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Welcome to our THANKFUL issue. What a fitting time to introduce myself and express immense gratitude. I am so fortunate to be a new resident of Kansas City! My relocation would not have happened without City Lifestyle. In 2020, despite the pandemic and its effect on local businesses, I successfully launched one of the magazines for and about my Las Vegas community. A year later City Lifestyle offered me a regional sales role. I loved the idea of traveling and helping others start their business. My youngest child recently left for college, and I was an empty nester, so the timing was good. It proved to be an amazing experience, but I started to wonder if I could leave Las Vegas and once again become a publisher. Never did I imagine it would happen for our Leawood and Johnson County magazines. These publications were the first and have been in print for over thirteen years. Today there are 150 magazines modeled after us! I am honored and immensely grateful to City Lifestyle for selecting me to be your Publisher. This is a fabulous community to call home. There are small and medium sized businesses all over this community who advertise their products and services with us. Collectively, they make it possible for over 25,000 homes and businesses to receive our lifestyle magazine for free every month. As the Publisher, it is my privilege to thank, serve and promote these exceptional community partners! As a reader, you can express your gratitude by supporting these local businesses. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for such a warm welcome to the heart of America! I am so excited both my kids will be visiting for Thanksgiving. I am certain they will leave knowing their mom has found a wonderful new home in Kansas! Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving!

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14 Your Autumn Dinner Party Is Served

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local experiences The best places and things to do in our area.

The holidays are here, and it's time to enjoy all that Kansas City has to offer to celebrate this time of the year. From holiday markets to festive lights to pop up shops and establishments to enjoy a firepit, we have you covered to help get you in the holiday spirit.

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Your Autumn Dinner Party Is Served Leawood Chef gives holiday entertaining pointers

Leawood residents and catering experts Chef Kyle and Hannah Williams, owners of KC’s Savor & Swirl culinary company, create an outdoor dinner party with chef-driven perennial dishes served in beautiful seasonal settings. Fresh from a two-week trip to Italy, this husband and wife team took a break from their catering bookings and sellout pop-ups to create a delightful friendsgiving. For this alfresco Autumn Dinner Party, Chef Kyle draws on favorite fall recipes updated for a modern palate and paired with wine selections to complement the bountiful feast. Hannah creates an iconic autumn ambience using artisanal table settings and mixed flannels for each guest to blanket any chill on a brisk evening. Whether for Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving or a new November tradition, it’s time to get outdoors again surrounded in sweater-weather coziness while sharing bites and clinks with family and friends.

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Insider Tips for Hosting:

• Build a menu around the season. “In November, people crave turkey, sage stuffing and cranberry sauce,” Chef Kyle says. “Autumn dinners mean bigger-course meals with varied proteins, like turkey, duck and sirloin, hearty starches, and good fall produce, especially root vegetables such as butternut squash and pumpkin.” • Always greet guests with a beverage and appetizers. “Offer champagne for wine-lovers or a sparkling drink or signature cocktail. It’s all about serving guests to the highest caliber,” Kyle says. • Draw inspiration from the season’s changing colors, cooler temps and lower humidity to move back outdoors. “Think flannel blankets, wooden tables, fire pits, open grills, string lights and candles to create a really cool environment you haven’t been able to do all summer.” • “You can’t go wrong with fresh flowers,” Hannah says, “but keep bouquets low to not interfere with conversation flowing. For fall, I like richer, jewel-toned florals to mix and match and keep whimsical. I vary glass vases with burnished brass for warm fall vibes.” • An easy but thoughtful detail is to put a simple menu at each place setting, so guests know what to expect. “Add a pen, so guests can jot tasting notes, especially for wine pairings or multiple courses,” Hannah says. “Guests can share comments, then take the menu home as a sweet reminder of the event.” • Follow the French principle of mise en place or everything in place before your event. “This is actually our company’s name,” Kyle says. “It’s that important to us. Make sure the wines are all open, cocktails are pre-made, place settings are out, candles are lit and music is playing. When guests arrive, it gives that wow-factor and shows you intentionally made them feel special.” • To build confidence as a host, start small and practice. “Keep the menu and guest list small,” Kyle says. “Choose recipes you already have confidence in. If you make a great Beef Stroganoff, then go with that. People will love it!” • As fun as it is to dine outside, always have an indoors back-up plan. “We’ve had to bring it indoors before,” Hannah says. “It’s still fun.” CONTINUED > NOVEMBER 2 0 2 2 | C I TYL I FE STYL E . C OM / L E AWO O D

