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OCTOBER 2019 PUBLISHERS

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Food, Glorious Food ARE YOU HUNGRY, HIGHLANDS RANCH AND LONE TREE? We’re sure you will

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search of the most delicious bites both near and far, and we found more than enough material to fill these pages. While we don’t like to play favorites, the Foodie issue is near and dear to our hearts. After all, food is not only nourishing (and delicious), but it also brings people together—whether it’s a special anniversary dinner, a much-needed lunch break with coworkers, a friend’s birthday party or even a casual weeknight meal with family. Food is often considered one of life’s great pleasures. Consider this issue your foodie guide, featuring some of the best Southwest and Mexican recipes around to satisfy your hunger. Feeling inspired by the pros? Channel your inner chef and whip up a Highlands Ranch Lifestyle-approved recipe (or two)

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INSIDE THE ISSUE OCTOBER 2019

FEATURES 14 Water 2 Wine Daughter-Father Team Strives to Create Great Wine and Communityâ€” One Bottle at a Time

18 Muy Bueno Kitchen Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack Shares Her Love of Heritage, Food and Family from Her Highlands Ranch Kitchen

24 Cooking on the Ranch Highlands Ranch Chef and Food Blogger Lea Ann Brown Welcomes Crisp Fall Days with Comfort Dishes

30 Hide in Plain Sight Gala to Raise Money to Provide

18 14

Ongoing Support for Students Living in Poverty and Homelessness

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Good Times

Around Town

Locally Owned

Open House

24 Culinary Creations 30 Giving Back 32 Lifestyle Calendar 34 Food & Wine

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Pioneer Days At the Highlands Ranch Pioneer Days Sept. 5-7, school groups and attendees enjoyed historical reenactments, blacksmithing, pottery, Indian fry bread, a petting zoo, hayrack rides, livestock displays and more at the historic Highlands Ranch Mansion.

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PoloFest 2019 PoloFest Denver 2019 at Denver Polo Club in Sedalia welcomed top polo players from around the world for a 34-goal polo match. There were incredible music performances by DJ and producer KYGO, artists Sofi Tukker, Chelsea Cutler and Zach Heckendorf. It was aÂ great day outdoors celebrating music and polo. The day benefitted the Equine Partnership Program.

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the historic property. Stained glass painter Marie Foucault-Phipps, who worked on this project, was married to Lawrence Phipps III, son of Lawrence Phipps, Jr., the owner of the mansion from 1937-1976. She was married to Phipps III until he passed away in 2016. “The glass on the main door experienced lead fatigue. A support bar had fallen and with no support and frequent slamming of the door, pieces of glass had broken and some were ready to fall. It needed complete re-leading,” Marie says. “All the Mansion’s stained glass have very unusual designs," Marie says. "It was a challenge to glaze due to the complexity of the design and the stiffness of the lead.” Visitors can see the repaired glass in the front door during trips to the Mansion. View open hours at HighlandsRanchMansion.com/Calendar. Reprinted by permission from the Highlands Ranch Metro District

HRCA COTILLION The Highlands Ranch Community Association Cotillion program starts another season. The HRCA Cotillion is a social education program that is designed to provide a comprehensive learning experience during a five-year period. Educators, psychologists and doctors agree that social skills and emotional health are incredibly important in a well-adjusted child’s development. New Cotillion classes start Oct. 27 for children ranging in grades third through eighth. For more information and to

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ARTICLE JENNIFER STARBUCK PHOTOGRAPHY ROGER BALLARD MALISSA NUGENT SAYS SHE’S LEARNED TO EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED EVERY DAY AT WATER 2 WINE WINERY. She’s had fermenting wine explode in her face. And she gets the occasional visitor who thinks Water 2 Wine is a church. “We’re the right kind of church,” Malissa says laughing. “You get to drink wine at this church.” But above all, Malissa says, Water 2 Wine is a welcoming atmosphere where people can come learn more about wine and unwind with friends. “It’s a living room atmosphere. We want you to come in, learn about wine and relax,” Malissa says. Malissa co-owns Water 2 Wine with her father, Dan Nugent, who never lets a Friday happy hour go by without making the rounds in

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one of his many kilts—he’s Scotch-Irish after all. Dan served in the U.S. Navy for 23 years. “People’s reactions are hilarious,” Malissa says. “They love having conversations with my dad.” Water 2 Wine buys concentrated juice from more than 100 wineries in 13 different countries. Then, Water 2 Wine customers can participate in mixing varietals into a customized blend and come back in 45-60 days when the wine is ready. Malissa says there is a seven-step process to the winemaking at Water 2 Wine, and what sets them apart from many other wineries is the low-sulfites. “People who typically can’t handle wine because of headaches from sulfites love our wine,” Dan says. Malissa says her 25 years of retail experience before owning Water 2 Wine has helped her create a customer experience that is hard to come by elsewhere. This is a dream come true for Malissa, who has wanted to own a winery since before she was even 21. “I love getting a chance to get to know people—especially people who are not wine drinkers; I love to help them find a wine they love,” Malissa says.

