EVERY BUSY WOMAN’S GUIDE TO Tis the season to be thankful, merry

and busy! Make it a little easier with

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recommended resources and advice from
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- Holiday Gift Guide…pages 10-19
- Steals & Deals…page 4
- Holiday Recipes…pages 6-8
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Amy Kay Photography Edward Jones: Aimee Kitto

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$20 off photography session fee; 11/1 - 12/18/2010 Free Financial Assessment Report and Portfolio Review.
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Carolina Eye Candy Kevin’s North Area Transmission

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New Clients: Oil change up to 5qts for $14.95; expires 12/31/10.
Xtreme Lash Extensions - 50% off full set;
$25 off Fill-Ins; Pure Gifts
Add Colored Lash Highlights to a full set for $15. page 19
Through 12/31/2010 15% off $20 purchase (through 12/31/2010)

Charleston Eyeworx Southern Protocol

page 39 : 2 kits of Latisse for only $200; Botox
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at $10.50/unit (min 40 units); expires 1/31/11 Receive $25 off a package

Cluu Cards SpeeDee Oil Change & Tune-up

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10% off your order Wednesdays receive $4 off your oil change!

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Thursday, October 21
Fall Design Walk on Upper King Street
Hit the hip shops of Upper King Street who are offering big savings, specials and treats. Stop by Sweet 185’s Sweet Trunk
Show with On The Inside Intimates from 4 – 8 pm for custom fittings, demos of their services, music, wine & refreshments.
www.upperkingdesigndistrict.com

November 26
Free Parking Downtown
The City of Charleston, County of Charleston and Republic Parking are offering Holiday Magic Free Parking Vouchers. With
over 12 participating garages, you can park for up to 2 hours with ease and spend your time power shopping. The vouchers
are valid November 26 to December 31, 2010. Download and print your pass:
www.charleston-sc.gov or www.charlestonarts.sc.

EveryBusyWoman.com
Find exclusive savings for every busy woman and be sure to sign up
for The Black Book Buzz eNewsletter to be alerted to new offers
from Little Black Book member businesses.
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Cornbread, Chestnut & Country Ham Dressing from Chef John Zucker; Cru Café and Cru Catering
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For the Cornbread:

Ingredients:
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1 1/2 cups buttermilk 3 eggs (lightly beaten) 4 T sugar

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1 t baking soda 1/2 cup fresh corn kernels 1 cup flour

1 1/2 cups fine yellow corn meal 4 oz unsalted butter (melted) 1 t salt
1 T unsalted butter (to grease your pan with)

Method:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine buttermilk, eggs, sugar and baking soda in bowl and mix together well. Add the corn kernel.
- Combine flour and cornmeal, then slowly dry mix to the liquid mixture, whisking together well. Whisk in the melted butter.
- Grease 8” x 8” pan and pour the cornbread mixture into the pan.
- Bake for 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out of the cornbread clean. Remove and let cool.

For the Dressing:

Ingredients:
2 stalks celery (chopped) 1/2 yellow onion (chopped) 1 carrot
6 slices bacon (chopped) 1/2 cup country ham (chopped) 2 T olive oil
4 oz unsalted butter (melted) 1/3 cup chestnuts (or walnuts or pecans) 3/4 cup chicken stock or broth
1 T thyme(chopped) 1 T sage (chopped) Salt and pepper (to taste)

Method:
- Heat sauté pan and add olive oil, then country ham and bacon. Sauté for a few minutes.
- Add vegetables, salt and pepper to taste (be careful with the salt as the country ham can be salty), and sauté until vegetables and meats
are cooked through. Put aside and let it cool down.
- Take your cornbread and crumble with your hands into a mixing bowl.
- Add the sautéed mixture and chestnuts; mix all together very well.
- Heat chicken stock or broth and add ½ cup to the mixture. Reserve ¼ cup.
- Add melted butter, sage, thyme and salt and pepper to taste.
- Cook in oven at 350 degrees for 30 – 40 minutes. Pour the ¼ cup of reserved chicken stock over the top in the last couple of minutes
of cooking.
- Stuff your turkey with it or serve as a side.
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Nothing signif ies the Thanksgiving feast more than a turkey. Getting excited about
“gobbling” some up? Let’s talk turkey to get you on your way:
Turkey Tips
✔ Purchase one pound of turkey per person allowing for leftovers for yummy turkey sandwiches.