Autumn Dinner Party

RECEPTION • CANAPÉS • CHEESE BRÛLÉES • Aged goat cheese, thyme, figs, local honey, petite greens

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Roasted Whole Duck Brined & Smoked Turkey breast Grilled Bone-In Ribeye Steaks Chef’s Sage Gourmet Stuffing Roasted Brussels Sprouts & Hardwood Smoked Bacon Heirloom Root Vegetable Hash Red Bliss Buttered Mashed Potatoes Gravy Cranberry Orange Zest Sauce Fresh Baked Dinner Rolls & Whipped Butter

DESSERT • Traditional Pumpkin Pie, Whipped Cream

Wine Pairing

According to Savor & Swirl, wine pairing doesn’t need to be overly complicated for a casual outdoor dinner party. Have a lighter and fuller body style of white and red available with some sparkling thrown in. “Lighter to medium-bodied wines from Rhône Valley, Italy or California would be a good place to start,” they state. “Viognier is one of our favorite wines that goes great with fall-inspired cuisines. Pinot Noir wine goes great with just about any food. Lean towards California or Willamette Valley for a new-world style and go with France for a more earthy, old-world style. A big bold Napa Cab would fall in perfectly for the grilled ribeye steak! Cheers!”

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FRESH ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS & HARDWOOD SMOKED BACON Yield: 6 servings • • • • •

4 cups Brussels sprouts, raw, halved 1-2 tablespoons olive oil ¼ cup yellow onion, sliced 1 tablespoon garlic, sliced thin 1-2 cups bacon, smoked, thick cut, large dice • Salt, pepper to taste • 2 tablespoons real butter, unsalted • Optional garnish - 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

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HEIRLOOM ROOT VEGETABLE HASH Yields 6-10 servings

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 1. Preheat oven to 400 °F for convection setting, (425 °F conventional). 2. In mixing bowl, add oil and cut raw Brussels sprouts. Season with salt and pepper. 3. Place seasoned sprouts on baking sheet and bake in oven until done, about 20-40 minutes (soft yet still with good texture and crispy edges with some dark brown color). Remove from oven. 4. Place large sauté pan on medium heat and render bacon. Add a splash of olive oil to get it going, if needed. Cook until bacon is crispy and golden brown, 5-10 minutes. 5. Add onions to pan and cook until soft, 5-8 minutes. 6. Turn heat to high and add garlic and butter and cook for 1 minute. 7. Add roasted Brussels sprouts to pan and toss all together. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 8. For optional garnishes, add fresh chopped parsley. 9. Serve and enjoy!

CHEF NOTES: • If Brussels sprouts are large, cut in quarters. • Rendering bacon means extracting the bacon fat which adds a lot of flavor to the dish.

• 2 cups heirloom organic carrot, cubed • 2 cups heirloom organic rutabaga, peeled, cubed • 2 cups heirloom organic parsnip, cubed • 1 cup heirloom organic turnip, cubed • 2 cups heirloom organic marble potatoes, halved • 3 tablespoons rosemary, fresh, de-stemmed, chopped • 1 tablespoon thyme, fresh, de-stemmed, chopped • 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • Salt – to taste • Pepper – to taste • Optional Garnish • 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped

METHOD OF PREPARATION: 1. Pre-heat oven to 400°F on convection setting (425°F conventional). 2. In mixing bowl, add oil and raw cut vegetables. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 3. Place seasoned vegetables on oiled baking sheet and bake in oven until they are caramelized and tender, about 30-60 minutes. Will be soft yet still with good texture and crispy edges with some lightly charred areas. 4. Remove from oven once finished cooking. 5. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley. 6. Enjoy.

CHEF NOTES: • Buy all organic heirloom vegetables if possible.