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OPEN HOUSE

Muy Bueno Tip No. 1 Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack’s Highlands Ranch kitchen is filled with treasures from her travels to Mexico and her hometown of El Paso, Texas. And she also scours Denver-area thrift stores and estate sales to find colorful textiles, Mexican pottery and cookbooks.

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ARTICLE JENNIFER STARBUCK PHOTOGRAPHY JENAE LOPEZ

BUENO

KITCH

Yvette in her home kitchen in Highlands Ranch

MEXICAN FOOD AND TRAVEL BLOGGER YVETTE MARQUEZSHARPNACK SHARES HER LOVE OF HERITAGE, FOOD AND FAMILY FROM HER HIGHLANDS RANCH KITCHEN

IT’S AN EXCITING DAY FOR HIGHLANDS RANCH COOKBOOK AUTHOR AND FOOD BLOGGER, YVETTE MARQUEZ-SHARPNACK. After months of work, her latest love letter to her El Paso family and culture is finally live. Ysleta Mission History and Festival is Yvette’s new video production on her YouTube channel that tells the story of the vibrant (and delicious) festival to benefit the Catholic church she grew up attending, the one for which her beloved grandmother and mother devoted their lives.

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“MY RECIPES ARE SO NOSTALGIC FOR ME. I’VE ALWAYS BEEN ADDICTED TO MY HISTORY, CULTURE AND WHERE I COME FROM.”

Muy Bueno Tip No. 2 For authentic guacamole, Yvette recommends using a molcajete, or Mexican mortar and pestle.

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Yvette

Highlands

Ranch

runs

MuyBuenoCookbook.com, where she posts her Mexican-inspired recipes and YouTube travel videos that honor her Tejano roots. She started the blog in 2010 as a way to put into writing all the amazing food she remembered her mother, Evangelina Soza, and her late grandmother, Jesusita, making—recipes that had never been written down. Things that include gorditos, chiles rellenos and tamales. “When I was growing up, we didn’t call it Mexican food, we just called it food,” Yvette says. Yvette says she never could have imagined her career as a food blogger, video producer and on-air personality when she moved to Colorado from El Paso more than 20 years ago. Her Muy Bueno blog had already started to gain momentum when she was laid off from her job as a graphic designer. Yvette says she told her husband she was going to take a chance and make the blog full-time, and she’s been going strong ever since. This past summer, Yvette also traveled to

Muy Bueno Tip No. 3

Mexico City for the first time to explore regional food and culture to get ideas for her blog.

For easy entertaining, Yvette sug-

“It was incredible. I’ve been to Mexico many

gests a platter of mango, cucumber

times, but never to Mexico City. Mexico City has

and jicama sticks, all sprinkled with

so much history and culture, and street food is

the Mexican seasoning Tajin. Serve

literally on every corner.”

with a pitcher of iced or hot Agua

Every Muy Bueno recipe and video is a love

de Jamaica, or Hibiscus Tea, with

letter to her family, one she feels blessed to

cinnamon sticks.

continue to write—if nothing else so that her children will carry on with family traditions. “My recipes are so nostalgic for me,” Yvette says. I’ve always been addicted to my history,

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culture and where I come from.”

Cast Iron Tortilla Press For making flour or corn tortillas

Comal (Cast-Iron Palote (Rolling Griddle) Pin)

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Lava Rock Molcajete

For warming

For rolling out tortillas

For making

tortillas or

and dough

guacamole and salsas

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About Yvet te Ma rquez-Sha rpnack Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack is the blogger, YouTuber and recipe developer behind MuyBuenoCookbook.com. She is the co-author of Muy Bueno: Three

Generations

Mexican

Authentic

Flavor and Latin

Twist:

Traditional & Modern Cocktails. Find her

MuyBuenoCookbook.com,

her Muy Bueno YouTube Channel, and @MuyBuenoCooking.

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CULINARY CREATIONS

ARTICLE AND PHOTOGRAPHY LEA ANN BROWN

THE RANCH

HIGHLANDS RANCH CHEF AND FOOD BLOGGER, LEA ANN BROWN, WELCOMES CRISP FALL DAYS WITH HEARTY COMFORT DISHES

Lea Ann Brown has lived in Highlands Ranch for 30 years. She is a chef, recipe developer, and publisher of CookingOnTheRanch.com. Photo by Elle Photography.

