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Rustic Tomato Zucchini Tart

A beautiful and hearty layered tart easy enough for a weekday meal and pretty enough for company. Ingredients For Crust: 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour 1/4 cup whole grain cornmeal 2 tbsp granulated white sugar 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 cup cold salted butter, cut in pieces 1/3 cup + 1-2 tbsp buttermilk For Filling: […]

Roasted Cinnamon Ginger Maple Pears

A simple yet elegant nod to one of fall’s favorite fruits. Ingredients2 pears, halved and cored2 tablespoons maple syrup1/2 tablespoon butter, meltedpinch of ground cinnamonpinch of ground gingervanilla yogurtwalnuts, as garnish PreparationPreheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8″ x 8″ pan with parchment paper. Place pears onto the pan and drizzle over maple […]

Listening for the Melody

Like a composer turning a melody into a great symphony, professional designer and artist Michelle Woolley Sauter creates timeless, balanced, and thoughtful harmony. The rhythmic clatter of the train’s twice-a-day runs and the peal of church bells has become the soundtrack of designer and artist Michelle Woolley Sauter’s life. In the historic Coburn Hutchinson House […]

Sweet Talk

With a vision that harkens back to a simpler time, Kathy Lindell has transformed a vacant store front into a candy shop to satisfy the sweet tooth of a community. Reminiscing about the ease of childhood makes one wonder why we were in a hurry to become adults. We would ride our bikes to the […]

Sanctuary

In bequeathing his beloved South Carolina land to Nemours Wildlife Foundation, Eugene duPont III created a permanent home for wildlife management, research and education. Imagine that you are born in 1914 to a prominent family. You become a Dartmouth College graduate, and one of the nation’s largest companies bears your last name. You make your […]

Waiting For The Watsons

For the Watson family it is the perfect house – and for the house on South Main Street, the Watsons are the perfect family. For the best part of a year, the house on South Main Street sat waiting. Beginning life as a hunting lodge in the early 1900s, the house had watched over the […]

Destiny By Design

Her grandmother laid the groundwork for the path she would take. Amber Hoover Bennett, with the help of family and friends, has followed that path her whole life, leading up to what is now her dream home. “What do you want to be when you grow up?” This question is one that most people have […]

Living History

Unexpectedly drawn back by the lifestyle of the town they left behind, Ashley and Ryan Wishman are at home on Sumter Avenue. Eating your words usually provides one with a meal that is hard to swallow. The dining room of the Sumter Avenue home of Ashley and Ryan Wishman is the perfect setting for Ashley to […]

Natural Beauty

Inspired by the wonders of nature, Liz Floyd uses her own distinctive style to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. Most of us can remember our first find. It may have been a sand dollar, turtle shell, antler, heart-shaped rock, or even bones. Though we may not have realized it, our eyes sought the extraordinary amidst the ordinary […]

Perseverance and a Paintbrush

With the help of her community, the strength to conquer years of negative critiques, and an undeniable talent that exudes from her paintings, the artistic dreams of Madison Moga are beginning to come true. Madison Moga has a kind of natural gift and passion that most people will only ever dream about, yet over the […]