Bon appetit! Chef Kyle Williams, Savor & Swirl

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ABOUT SAVOR & SWIRL As founders of the Kansas City-based company since 2019, these creative partners love working together to initiate a concept and execute a vision. Chef Kyle Williams has over 22 years of experience in the elite culinary industry, including 2 Michelin-starred restaurants in Italy, resorts in Hawaii, and alongside prestigious NYC celebrity chefs Todd English, David Burke, and Daniel Boulud. Savor & Swirl serves the Kansas City area for public and private events and has recently expanded to include nationwide mobile catering. Book online, and they will bring their expertise to you, including customizable, in-home dinner parties or luncheons for holidays, events, business gatherings and surprise pop-ups. Local options also include professional chef cooking classes, in-home weekly meal prep, and Savor-To-Go (casual, comfort foods delivered to your door, with optional wine pairings.) “We love to gather with people who value breaking bread together around a table with the special people in their lives.” savorandswirl.com Instagram: @savorandswirl, #savorandswirl, #foodandwinepopupkc

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PER FEC TION Pie and Thanksgiving are synonymous, and with the holidays coming, we wanted to enlist the help of a few of the most prominent pastry chefs in Kansas City to discover what they bring to Thanksgiving. When asked to share their favorite holiday pie recipe with our readers, they were happy to get baking and share their go-to holiday recipe. To view their crust recipe, visit citylifestyle.com/leawood/.

Cla s sic A pple P ie Jan Knobel – The Upper Crust

INGREDIENTS Filling: (for one 9-inch pie) • 4-5 cups peeled, sliced apples (we generally use Fuji, but my grandmother’s first choice was Jonathan apples) • 1 cup granulated sugar • ¼ cup all-purpose flour • ¼ teaspoon nutmeg • ¼ teaspoon salt • 1 tablespoon butter, cubed • 1 beaten egg, to brush top of crust • Sugar for sprinkling on top crust

DIRECTIONS For filling, measure apples into a large mixing bowl. In a smaller bowl, combine the sugar, flour, nutmeg and salt. Pour over the sliced apples and lightly toss. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Transfer the apple mixture to an unbaked pie shell rolled out and place in pie pan, pressing apples down gently to remove extra space between slices. Drizzle with lemon juice and top with cubed butter pieces. Cover with top crust. Trim edges with scissors, leaving about 1–2 inches of overhang. Roll the top and bottom edges together underhand so that they’re sealed and sit on the rim of the pie pan. Crimp the edge, then brush top with a beaten egg. Vent top crust, allowing steam to escape during baking. Sprinkle with sugar. Place pie on cookie sheet (to catch juices) and bake until golden brown and thickened filling is bubbling from center, approximately 1 hour.

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Sug a r Cre a m P ie Megan Garrelts Rye Restaurants Yield: (1) 10-inch pie INGREDIENTS Sugar Cream: • 3 cups granulated sugar • 1 cup brown sugar, packed • 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour • 3 cups heavy cream • 2 ¼ cups whole milk • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, ground • ½ teaspoon nutmeg, freshly grated • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract • 1 teaspoon kosher salt Brûlée Sugar: • 1 cup granulated sugar • 1 cup brown sugar

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DIRECTIONS 1. Whisk sugars and flour together in a large mixing bowl. 2. In a separate bowl whisk together the cream, milk, spices, salt and vanilla. 3. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and whisk in the cream mixture until combined. 4. Pour the sugar cream into your prepared, pre-baked pie shell. 5. Bake at 325 degrees F. for approximately 35-45 minutes until the cream base is set and slightly golden brown on top. 6. Once the pie has cooled to room temperature, slice and serve or keep chilled. 7. For the Brûlée Sugar, mix the two sugars together and pass through a fine mesh sieve. 8. Dust the top of the chilled pie with a light, even layer of the sugars and carefully heat the sugars to a golden caramel using a handheld Brûlée torch. Repeat the sugar dusting process 2-3 times until there is a thin caramel crust on the top of the pie. 9. Slice and serve. “Sugar Cream Pie is a signature Midwestern dessert, also known as the official state pie of Indiana. Simple and sweet, this vanilla pie with a touch of nutmeg and cinnamon pairs with any seasonal fruit as a welcoming addition to any holiday table. In the fall you’ll find a layer of quince jam on the bottom of the pie or candied pumpkin spooned over the top. For winter, I may add spiced cranberry to the pie shell or perfectly poached pears and bittersweet chocolate sauce served alongside. Spring and summer also offer many options from rhubarb, apricots, cherries, or plums to name a few. Don’t overthink the holidays: delicious simplicity goes along way!” - Megan Garrelts

