cards and drink in the barn.

Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum COURTESY OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY COLLECTION, JFK PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY and Educational Center

Where 1021 West Cherry Street, Piggott When Tours are Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday: 1 - 3 p.m. Last tours for the day begin at 3 p.m. Contact 870-598-3487 hemingway.astate.edu www.pfeifferfoundation.com Ernest Hemingway and Pauline Pfeiffer on their wedding day.

24 JANUARY 2018 Over the years, he wrote many short Rector and the Janes family of stories there, the most famous being “A Piggott. With their support, ASU Clean, Well-Lighted Place.” The story acquired the property in 1997 “A Day’s Wait” is set in Piggott, though and opened it to the public in Long is not sure if it was written there. 1999. The most famous work that he The home has been crafted in Arkansas is the acclaimed refurbished to look much like it novel A Farewell to Arms, a love story did during the 1930s. It features about an ambulance driver and nurse numerous mementos of the on the Italian front during World War Hemingways and the Pfeiffers.

I. The film version of the novel starred AND KARL PFEIFFER MUSEUM STUDY CENTER OF MATILDA COURTESY Long said they receive about Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes. The 5,000 visitors a year from 35 Scenes from A Face in the Crowd, starring Andy author, however, was not a fan of the to 40 states and six to eight Griffith and Patricia Neal, were filmed in Piggott, adaptation; he disavowed it before like this one at Karl and Matilda Pfeiffer’s home. countries. Aside from being production finished. In an attempt to open to tours, the Hemingway- win Hemingway over, the studio held a Pfeiffer House has week-long world premiere at the Franklin Theatre in Piggott when he writers’ retreats twice annually. was visiting. This was the first high-profile film premiere in Long said that the home’s storied past makes it worth the town. Unfortunately, he refused to attend. visiting. Eventually, Hemingway and his wife divorced, and he “The Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum preserves an did not return to Piggott. The Pfeiffers remained, but during important part of Arkansas history,” he said. “Through the the Great Depression Paul spent much of his fortune trying Pfeiffer family and their famous son-in-law, the Arkansas to help keep Piggott afloat. By the time he passed away in Delta came into contact with the art and politics of the 1944, their wealth had greatly diminished. larger world. The Delta also influenced the Hemingways and Pfeiffers. This interaction is a segment of Arkansas history The home today that shouldn’t be missed.” Over the years, the home changed owners. In 1997, Dr. Ruth Hawkins and Arkansas State University (ASU) were More facets of Piggott’s famous history working to help establish the Crowley’s Ridge Parkway. A very brief walk away is the Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Piggott was the northernmost town on the proposed route, Museum and Study Center, home of Pauline’s younger and Hawkins was aware that Hemingway had visited there. brother, Karl, and his wife, Matilda. Sitting on 11 acres, She sent a photographer to get a look at the property, the 4,938-square-foot 1930s Tudor Revival is a beautiful which happened to be on the market. The school worked to dwelling that showcases a different colorful past. Its biggest gather donors, including Sherland and Barbara Hamilton of claim to fame is that scenes were shot here for Elia Kazan’s classic filmA Face in the Crowd, starring Andy Griffith, Patricia Neal and Walter Matthau, based on the short story “Your Arkansas Traveler” by Budd Schulberg. It held a premiere in Piggott as well. Teresa Taylor, director of the center, said the film came to be shot in Piggott through Hemingway, inadvertently at least. “There was a local man here named Toby Bruce,” she said. “He became good friends with, Hemingway and sort of tagged along with him, even during the years after Hemingway and Pauline divorced. At one point Schulberg and Kazan were talking with Hemingway about wanting to do the film. Toby Bruce was present as they were describing the type of location they

COURTESY OF MATILDA AND KARL PFEIFFER MUSEUM STUDY CENTER OF MATILDA COURTESY were looking for. Toby realized and suggested his hometown of Piggott, and the rest is history!” Matilda and Karl Pfeiffer Museum and Study Center.

25 Gems and artifacts The center has some very interesting collections. During Diamonds on the mid-1960s, Matilda began to collect minerals, a hobby she display from kept up for 25 years. What started with a few geodes expanded Matilda to 1,400 specimens. Taylor said dealers would even pay visits to Pfeiffer’s collection her home to sell new pieces. The minerals are on display in the of more home today. than 1,400 The other collection is of Native American artifacts found gems and locally by Laws Cargill, a furniture store owner in Piggott. His minerals. lifelong hobby was walking the fields to find the artifacts. He kept them at the furniture store he owned. When he planned COURTESY OF MATILDA AND KARL PFEIFFER MUSEUM AND STUDY CENTER to retire he didn’t want to move the collection to his home, so he put them up for sale. Matilda found out about the sale from someone travelling from St. Louis to look at the collection. Since she didn’t want to see them taken from the area, she went to see Cargill first, and bought the whole collection. Taylor said, “The home is a reminder of the rich historical presence and impact this family had on their community.” Kody Ford is a Fayetteville-based freelance writer.