✔ If stuffing, do not do it the day or night before; stuff lightly just before it goes in the oven and make sure the stuffing reaches a safe
minimum internal temperature of 165° F.

✔ An oven temperature of a minimum 325° F (max 350° F) is best for roasting a turkey. The turkey’s temperature on the meat
thermometer should read 170° F in the breast and 180° F in the thigh when fully cooked.

✔ To keep the turkey from sticking to the pan, place a few slices of lightly buttered bread under the turkey.

✔ If drumsticks are browning faster than the breast, simply wrap drumsticks with aluinum foil to slow the browning process.

✔ Roasting the turkey breast-side down gives you very moist meat.

✔ Let the cooked turkey stand for 15 - 20 minutes before carving to allow juices to set. The turkey will carve more easily.

✔ Need help? Call the USDA Meat and Poultry Hotline at 888.MPHotline (888-674-6854) or TTY: 800-256-7072
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Cranberry Sauce from Carol Kass, Pure Gifts

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Ingredients:
1 lb fresh or frozen whole cranberries 1 – 1 1/2 cups frozen apple juice concentrate
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1/2 t cinnamon 1/8 t cloves

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3 T water

Method:
Bring cranberries and concentrate to a boil. Add seasoning, simmer and stir until berries split. Add water as needed. Refrigerate. Make
ahead up to 2 days in advance.

Fabulous Fall Cocktail from Ice Box Innovative Beverage Services

Method:
Mix Pimm’s #1 and Blenhiems Spicy Ginger Ale.
Garnish with 2 Lime wedges, Fresh Mint and Sliced Cucumber

Pumpkin Cheesecake with Ginger Snap Crust

from Pastry Chef Richard Farr, Good Food Catering (makes 1, 10” cake)
Ingredients:
Crust Filling ½ t ground cinnamon
3 ½ cups ground ginger snap cookies 2 lb + 10 oz cream cheese (softened) ½ t ground nutmeg
2 T sugar 1 ¼ cup sugar ¼ t ground allspice
¼ cup of the original pdf too (which I do) 1 vanilla bean (scrape interior out 1 ½ t vanilla extract
unsalted butter (melted) and discard pod) ½ cup sour cream
4 T flour 1 ¼ cup pumpkin puree
1 t ground ginger 5 eggs (room temp)
Method:
Crust
- Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Coat 10” spring form pan with non-stick spray. Cover exterior of the pan with tinfoil.
- Combine all crust ingredients with a fork until well combined. Firmly press the mixture into the bottom of pan and 1 inch up the sides.
- Bake for 10 minutes; remove and let cool.

Filling
- In a large bowl, mix cream cheese, sugar and vanilla bean until smooth on medium low speed (using paddle attachment if available).
- Sift all dried ingredients and slowly add to mix, on low speed. Then slowly add vanilla extract, sour cream and pumpkin puree.
- Add the eggs one at a time and continue to mix on low just until incorporated. Scrape bowl, and mix on medium for 30 seconds.
- Pour filling into cooled piecrust. Place the cake in a roasting pan and pour water into pan until it reaches halfway up the cake pan.
- Bake 50 - 60 minutes at 300 degrees. The center of the cake should be almost set when jiggled. Cool completely and chill for 6 hours.
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Gifts for Anyone

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Fast and French Coffee Beans

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Nothing brings pleasure quite like the coffee served up daily on Broad Street at Gaulart &
Maliclet’s Fast and French. Gift the flavor to a friend, loved one or teacher. No coffee grinder
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at home? Fast and French will grind them for you!

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$10.75/lb ::: www.fastandfrench.org

Mixture Soy Candles

Perfect for a friend, teacher or neighbor, these 100% soy wax candles are available in beautiful
scents, fragranced with essential oils. Available at Sweet Olive in Mt Pleasant.
cordial glass votives - $6 ::: 7oz candle - $24
www.sweetolivegarden.com

2011 Letterpress Postcard Calendar by Linda & Harriet

These fun calendars are 3 gifts for the price of one. The 2011 calendar makes perfect art for
a blank wall, and when the month (or year) is through, the bottom of each month detaches to
become a postcard to send to a friend. Available at Mac & Murphy on Cannon Street.
$35 ::: www.macandmurphy.com

