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For this month’s cover, Oprah kicked off the holiday entertaining season with an elegant outdoor spread at her home in Santa Barbara. Flowers were arranged, the table was set, the wine was chilled, and Oprah was ready to play the part of haute hostess. The only thing missing? Guests—including the one who knows how to arrange all the others. “If I were really having a party, I’d leave the seating assignments to Gayle,” said Oprah. “She knows who to put next to whom, and everyone always has such a great time—it’s truly a skill.” At the end of the day, the crew sat down to celebrate a successful shoot. Then Oprah raised a glass: “Here’s to O.” I think we need a little private wine tasting.—OPRAH CREAM OF THE CROP As Oprah shows…

Cheryl Slocum RECIPE DEVELOPER “A CONSCIOUS PLENTY,” PAGE 94 I am forever indebted to…my mother, for giving me enough room to do my own thing and guiding me in the kitchen. I’m lucky that I’m able to…speak up for others when they can’t. A little thing I appreciate is… the very early morning, just as the birds begin to sing. Jennifer Chen WRITER “THE BEAUTY OF GIVING,” PAGE 22 Every day I feel thankful that…I have access to healthy food, whether from my garden, local farmers’ markets, or grocery stores. A little thing I appreciate is… snuggling with my pug, Chewie, for a quick nap. He takes sleep very seriously. I’m lucky that I’m able to…do what I love: interview amazing people, research, and write. My childhood dream was to live in the library, and…

Q THIS MONTH WE WONDERED…

The nurses taking care of my mom in a hospital in a foreign country until I can get there to help. I am not able to due to Covid-19.KARIMATA BAH New York CityThat I live in a country where our leaders listen to the scientists and health professionals.LORI SIMEUNOVIC Oakville, OntarioThe beautiful outdoors. I only knew the gym before. Now I have all kinds of animal friends I see during my workouts. There’s a squirrel that greets me each morning—same place, same time. The alignment that comes from that bond has surprised and delighted me.DEANA JEAN KELLER HollywoodThe divorce I never expected. It’s allowed me to become the strong, wise, sassy, fun, and sexy woman I never knew was hiding inside!JODI JOHNSON Maple Grove, MinnesotaMy dad’s lung cancer diagnosis. At…

Q THIS MONTH WE WONDERED…

IT’S VITAL THAT WE PAY ATTENTION TO THE EVERYDAY BLESSINGS THAT ARE SO EASY TO TAKE FOR GRANTED. AS I WRITE THIS, Black lives have yet to matter in the way they should. Meanwhile, climate change, the pandemic, massive unemployment, and gun violence continue to wreak havoc. So how can we possibly speak of gratitude, let alone devote much of this issue to the subject (starting on page 76)? I think the better question is how can we not? It’s more vital than ever that we pay attention to the everyday blessings that are so easy to take for granted, because sometimes a stranger slowing down to let you merge onto the highway actually does make a difference. It’s also time to extend our respect by honoring the Indigenous people of this…

To celebrate 20 years of O, each month we’re spotlighting a remarkable person who is changing the way we look at our world. BUBBA WALLACE AND I have been friends for almost 15 years. But in all the hours we’ve spent together, we’d never deeply discussed the challenges he’s faced as the only African American driver in NASCAR’S Cup Series. Then in February, Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down while jogging. The video of that incident sparked something in me, as it did for the nation and the world, and I called Bubba. In the conversation that followed, I learned so much about what he’s experienced as an African American man. As he says, “It doesn’t matter whether you’re a race car driver or Joe Blow. You go through the same things.”…

1. Who is your hero? Lewis Hamilton, a six-time Formula One world champion. He’s also the only Black driver in his series, and he’s been vocal about racial injustice. 2. What’s the one thing in life you’re so happy you did? That I stood up for what’s right. 3. What makes you cry? I’ve cried at the track—when I finished second at my first Daytona 500, and at the Talladega Superspeedway when other drivers and crew pushed my car to the front of the starting grid. It meant so much to me to feel that love and support. 4. What’s most important for your mental health? Music. I decided to learn to play the drums, which is the best medicine. For me, at least—maybe not so much for those around me! 5. Who’s the…