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IN S TA N T P O T C RE A M Y C HIC K E N T OR T IL L A S OUP INGREDIENTS + 3 tablespoons olive oil

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

DIRECTIONS Rotate the central dial of the Instant Pot to "saute" function. When it

+ 1 large sweet onion, chopped

feels like it's getting hot, add the olive oil. When the oil is hot, add the

+ 4 cloves garlic, diced

onions and the chopped poblano peppers. If you're using roasted poblano,

+ 2 pounds chicken breasts

wait and add those later with the rest of the ingredients.

boneless, skinless + 2 1/2 cups chicken stock + 1 teaspoon ground cumin + 15 ounce can chopped tomatoes, undrained

Saute until onions are starting to become translucent and peppers are fragrant. Add chopped garlic and heat until fragrant. Hit the cancel button on the Instant Pot to stop cooking. Add remaining ingredients except for garnishes. Lay the chicken on top of the mixture.

+ 10-ounce can Rotel Original Diced

Put the lid on the Instant Pot. Make sure the steam release valve is set

Tomatoes and Green Chile, undrained

to seal. Rotate the central dial to the "pressure cook" option and press to

+ 15-ounce can creamed corn

set. Rotate the central dial again to access the time setting. Set to cook on

+ 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano

high pressure for 20 minutes, quick or natural release.

+ 1/2 teaspoon Chimayo chile powder

When the pressure has released and you're able to remove the lid to the

+ 1 teaspoon chili seasoning

Instant Pot, remove the chicken to a cutting board. With two forks, quickly

+ 3-4 poblano peppers, roasted,

shred the chicken. Add the chicken back into the soup mixture, give it a

peeled and chopped

good stir and serve.

+ Corn chips, sour cream, diced avocado, cilantro for garnish + salt/pepper to taste

Ladle soup into soup bowls, top with hand-crushed corn chips, a dollop of sour cream and diced avocado and sprinkle with cilantro. Pass diced avocado, tortilla chips, cilantro and sour cream for garnish. NOTES This soup will thicken as it sits. Just add more broth when reheating for leftovers. The sour cream is not optional. The creamed corn and the combo of stirring in that big dollop of sour cream give this soup it's creamy nature. CONTINUED >

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TOASTED PUEBLO CHILE CHICKEN SANDWICH INGREDIENTS

Prep Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins 4 servings

DIRECTIONS

+ 8 slices sturdy rustic bread or hoagie buns

Preheat oven to 400 F.

+ 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast,

Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. In a hot skillet

cooked and shredded

stovetop, place each slice of bread in a large frypan (or griddle) and

+ 1/2 teaspoon salt

toast each slice on the buttered side. Set aside.

+ 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

In the same skillet, spray the pan with cooking spray over medium

+ 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

heat. Add the shredded chicken, sprinkle with all the spices and stir

+ 1/2 teaspoon red chile powder—Pueblo,

until warm all over.

Ancho or New Mexico

Divide the shredded chicken among the four slices of toasted

+ 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

bread. Top each chicken sandwich with a roasted chile and a quar-

+ 2 green onions, chopped

ter of the cheese.

+ 4 Pueblo chile peppers roasted, peeled, seeded and veins removed + 6 ounces Muenster, Enchilada or Pepper Jack cheese

Place the four remaining slices of bread, toasted side up, on top and bake 5-10 minutes or until hot and cheese is melted. Serve hot. NOTES You can use shredded chicken meat from a rotisserie chicken, or simply bake a couple of boneless, skinless chicken breasts and shred the meat. Then proceed with building this sandwich.

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BLACK BEAN CHIPOTLE BISON CHILI WITH LIME CREMA INGREDIENTS

12 servings

DIRECTIONS

+ 2 pounds ground bison + 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, optional + Salt and pepper + 3 cups chopped onions (about 2 medium onions) + 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped + 1/4 cup chili powder + 32 ounces beef broth + 28 ounces fire-roasted chopped tomatoes canned, undrained + 1/2 cup stout or dark beer + 4 canned chipotle chiles veins and seeds removed, chopped + 3 tablespoons yellow cornmeal + 30 ounces black beans, canned, rinsed and drained + Salt and pepper to taste

Heat a large stockpot over medium-high heat. If your ground meat is very lean, add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the pot before adding the ground meat. Season with a little salt and pepper and cook until meat is almost browned, using a spoon to break up meat. Add onions and garlic and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add chili powder, broth, tomatoes, beer and chiles. Bring to a boil, reduce to low, cover partially, and cook until very thick, about 1-2 hours. Then stir in cornmeal and add black beans. Let simmer together for 10 minutes before serving. Combine sour cream with lime zest and juice of one lime and serve chili in bowls with a spoonful of lime cream on top. To serve, ladle a large dollop of Lime Crema on top of the chili. Garnish with chopped cilantro, chopped avocado and sliced green onion.