Herb Mixes from Oil & Vinegar

Perfect for the cook in your life who likes to make food an adventure, these herb mixes will
take you around the world without leaving your kitchen. Available at Oil & Vinegar Towne
Centre in Mt. Pleasant.
$9.95 each ::: mountpleasant.oilandvinegarusa.com

Solar Lantern
Save electricity and light up your night with these solar powered lanterns. Just place them in
the sunlight all day and they’ll glow all night.
$20 ::: www.charlestonnaturally.com

A Life\Work Design Program

Give yourself and a friend a present that will last the rest of your lives: getting your work and
life in tune with your expectations. Enroll in a full program with a friend before 2011 and
you will receive 50% off your personal fee.
www.careerlife.com

Redux Annual Art Auction

Contemporary art created by local artists is a timeless gift, and all proceeds are used to introduce
and educate the public about contemporary visual arts. Over 50 original works and dozens of
art-related goods and services will be available for bidding during the live and silent auction.
tickets: $15 members; $25 non-members ::: nov. 13, 6:30-10pm
the charleston center for photography, 654 king street
www.reduxstudios.org
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Gifts for Her

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The Center for Women Membership

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Give your mom, sister, friend or daughter access to hundreds of enriching programs year-round.
$35 for 2 memberships during the month of december
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Pick Up Sticks Art Necklaces

Do you know a Song Bird? A Fun Queen? These wearable art necklaces from Pick Up Sticks
feature double-sided photo charms and are available at the Gibbes Museum of Modern Art’s
Museum Store on Meeting Street.
necklaces $64.95 - $69.95 ::: bracelets $49.95
www.gibbesmuseum.org
Moo Roo Hand Bag
Luxury items don’t have to come at luxury prices when you shop consignment. Wow her with
this brand new, exquisite clutch handbag from Moo Roo with mink exterior and silk interior.
Available at Consigning Women in West Ashley.
$250 ::: www.consignwomen.com

Eco-Friendly Cosmetic Bags by Apple & Bee

These adorable bags are made with the finest, Earth-friendly materials like certified organic
cotton and hemp; the perfect combination of sophisticated style, design and function.
Available at Sweet 185 on King Street.
$18.95 and up ::: www.mysweet185.com

Undie Libs
Personalize your panties for each day - or have your honey do it - with write-in-undies that
come complete with a washable marker. Messages Include: “How about____”; “I’m in the
mood for___”; “I think you are____” and come in Boy Short, Brief or Thong.
$35 for a set of all 3 ::: www.privateeyeundies.com

Prim Cosmetics Couture Bath and Body Line

Customize your own personal fragrance in this line of fun and flirty, yet high-quality bed and bath
products. From whipped body frosting to lotion and perfume to baby wash, any product in the line
can be custom-blended with a signature scent. Available at Powder Puffs to Brushes in Mt Pleasant.
4oz - $13.95; 8oz - $17.95 ::: www.powderpuffstobrushes.com

Claus Porto Soaps

These luxurious Portuguese-made soaps contain all-natural ingredients and are exquisitely
packaged. Available for purchase at The Spa at Charleston Place in the Charleston Place Hotel
on Meeting Street.
small: $7; large: $18 ::: www.charlestonplacespa.com
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Gifts for Him

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Impressions Custom Sliver Cuff Links

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Handmade keepsakes of fine silver made with your child’s fingerprint or thumb print are a timeless
gift that can be handed down on your child’s wedding day. Make your appointment for November
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$155/pair ::: www.impressionssc.com

The Art of Shaving Kits

This TSA-approved travel kit includes the four elements of the perfect shave: pre-shave oil,
shaving cream, after-shave balm and pure badger shaving brush. Available in unscented,
sandalwood, lemon and lavender. Available at Stella Nova Esthetique on King Street.
$60.50 ::: www.stella-nova.com

Calling Cards
In their never-ending quest to help men be better men by looking at the past to find examples
of manliness in action, The Art of Manliness, has launched a line of vintage-design calling cards,
perfect for the distinguished gentleman in your life.
$25 per pack of 100 ::: www.artofmanliness.com

Gifts for Kids

Stitch-It Dolly Kit
This precious sew-it-yourself doll kit from The Little Experience comes with the pattern, scissors,
needles and stuffing to make your own doll. You can even recycle the box into a chair for her
when you’re finished. There are also teddy bear, donkey and elephant stitch-it kits. Available
at Poe Studio in the Shoppes at Avondale Point in West Ashley.
$14 ::: www.poestudio.com
Finkelstein’s Center Art Hand Stitched Toys
You are the only person who will ever have one like this hand stitched and hand dyed toy
crafted by a local artisan. Available at Pure Gifts in Mt Pleasant.
$32 ::: www.puregiftsmtp.com