Truer Colors Stock illustrations are premade drawings routinely used by graphic designers. But when Miami web designer John D. Saunders searched for hip images depicting Black people, he came up empty-handed. His solution: launching Black Illustrations, a site offering crisp portrayals of folks at work, at home—in other words, just doing the things people do. Find these vibrant visuals at blackillustrations.com. Snip It Good When is a haircut more than a haircut? When you’re homeless, and it provides dignity and human connection. Every Monday the Nashville Street Barbers—about 15 volunteers—set up chairs outside and offer free cuts (typically between 20 and 30 per night). After a pandemic hiatus, the crew returned to “empower our neighbors in need through a haircut and conversation.” To both support these hair-do-gooders, head to nashvillestreetbarbers.org. Between the Lines A book…

The Beauty of Giving

Susan Burton A New Way of Life Reentry Project IN 1998, SUSAN BURTON opened her home in Los Angeles’ Watts neighborhood to ten women, nearly all of whom had recently been released from prison. The three-bedroom was a squeeze, but “not as tight as a cell,” says Burton. It was the happiest she’d felt in the 15 years since her 5-year-old son was struck and killed in a crosswalk. After that crushing loss, Burton numbed her grief with alcohol and drugs. Without access to proper counseling, she entered a revolving door of incarceration. Says Burton, “When I left prison for the sixth time, I thought, I don’t have no tools. How am I going to make it? And I didn’t.” When she finally did find support, it was at a treatment center…

The Beauty of Giving

A PUT-TOGETHER HOME. I’m really house-proud. When I leave in the morning, the bed has to be made, the dishes have to be washed, and the couch pillows have to be plumped. So when I come back after a long day, I can go, “Ah, here I am in the house I worked hard for. I feel completely at ease!” PHONELESS HOURS. In the morning, I try not to look at my phone until 11:30; in the mid to late afternoon, I spend up to another three hours away from it, which has changed my mental space. It helps me stay present and teaches people around me to respect my boundaries. Because everything can wait! REGGAE. I’m from a Jamaican family, and my grandfather owned a record shop, so I heard reggae…

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO Gayle

EAT Is any cookie worth waiting an hour for? My answer used to be no—until I did just that for the oatmeal raisin from New York City’s renowned Levain Bakery. But soon you won’t have to brave one of the city’s longest lines; all you’ll have to do is visit your supermarket. The cult-favorite cookies—which also come in chocolate chip walnut, two-chip chocolate chip, and dark chocolate peanut butter—are rolling out in frozen food aisles nationwide. Prepare to enjoy doughy, crispy, and ooey-gooey goodness fresh from your oven. (levainbakery.com for stores) WATCH If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it—that’s the mentality of veteran TV showrunner and Big Little Lies creator David E. Kelley. Case in point: his moody new HBO limited series, The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant (as her husband, Jonathan),…

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO Gayle

the ENTERTAINING list

Modern Lit Decorate for the season by adding a row of unscented beeswax pumpkin candles to your mantel or dining table. Then mull cider, play Adele, and give thanks! (L’ouvriere three-inch candles, $12 each; cloveandcreek.com) Blooms Day Scenario Belle Fleur, New York City’s renowned floral, fragrance, and event-planning company, has done the pandemic pivot by creating magnificent bundles meticulously boxed and shipped with a video link to a flower care and arranging workshop. (Box of Blooms, originally from $225, now 20 percent off with code oprah; bellefleurny.com) Rainbow Connection A magnetic pan rack and a hanging canvas lid holder keep this four-pot set organized; fabulously sophisticated colors and ceramic coating mean they’re gorgeous and simple to clean. (Cookware set, $395; carawayhome.com) Slice of Heaven Butter up carb lovers with two loaves—pain de mie and brioche—shipped from San…

the ENTERTAINING list

INSIDE THE Beauty CLOSET

GLITTER FOR GROWN-UPS To me, holiday makeup should be low effort but high impact. A sparkling liquid eyeshadow that offers up to 16 hours of wear is perfection. L’Oréal Paris Brilliant Eyes Liquid Eyeshadow in Rose Gem, $12; drugstores Petal Power For the unabashed lover of florals, this enticing elixir combines Centifolia rose, jasmine sambac, lily of the valley, ylang-ylang, and the rare, heady Grasse tuberose. Intriguing, exquisite, and truly special. Dior J’Adore Infinissime Eau de Parfum, $115 for 1.7 ounces; dior.com Beat the Heat There’s been no good reason to turn on a dryer recently (thanks for that, at least, 2020), but your hair can still look its best with this spray, which enhances strands’ natural shape as they air-dry, thanks to moringa oil, slippery elm, and aloe vera. Rahua Air Dry Spray, $32;…