But tersc otch P ie Jessica Armstrong with Novel

INGREDIENTS Filling • 3/4 cup brown sugar • 5 tablespoons all-purpose flour • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 2 cups whole milk • 2 egg yolks • 2 tablespoons butter • 1 teaspoon vanilla • 1 cup heavy cream • 1/2 cup powdered sugar • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla • *1 pre-baked pie shell

DIRECTIONS 1. In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Whisk in milk slowly. 2. Cook over medium heat until thickened, stirring constantly using a heat resistant rubber spatula. Cook for 6 minutes on low heat, stirring frequently. 3. Whisk a bit of the hot mixture into the yolks, stir well and return the mixture to the pot. 4. Cook 1 minute. Stir in the butter and vanilla. Place the filling in a metal or glass bowl and let cool for 30 minutes. 5. Fill the pie shell and let it cool for 3 hours or overnight in the fridge. 6. When you are ready to serve, whip the cream with the sugar and vanilla until you have stiff peaks. Spread the cream on the pie. Garnish with pretzels and mini chocolate chips. Making this pie reminds me of cooking with my grandmother Millie when I was 8 years old. She was a wonderful baker. I believe my passion for pastry came from her. -Jessica Armstrong CONTINUED > NOVEMBER 2 0 2 2 | C I TYL I FE STYL E . C OM / L E AWO O D

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Ann Lewis with Easy as Pie INGREDIENTS Filling: • 1 1/3 cups heavy whipping cream • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar • 1 1/3 cups semisweet chocolate chips • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract • dash of salt • 2 eggs, beaten

DIRECTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. 2. In a heat-safe bowl, add the chocolate chips and vanilla. In a small saucepan, combine whipping cream, salt and sugar. Over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, bring the liquid mixture to a slight boil. Once the liquid mixture has come to a slight boil, immediately add over the chocolate mixture. Stir until combined. In a separate small bowl, beat two eggs and set aside. Wait 10-15 minutes until the chocolate mixture has cooled slightly and add the eggs. Stir until the mixture is completely combined, leaving no streaks of the eggs. 3. Place a chilled graham cracker crust on a baking tray, and pour the chocolate mixture into the crust. Bake at 325 degrees for 24-27 minutes, or until the outer perimeter of the filling is set and the inside is slightly jiggly. 4. Let the pie cool for 1-2 hours at room temperature, then place in the refrigerator. The day you would like to serve the pie, add mini marshmallows to the entire top of the chilled filling, and broil on low until the marshmallows have a nice, golden-brown color. Wait 1-2 minutes and place Hershey bars or crushed graham crackers on top for decoration. Best enjoyed 1-2 days after the marshmallow topping has been added to the pie. If the pie is being eaten directly after removing it from the refrigerator, place each slice in a bowl/plate and warm in the microwave for 15-20 seconds to make the marshmallow topping nice and gooey! Enjoy! “Although I’m somewhat of a traditionalist when it comes to holiday pies, I think it’s fun to do something a little bit different that your guests will definitely enjoy! This s’mores pie brings all of those nostalgic fall bonfires into the forefront of your mind and is likely to be a hit with adults and kids alike!” -Ann Lewis

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TRADITIONAL PECAN PIE Brooke Davis, pastry chef at Acre Makes 1 pie, 6-8 servings

INGREDIENTS Pecan Pie Filling: • 8.5 ounces (1 cup plus 2 1/2 tablespoons) granulated sugar • 7 ounces (1/2 cup) dark corn syrup • 5 ounces (1 stick plus 2 tablespoons butter), melted • 3 eggs • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract • 2 1/4 cups pecan halves Whipped Cream: • 1 cup heavy whipping cream • ¼ cup powdered sugar • 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract