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Sophie's John and Angela Armstrong, and their kids, Will and Emily, first time on Hawksbill Crag. Geno Ketchum, Lonoke. playing in the snow. Beth, Rogers.

A bluff at Riverside Park in West Fork. Suzanne Moheng, West Fork.

Flying squirrel in a bluebird house. Kay Malan, Possum Valley.

Frozen earth, weeping. Terry L. Lee, The Little Grand Canyon at White Oak Lake. Redbone Creek Farms. Amy Masey, Gurdon.

28 JANUARY 2018 Brylee Cathleen, with her daddy’s climbing gear. Her dad is Jared Lampkin, a lineman at Ouachita Electric Co-op. Terri Willett Photography, Woodlawn. Beau loves playing on the hay bales. Sarah Culver, Ozark.

Jake is ready for his ride through the snow. Jairo Hernandez, Clinton.

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34 JANUARY 2018 Cherry Scones Bede’s Banana Bran Muffins 4 cloves garlic, minced 1 large egg, lightly beaten 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 2 cans (16 oz.) Great Northern 2/3 cup buttermilk 1 cup bran cereal beans 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3 tablespoons sugar 2 cans (16 oz.) pinto beans with 1 cup dried cherries (5 oz. bag = 1 cup) 3 teaspoons baking power jalapeños 2 1/4 cups flour 1 egg, beaten 2 cans (11 ½ oz.) Campbell’s Bean with Bacon soup 1/3 cup sugar 1 cup mashed ripe bananas 2 soup cans of water 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/4 cup milk 1 bay leaf 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 cup oil (or melted butter) 1 carrot, sliced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup Craisins (or raisins) 3 cups smoked ham, chopped 1/3 cup butter, cut up 1/2 cup salted toasted sunflower vanilla sugar, or granulated seeds Sauté onion, bell pepper and garlic in sugar for topping Mix all ingredients together until olive oil. Heat oven to 375 F. Grease cookie well-moistened. Fill well-greased muffin Combine all other ingredients except sheet lightly with additional butter or tins 2/3 full. Bake 20 minutes at 400 F ham, and simmer for 30 minutes. Add place a piece of parchment paper on or until done (toothpick clean). ham and simmer an additional 30-40 cookie sheet. Enjoy! minutes. Combine egg, buttermilk, vanilla and Dianne Vandervoort, Stephens Pamela Rusher, Jonesboro cherries in bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir flour, sugar, baking powder, Chocolate Mug Cookie Curry Chicken and Rice baking soda and salt in large bowl. 4-5 whole chicken legs (drumstick- 1 tablespoon melted butter With pastry blender, cut in butter until thigh combination) 1 teaspoon sugar mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir 5 strips raw bacon 1 teaspoon brown sugar in cherry mixture until moistened. On 1 cup uncooked white rice dash vanilla extract lightly floured surface, knead dough 6 1 can cream of chicken soup pinch of salt to 8 times. With lightly floured rolling 1 can of water pin, roll dough into a 1-inch thick 1 egg yolk curry powder, seasoned salt, circle. 1/4 cup self-rising flour black pepper With a lightly floured knife, cut circle 2 tablespoons chocolate chips Heat oven to 375 F. Rinse, dry and into 6 - 8 wedges (like a pie). Separate Stir all ingredients together in a large season chicken pieces with seasoned wedges and place on cookie sheet. coffee mug. Microwave 45 seconds. salt and pepper. In a 9 x 13-inch Lightly sprinkle vanilla sugar on top of Makes 1 serving. baking dish, place the 5 strips of bacon. scones and bake 15 to 18 minutes, until Goes great with vanilla ice cream. Pour rice evenly over bacon. Sprinkle golden. Cool on wire rack. Barbara Kimbrough, Stamps seasoned salt, pepper and curry powder Top with butter or cream cheese. (curry powder “makes” this dish, so be Jean Rabalais, Norman generous) to taste over the rice. Place chicken pieces on top of the rice. Mix soup and water together and pour over Submit your favorite recipes! the chicken pieces and rice. Cover pan with foil. Bake for 1 hour, then uncover If your recipe is selected for printing, we will send you a set of measuring cups! pan and bake for half an hour longer. To serve, remove the chicken pieces Mail: Arkansas Living, Recipes to a platter; stir up the rice, bacon, etc., P.O. Box 510 Little Rock, AR 72203 and place in a bowl. E-mail: [email protected] Jean Rabalais, Norman Online: www.arkansaslivingmagazine.com Entries must include your name, phone, address and origin of recipe.