INSIDE THE Beauty CLOSET

STRENGTH TRAIN YOUR HAIR

THE SIGHT OF a few errant hairs on your brush is no cause for alarm, but if it seems as though your strands would rather be anywhere than on your head—that’s when it’s time to consult the pros. “Although many of our hair’s most important characteristics—the rate of growth, structure, and density—are determined by genes, there’s still plenty you can do to make it long and strong,” says Bridgette Hill, trichologist and colorist at Paul Labrecque Salon and Skincare Spas in New York City and Palm Beach. A primer: HOW YOUR HAIR GROWS To get to the root of your troubles, that’s where you need to start—at the root. “The health of our follicles determines the quality of the proteinized keratin that makes up our hair,” says Hill. A healthy scalp-care routine…

STRENGTH TRAIN YOUR HAIR

Biotin has long been touted as a miracle supplement for those who crave locks of steel, but contrary to popular belief—and the ads on your Facebook feed—there’s very little evidence of any benefits. “Biotin has the world’s best PR strategist,” says dermatologist Crystal Aguh, MD. She cautions that in high doses, it can even lead to acne. The FDA has issued its own warning, stating that the supplement can interfere with certain lab tests and lead to deceptively low results of troponin, a group of blood proteins used to help diagnose heart attacks; be sure to let your healthcare provider know if you’re taking biotin. A smarter inside-out approach to healthy hair is to add more greens to your diet. “Hair requires a plentiful supply of protein, energy-producing nutrients, and…

BREAKOUT SESSION

WHILE ACNE WAS a fairly common occurrence in my teens—a weekly pimple here or there—breakouts in adulthood come in waves. Now, at age 38, I experience months-long periods of clear skin interrupted by weeks of painful nodules, cysts, and eventual scarring. “Pinpointing your triggers is key,” New York City dermatologist Michelle Henry, MD, tells me. Once you do (it can be helpful to keep a diary detailing how factors like diet, stress, and exercise exacerbate your acne), you’ll be able to tackle any pimples that appear with a sound strategy. Here’s what I’ve learned about breaking the breakout cycle. THE CAUSES OF ADULT ACNE > The truth is, pimples are pimples—whether they’re the kind that plague you on prom night or breakouts that appear in adulthood. In both teens and grown-ups, oil…

BREAKOUT SESSION

Q What’s the best self-care tip you’ve ever received? A: My mom always told us to moisturize. We teased her because she took baths every day and would constantly use oils and creams. As a kid, I didn’t listen to her, but now I realize the importance of skincare. If you start early in the game, your skin will stay beautiful for a long time. Q: You weren’t interested in beauty back then? A: I was always focused on tennis and grew up in a strict home where I wasn’t allowed to wear makeup or get my ears pierced. We concentrated on the beauty within. It’s vital to know who you are before the world decides for you. If you realize your own value, you’re less likely to get involved in a bunch…

SELF-CARE FOR CAREGIVERS

JOHANNA KRAUS AND JAMES GIST, who have two daughters under 8, were avid mountain bikers, campers, and hikers when, in April 2016, Gist, a software developer, noticed he was losing grip strength in his left hand. An MRI revealed a congenital tumor in his spine; the family hoped that removing it would get him back to normal. But following surgery in December, his hand felt even worse, and then he started having trouble walking. Over the next year, as Gist became progressively weaker and sicker, he needed his wife’s assistance with dressing, bathing, and getting around. “I was working full-time, taking care of the girls and the house, and calling doctor after doctor to try to figure out what was happening with my husband,” recalls Kraus, 45, a biologist with the…

SELF-CARE FOR CAREGIVERS

Local Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) These nonprofits are designated by states to address the needs of the elderly. Contact the agency in your community to ask about professional help (and a variety of other services) if you’re caring for an older person. Disease-specific organizations Virtually every major degenerative disease, from Alzheimer’s to Parkinson’s, has its own advocacy orgs that can put you in touch with support groups, answer questions about the illness, and provide additional resources for you and your loved one. Wellthy This org can help you coordinate care and also guide you through tasks like finding an in-home aide or following up on medical bills. A number of companies offer Wellthy’s services as an employee benefit, so check whether it’s available through your job; if not, the company has…