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SAUCY CHICKEN SOFT TACOS INGREDIENTS + 3 medium chicken breasts,

Coat chicken breasts with 1 tablespoon

boneless and skinless

olive oil. Sprinkle with taco seasoning and

+ 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix

bake at 350 F for 30 minutes, or until done.

+ 2 tablespoons olive oil

When chicken is cool enough, shred

+ 1/2 cup onion, diced

chicken with a fork. In a saucepan, cook

+ 15 ounces tomato sauce

onions in remaining olive oil until ten-

+ 3 cloves garlic, diced

der. Add chicken and tomato sauce and

+ 1 teaspoon onion powder

remaining seasonings and simmer on

+ 1/2 teaspoon cumin

medium low, covered for 15 minutes.

+ 1 teaspoon New Mexico Chile Powder

Warm tortillas. To build tacos, scoop a

+ 2 cups Romaine lettuce, chopped

spoonful of chicken into each tortilla. Add

+ 1 1/2 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

lettuce, cheese, radishes and then avocado.

+ 5 radishes, sliced + 1 Avocado, chopped + Soft white or yellow corn tortillas

DIRECTIONS

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GIVING BACK Top: The first scholarship recipient, Zoe Royer, pictured with Joe Roos shortly after she graduated with honors from Metropolitan State University in May 2019 Bottom: Founder of Hide in Plain Sight, Joe Roos, speaks at last year's Charity Gala

HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT CHARITY GALA TO RAISE MONEY TO PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS LIVING IN POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS ARTICLE SERENA MONTOYA PHOTOGRAPHY PROVIDED BY JOE ROOS 30

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HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT IS HAVING ITS FOURTH ANNUAL CHARITY BENEFIT NOV. 2 IN ORDER TO FURTHER RAISE AWARENESS AND SUPPORT FOR THE HOMELESS AND STUDENTS WHO NEED ASSISTANCE IN COLORADO. At the event, donors and sponsors will be able to interact with students who are involved in Hide in Plain Sight. “This is to bring our supporters together so that they can see what we’ve done with their donations and the impact we’ve made in the students’ lives,” says Joe Roos, founder of Hide in Plain Sight. Hide in Plain Sight is a nonprofit organization that is special because it’s not a one-time scholarship program. “As long as the student continues with a satisfactory academic performance, we will follow them and support them,” Joe says. He says he finds this calling deeply fulfilling. He understands everyone at some point in their life needs help. He originally planned on helping one or two students, but that idea just continued to grow. “We’ve helped over 200 students statewide in the last four years, with over $400,000 dollars in scholarships,” he says. Hide in Plain Sight has two scholarship programs, the Robin Hood Program, which is designated for pre-school to 12th-grade students, and From Homeless to Hired, which is a post-secondary school scholarship. The latter is for students who are homeless or living in poverty and are interested in going to a two- or four-year college or trade school. The students range from pre-K to 62 years-old. “The objective is to help these students get an education so they become competitive in the job market. They’re able to earn a living or sustainable wage and then break their cycle of homelessness or poverty,” Joe says. Joe founded Hide in Plain Sight in 2015, soon after he found out there were more than 900 homeless students in Douglas County. “It was to kind of fill a gap for the homeless situation in our community and those in poverty,” Joe says. Joe says the donors who have supported Hide in Plain Sight have directly helped homeless students in Douglas County achieve success. “Our donors are the fuel,” Joe says. “Hide in Plain Sight is the gas tank, and our colleges and trade schools are the engines.” Hide in Plain Sight 2019 Charity Benefit + 5-9 p.m. + Nov. 2 + Infinity Park Event Center, 4400 E. Kentucky Ave., Glendale. There will be a live auction with auctioneer Jim Berz of WOW Entertainment. Enjoy music and dancing with Denver DJ/Emcee Tasos of TH Entertainment. The progressive catered menu is by Occasions Catering. Dress in cocktail attire. Valet service is provided. To purchase tickets, go to HidePlainSight.org.

“OUR DONORS ARE THE FUEL, HIDE IN PLAIN SIGHT IS THE GAS TANK AND OUR COLLEGES AND TRADE SCHOOLS ARE THE ENGINES.” October 2019 | Highlands Ranch Lifestyle

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The Highlands Ranch Garden Club

for Fall For A Cure. For questions,

meets at 1 p.m. the third Tuesday

please contact Megan Bugle directly

of every month. Usually, the meet-

at Megan@NF2BioSolutions.org.

ing place is at Highlands Ranch library, 9292 S. Ridgeline Blvd., but check the website prior to the meeting. For more information, go to HRGC.org or call Lise LeBlanc at 303.242.6460.

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