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BY ROB ROEDEL hen James Best opened Eleanor’s for Eleanor’s menu. WPizzeria in Jonesboro on May He wanted to ensure 1, 2017, his goal was to provide that the sauces, authentic Italian pizza with only dressings, meats,

authentic ingredients. He named the crust and ingredients ROB ROEDEL establishment after Eleanor, the 3-year- met the high standards old daughter of Best and his wife, Emily, that he set in his other so you can be sure that he put his heart restaurant, Skinny Js, which into making the restaurant perfect. has grown to a three-location “I’ve always wanted to have a success story. Eleanor’s has an intimate The Eleanor, named after the owner’s pizzeria and provide my guests with feel, with industrial-angled fixtures that daughter, is the house special pizza. superior pizzas and other specialties are custom-designed and made by Best, that contain only top-of-the-line, high who is also a building contractor and quality ingredients,” Best said. “Our remodeler. presented beautifully also, with roasted pizzas and salads are served family- Eleanor’s pizza pies are of the New garlic, Kalamata olives, feta cheese and style, which adds to the friendly atmos- York style, with a light, airy crust and garlic-toasted nuts at the center of five phere.” tasty sauce, cut into huge, delectable large slices of garlic bread arranged in a Best slices that could be folded, if desired. star design. The flavor of the Kalamata spent about For the ingredients at Eleanor’s, Best olives blends with the fresh garlic to a year searched for the perfect recipe elements. deliver a rich, slightly sweet taste that is remodeling His search resulted in a treasure chest wonderful on the toasted bread. the of unique flavors. He uses San Marzano The Antipasto Salad, which includes restaurant tomatoes, which are grown near Mount crisp romaine lettuce with flavorful space Vesuvius in Italy and have a sweet capicola ham, pepperoni, Geneo salami, and three flesh, low acidity, low seed count and mozzarella cheese, Kalamata olives, months meatiness that make them ideal for diced tomatoes and banana peppers, perfecting pizza sauce. The Kalamata olives, grown packed a ton of flavor in each bite of the recipes in Kalamata, Greece, have a distinct Italian goodness. The salad featured sliced rolls of the meats piled atop a

ROB ROEDEL taste and are one of the healthiest olives to eat. And, the capicola ham and other huge bed of other items. meats at Eleanor’s can only be found in Owner James Best with the an Italian deli. Swine and Pine pizza. The Warm Goat Cheese appetizer, topped with Eleanor’s tomato basil the eating essentials sauce, is a great presentation, served with six garlic ELEANOR’S PIZZERIA toast points. The 211 South Main Street

cheese had a ROB ROEDEL Jonesboro creamy texture and nice Hours of Operation flavor that was enhanced by the Monday - Thursday: 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. tomato sauce. The toasted bread was Friday - Saturday: 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. ideal as a base for dipping or for both. The Italian sandwich is loaded The Classic Bruschetta appetizer was with top-grade meats.

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The Italian, Best’s favorite The Antipasto Salad. sandwich on the menu, features salami, capicola, pepperoni, melted, mozzarella, fresh PATRONAGE CASH - MONEY spinach, sliced tomatoes and made- from-scratch house vinaigrette on an IN MEMBERS’ POCKETS. awesome, freshly baked loaf of bread When you become a Farm Credit customer, you also become a member. Member- that is cooked in the pizza oven. The ship comes with special benefits like sharing in the profits when we have a good year. top grade of the meats is very evident, as is the custom-baked bread. By financing your farm, home, land and rural needs with Farm Credit, you’re poised Best’s daughter, Eleanor, should be to receive money back based on the association’s profits. We call it *Patronage Cash. Our members call it Christmas in February. proud that Daddy named the house special pizza after her. The Eleanor, a There’s no catch. More than $184 MILLION has gone back into Arkansas members’ creation of love featuring pepperoni, hands since 1997. Ask about becoming a member so you don’t miss out on another year of Patronage Cash. sausage, pickled peppers and Kalamata olives, is a pizza that any pizza lover must try. The meats, the crust, the cheese, the sauces and the spices all dance in unison to provide one of the best-flavored pizzas that I have eaten. 800-444-3276 Eleanor’s is in Jonesboro, the home ARFarmCredit.com of the Arkansas State University Red Wolves, but I swear when I sampled the Pine and Swine pizza it was so good that I wanted to yell sooiiieee-pig with delight. It was easy to see why this was a menu favorite, as it featured six whole slices of bacon, sliced capicola ham and sweet pineapple chunks. The pineapple and meats blend to provide a pizza flavor that you will love. *Patronage Cash is paid to stockholders annually when the association has a good year. It is based on profits earned the previous The sweet aroma of the Chocolate year and is declared at the discretion of the Board of Directors of each independent Arkansas Farm Credit association. Each member’s Chip Pie preceded its arrival at my patronage amount is based on total interest paid the previous year and effectively lowers the cost of borrowing. table. This sweet pizza pie was like eating a warm, soft chocolate chip cookie with a thin, airy buttery crust. Based on my visit to Eleanor’s Pizzeria, I have decided that James Best only does things one way… the right way. With that said, don’t delay stopping by to enjoy perfect food, perfect service in the perfect environment. You will be back.