Tune In, Turn On, Bliss Out

DON’T WORRY ABOUT toys, potions, tricks, and acrobatics. The most effective way to have amazing sex may be to simply stay in the moment, concentrating on the sensations you’re experiencing, rather than letting your mind wander while your body goes on autopilot. As it turns out, this kind of mindfulness can not only improve your mental and physical health—when brought between the sheets, it can also help increase desire and arousal and get you closer to satisfaction. “Research suggests that the part of your conscious brain that shuts off right before orgasm is the same part that shuts off when you’re meditating, concentrating intensely, or otherwise being mindful,” says Laurie Mintz, PhD, a professor of psychology at the University of Florida and the author of A Tired Woman’s Guide to…

Tune In, Turn On, Bliss Out

LAST SEPTEMBER, Cat Corchado, 63, a former sergeant turned personal trainer and Pilates instructor, parked her Honda Accord with its retired– air force license plates in a spot reserved for veterans at a supermarket in Charlotte, North Carolina. Before she could get out of the car, a man walked up to her window. “That spot’s just for veterans,” he said. When Corchado stepped out and explained that she was, in fact, a veteran, the man told her, “You don’t look like one!” Statistically speaking, he was right. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, only 10 percent of veterans are female—and approximately 35 percent of those are women of color, like Corchado, who is Black. And when a woman leaves the military, she often finds that her service isn’t validated, explain…

Migraines at Every Age

IF YOU’RE A MIGRAINEUR— the incongruously glamorous-sounding term for a person who gets migraines—you know how agonizing these headaches can be: More than 90 percent of sufferers say that when one strikes, they’re unable to work or function normally. The pain, which may feel like throbbing or pulsing, can be accompanied by other miseries such as nausea, vomiting, and sensitivity to light or sound. When the agony hits, up to 30 percent of people also see an aura, a visual disturbance that may look like black dots, flashes of light, or zigzags, says Merle Diamond, MD, president and managing director of the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago and a board member of the National Headache Foundation. The torment can last from a few hours to several days. Migraine has historically been…

MOVING AHEAD WITH MIGRAINE TREATMENT

For decades, the migraine treatments offered by modern medicine were more an accident of science than the result of targeted research. “Previous preventive medicines were actually designed for conditions like high blood pressure and depression. They just happened to work for migraine, too,” says Risa Ravitz, MD, a board-certified neurologist in New York City and founder of the telemedicine start-up Modern Migraine MD. Indeed, the most common strategy for battling chronic migraine was a combination of preventive meds (such as hypertension drugs, antidepressants, antiseizure meds, and Botox injections) and pain-relieving drugs like sumatriptan and rizatriptan. When triptans arrived in the 1990s, they were revolutionary: The first drugs aimed specifically at alleviating migraine, they lead to an increase in serotonin (a neurotransmitter in the brain) to constrict blood vessels, which may…

MOVING AHEAD WITH MIGRAINE TREATMENT

PERENNIAL PAINS

TENSION HEADACHES What: You’ve likely had at least one of these; it feels like pressure or tightness in the head or neck and may last from 30 minutes to a week. More than 70 percent of people experience tension headaches less than 15 times a month, and they affect three women for every two men. Why: Triggers may include stress, bad posture, muscle tension, and a hectic day. Try: Managing stress and getting enough rest may help stave off tension headaches. One study showed that inadequate sleep and an inability to let go of daily stress are both risk factors. SINUS HEADACHES What: These headaches involve pressure or pain in the sinus area (around the eyes, cheeks, and forehead). Why: They may be caused by a sinus infection (a.k.a. sinusitis), especially when occurring after a viral…

Fertile Territory

WHEN BRANDI PETERSON HARRIS got married 15 years ago, she and her husband were excited about starting a family. But soon afterward, the now-41-year-old project manager learned she had premature ovarian insufficiency, which would make it extremely difficult to conceive. “After the words came out of the doctor’s mouth, I couldn’t hear anything else,” Brandi says. Since then, she’s gone through multiple rounds of intrauterine insemination and in vitro fertilization and, finally, attempts to find an egg donor. The repeated disappointments have taken a profound emotional toll: “I’ve had bouts of sadness when I spent a couple of weeks under the covers,” she says. After deciding it was time to call in emotional reinforcements, Brandi made an appointment with O life coach Martha Beck. Martha Beck: Brandi, it’s lovely to meet…