PIE FILLING INSTRUCTIONS: Combine the sugar, dark corn syrup and melted butter in a pot. Bring to a boil, and boil for 1 minute. Allow the sugar filling to cool so it does not cook the eggs when they are added. Once cooled, add the eggs and vanilla extract, and stir to combine. (At this point, the custard can be used immediately or stored in the fridge for up to 5 days until use.) Place the pecans in an even layer on the bottom of the baked and cooled pie shell.Pour the custard over the top of the pecans, ensuring you coat all of them (this gives them a shiny surface when they’re baked).Bake the pie at 325 degrees F. for around 40 minutes. Check for doneness when the center of the pie begins to dome. It should be firm to the touch and golden brown. (If the pecans begin to toast too much before the pie is set, cover with aluminum foil and continue baking until done).

WHIPPED CREAM INSTRUCTIONS: Using a handheld mixer, stand mixer with a whisk attachment, or whisk-by-hand, beat the whipped cream, powdered sugar, and vanilla until medium peaks are formed. This recipe results in about 2 cups of whipped cream and can easily be doubled. This can be stored in the fridge, but the texture is best when it is made last minute. “My family goes to our lake house every year for Thanksgiving, and this pecan pie is my favorite to serve. The creamy vanilla-scented custard and toasty pecans are a timeless pairing with the flaky, buttery crust. It's usually the first pie we polish off! An added bonus is that it's a fussfree recipe and travels really well.” – Brooke Davis, pastry chef at Acre in Parkville

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While folks who live in Kansas City know how amazing Kansas City is, people who have never been here don’t always get it. So when Kansas Citians find out someone uprooted their entire family and specifically picked Kansas City over other places to live, the initial question is often, “Why?” But that’s just what Tim Sanders, owner of Solar Shield Blinds Shades Solutions, and his family did. He’s a transplant from Peoria, Illinois, and he handpicked the Kansas City area to move his business and his family because he fell in love with the city, and he might just be one of Kansas City’s biggest cheerleaders now. Tim started working for his wife’s family’s window covering business in high school, and after learning the installation side of the business, he started his own window covering business, Solar Shield, in 2006. Solar Shield works with anything that goes on a window or needs a solution from the sun — curtains, blinds, shades, shutters, you name it. He built his Peoria company to the point where he had curated such a great group of employees that he knew he could hand the reins over to them and expand the business to a different market and started searching for the perfect place to move his family. In April of 2018, they decided to take a trip to Kansas City, landing at KCI while there was still snow on the ground. The weather warmed during their visit and as the weather warmed, the Sanders family did, too. “Everybody was super friendly,” says Tim. “People would stop and talk to us and seemed to be a little more upbeat and a little happier than where we were in Illinois. A lot of people started trying to help us with

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LIST PRICE

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DO M

B DRM S

B AT H S

PAVILIONS

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$1,925,000

96%

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THE WOODS ESTATES

$1,795,000

$1,600,000

89%

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LEAWOOD

$1,395,000

$1,340,000

96%

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LEAWOOD

$1,390,000

$1,306,000

94%

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HALLBROOK FARMS

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$1,200,000

100%

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ROYSE

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$1,175,000

120%

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100%

3.2

HALLBROOK FARMS

$1,100,000

$1,060,000

96%

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ROYSE

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$1,040,700

106%

5.1

HIGHLANDS RANCH

$925,000

100%

4.1

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T HE KAN SAS CITY ZOO The Kansas City Zoo is bringing a completely unique experience this Fall – GloWild, an immersive and breathtaking nighttime event. GloWild is a lantern festival like no other, featuring massive handmade steel and silk works of art depicting animals, local landmarks, botanicals, and Asian cultural creations. GloWild will be the largest event of its kind in the Midwest.

YARDLEY HALL AT J OHN S ON C O UNT Y C O MMUNI T Y C O L L E G E | 4 :0 0 P M Fabulously fun and international award-winning “Legally Blonde - The Musical” is the ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power! Enjoy live theater at Yardley Hall. Two convenient showtimes are available. 4 PM and 8 PM For more information or to purchase tickets visit jccc.edu/midwest-trust-center/events/2022-2023/ legally-blonde-the-musical.html NOVE M BE R 1 2 T H

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