Dining recommendations? Contact Rob Roedel at [email protected]

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Jan 1 Jan. 13 Jan. 19 First Day Hike Mountain View B&B Ride Still on the Hill presents “Ozark State parks across Narrows Recreation Area, Greers Ferry Old Time New Time” Arkansas and the Forty-mile bicycle ride to Mountain View to Faulkner Performing Arts Center, Fayetteville U.S. celebrate the stay at a bed-and-breakfast for the night. Dance to folk and bluegrass music played by start of the new Lunch at the diner in Prim on the way. Arkansas natives with their handcrafted instru- year with these 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. ments and authentic brand of Ozarks music. hikes. Here is a sam- www.arkansasbicycleclub.org. 7:30 - 9 p.m. faulkner.uark.edu. pling. Find more on www.arkansasstatepartkscom. Cabin Fever Reliever Jan. 20 Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, Moro Bay State Park Springdale Dancing with the Stars Meander 3/8 of a mile on the Deer Run Trail. Annual open house features displays by local “Washington Style” collectors. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Historic Washington State Park, Visitor Center, Mountainburg www.shilohmuseum.org. Washington Four-mile, round-trip hike on the Ozark High- Dance experience is not required for this fun lands Trail and the scenic Shepherd Springs evening of dance and fellowship! 7 - 10 p.m. Loop. Jan. 13-14 Call 870-983-2684 to reserve. Eagle Awareness Weekend 2018 www.HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com. Mount Magazine State Park, Paris Hike to Arkansas’ highest point. Petit Jean State Park, Morrilton A variety of programs are planned including Lunar Eclipse Lecture Lake Ouachita State Park, Mountain Pine field trips to nearby Holla Bend National Wild- Hobbs State Park, Rogers First Day Hike Bonfire. Hot beverages and life Refuge to watch for wintering eagles and Information on the Lunar Eclipse that will healthy treats will be served. other birds. www.petitjeanstatepark.com. happen on January 31, 2018. 5 - 8 p.m. www.friendsofhobbs.com. Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, Introduction to Forging Workshop Prairie Grove Historic Washington State Park, Washington Take a one-mile walk back in time before Join the park blacksmiths for a hands-on class. Jan. 21 meeting in the historic Latta Kitchen to share Materials and tools are supplied. $80. 9 a.m. - snacks. 5 p.m. www.HistoricWashingtonStatePark.com. Thru Hiking the Ozark Highland Trail Jan. 4, 6, 7, 10, 18, 20, Jan. 13, 20, 21, 27 Hobbs State Park Visitor Center, Rogers 24, 27, 31 Jim Warnock will lecture and give a PowerPoint Eagle Lake Cruise presentation of his 180-mile trek on the Ozark Eagle Pinnacle Mountain State Park, Highlands Trail. 2 -3 p.m. Tour Jolly Rogers Marina, Little Rock Lake Call 501-868-5806 to register. Jan. 26-28 Dardanelle State Park, Jan. 14 28th Annual Russellville Arkansas Big Free winter lake cruises for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Buck Classic the best chance of seeing our Bridal Show Arkansas State national symbol and other wildlife. Statehouse Convention Center, Little Rock Fairgrounds, Call 479-967-5516 to reserve. More than 200 vendors are on hand to help Little Rock An Arkansas tradition BIGSTOCK.COM brides plan their special day. Fashion show. Jan. 12 12:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. 501-378-3807; celebrating outdoor www.arkansasbridalcommunity.com. recreation in the Natural 114th Annual Live Racing at State. Oaklawn Jan. 18-21 Friday: 1 - 9 p.m. Oaklawn Racing & Gaming, Hot Springs Saturday: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. The 2018 live racing season begins at 10 a.m. Ozark Mountain Music Festival Sunday: 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. www.oaklawn.com. Basin Park Hotel, Eureka Springs www.bigbuckclassic.com. Bluegrass, Folk and American Roots music. noon - 11:45 p.m.

www.ozarkmountainmusicfestival.com. BIGSTOCK.COM For an extensive listing of events around Arkansas, visit www.arkansas.com/events To submit a listing for consideration go to: www.arkansaslivingmagazine.com or mail to: Arkansas Living, P.O. Box 510, Little Rock, AR 72203.

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