Porcelain Nativity Set

The stunning set by Gund consists of nine sculptured porcelain figures including Baby Jesus, Mary,
Joseph, The Three Wise Men, a cow, a donkey and a lamb, and is presented in a red flocked
keepsake box. Limited sets available at Southern Belles, a children’s clothier, in Mt Pleasant.
$95 ::: 843.881.1741
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Holiday gifts made by hand truly show you care all while saving you money and

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creating an opportunity for the kids to lend a hand. Each gift idea has a tag on the
back for you to cut out and use for gifting.

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Holiday Bath Fizzy
Materials:
1 cup baking soda
1 cup citric acid
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 cup baby oil (almond oil & other nut oils work great as well)
1 T of essential oil (peppermint is great for the holidays!)
Food coloring
Mixing bowl, holiday cookie cutters, wax paper

Method:
- Sift together the baking soda, citric acid and cornstarch.
- Mix baby oil, essential oil and food coloring.
- Add the liquid mixture slowly to the powder mixture and mix well until crumbly.
- Line up holiday cookie cutters on wax paper and “mash” the mixture into the molds making sure to fill the entire space.
You can also roll the mixture into balls or use a lid of a jar to make discs.
- Let dry 4 hours at least, preferably overnight.
- Package in plastic bags with ribbon closure; attach tag (on reverse) and gift.
- Have extra mixture? Mix in Epsom salts for a fabulously fizzy bath scrub!

Let Me Entertain You

Materials:
1 popcorn bucket or bag
Tickets to a play, performance or movie theatre or a favorite DVD
Baggie of pre-made gourmet popcorn or 2 packages of microwave popcorn
Candies or sweets
Tissue paper or shredded paper

Method:
- Line bucket or bag with tissue paper or shredded paper.
- Insert popcorn, candies and tickets.
- Insert tag (on reverse) into bag or attach to bucket and gift.
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and glitter, sequins, markers, etc. to customize the look of the tag. When f inished,
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To: From:
Relax & Renew Holiday Bath Fizzy
• Fill bath with warm water
• Dim lights; light candles
• Drop Holiday Bath Fizzy into tub

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• Insert self & enjoy!

To: From:
Let Me Entertain You
You’re always so entertaining;
I wanted to return the favor.
Enjoy!
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Cuddle Up Cocoa
Materials:

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1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

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1 t cinnamon
1/8 t salt
Mini marshmallows
Crushed peppermint candies
White chocolate chips
Airtight jar or canister

Method:
- Mix together all dry ingredients until well blended.
- Fill jar with mixture.
- Seal container and decorate with holiday ribbon, fabric, etc.
- In a baggie, mix marshmallows, white chocolate chips and peppermint.
- Attach baggie with tag (on reverse) onto the jar and gift.

Blooming Beauty
Materials:
Bulbs (Paper White, colchicum or Soleil d’Or)
2-inch deep dish or bowl
Crushed rocks or pebbles
Water

Method:
- Fill dish halfway with rocks or pebbles.
- Position bulbs, base-side down, in pebbles but not touching one another.
- Secure bulbs by adding more pebbles to cover the bottom third of the bulb.
- Fill dish with water just to the base of the bulbs.
- Place container in a sunny spot, keep filled with water and expect blooms in 3 - 5 weeks.
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Cuddle Up Cocoa
• Place 2 - 3 tablespoons of cocoa mix into cup
and add hot water
• Add desired “fixings”

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• Cuddle up, sip away and enjoy!

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Blooming Beauty
Place in a sunny spot in your home,
keep water filled to the base of the
bulbs and watch me grow!
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Budget ____________ Spent ____________
Siblings : Item _________________________
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Children : Item ________________________
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Children : Item ________________________
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Spouse : Item _________________________
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Grandparents : Item ____________________
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Grandparents : Item ____________________
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Mother-in-Law : Item ___________________
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Father-in-Law : Item ____________________
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Friends : Item _________________________
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Friends : Item _________________________
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Colleagues : Item ______________________
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Neighbors : Item _______________________
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