Fertile Territory

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

THE AMERICA OF Jess Walter’s expansive, beguiling The Cold Millions (Harper) is a frontier where the divisions between rich and poor are as stark as they were in Dickensian England. In Spokane, Washington, during the first decade of the 20th century, robber barons inhabit lavish estates atop the city’s hills and live by rules they make and break at will, while everyone else—whether police chief or hobo—scrapes by on the flatlands that lie beneath. For Walter’s latest work of fiction, he’s taken inspiration from the great tradition of social novelists including Dos Passos, Steinbeck, and Sinclair in building a story around the struggle of laborers to unionize—a fight that was rigged against them. There are the orphan brothers Rye and Gig, who hop freight trains, do itinerant work, and take shelter…

ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST

Lenny Kravitz was exposed to a wealth of culture throughout his it was the diverse influences of his mother (a Black actor), father (a white Jewish journalist), and grandparents that produced a singular talent. Let Love Rule (Holt) is part one of Kravitz’s memoir, in which he chronicles his coming-of-age as an artist. From his home in the Bahamas—an Airstream and an adjacent shack—the Grammy-winning musician and first-time author spoke to O’s books editor, Leigh Haber. Leigh Haber: You describe a distinct yin and yang within you—which makes total sense, as you’re a Gemini. Lenny Kravitz: A quintessential Gemini! LH: “I am deeply two-sided,” you write. When did you become aware of the difference between your parents? LK: I never thought about it until my first day of school, when a kid bolted out…

THE ROOMS IN Bryan Washington’s debut novel, Memorial (Riverhead), are almost always small. This is partly because, as he did in his acclaimed story collection, Lot, Washington writes mainly about working-class people. Their spaces are compact, their walls thin, every door shut to consummate a futile desire—intimacy doubles as a formal tool and material fact. Ben and Mike are a couple whose partnership is disintegrating. Mike is unfaithful; Ben is forlorn, inward. Each is at war with his own history and his parents’. Thrust into their domestic strife is Mitsuko, who hasn’t seen her son, Mike, in years. She arrives in Houston just in time to watch him flee to Japan to tend to his dying, estranged father, leaving her in the cramped apartment he shares with Ben. Ben learns much from…

Red Comet (Knopf), Heather Clark’s heroic biography of Sylvia Plath, draws on a plethora of untapped archives and letters—and even a previously undiscovered novel—to resurrect Plath from “the limbo between icon and cliché” and conclude that “the most famous woman poet of the twentieth century was neither fragile ingénue nor femme fatale…. Rather, she was a highly disciplined craftswoman…whose innovative work gave new energy to the burgeoning literary and cultural revolutions of her time.” From her youth in suburban Boston to her eminent academic accomplishments and stormy relationship with fellow poet Ted Hughes, Red Comet illuminates Plath’s life in unprecedented detail. Suicide attempts take a backseat to fiercely focused genius. Here, The Bell Jar is understood not as a teen cult work (“When we see a female character reading The Bell…

10 TITLES TO PICK UP NOW

1/Leave the World Behind BY RUMAAN ALAM A white family looking to escape Manhattan rents an Airbnb outside the city; their idyllic vacation is cut short when the homeowners—an older Black couple—arrive bearing cataclysmic news. A twisty tale by the author of Rich and Pretty. 2/Plain Bad Heroines BY EMILY M. DANFORTH In 1902, a group of impressionable girls at a New England boarding school discovers a book that appears to possess supernatural powers; a century later, a film crew begins shooting a movie—on location—based on what happened. Gothic hijinks ensue in this wickedly entertaining showstopper from a beloved YA author. 3/Lightning Flowers BY KATHERINE E. STANDEFER A patient with an implanted defibrillator treks from Arizona to Madagascar to Rwanda, probing the device’s provenance and the destruction it wreaked—on miners and the environment—so that she might live. An…

10 TITLES TO PICK UP NOW

THE FIRE INSIDE

THERE’S A PRE-COLUMBIAN-STYLE urn shaped like a toad in the bedroom Frida Kahlo shared with Diego Rivera in La Casa Azul, Kahlo’s residence turned museum in Mexico City’s Coyoacán district. The object is so casually placed that visitors are surprised to learn that it holds the iconic artist’s ashes. This is among the intriguing nuggets to be gleaned from What Would Frida Do? (Seal Press) by Arianna Davis (who is also OprahMag.com’s digital director). It’s an ode to a woman Davis has admired and been inspired by; it also offers prescriptions for overcoming obstacles and finding your inner alegría, which Kahlo did with remarkable courage and creativity, despite polio and a bus accident that left her in constant pain. As a painter whose favorite subject was herself—“I paint self-portraits,” Kahlo…

THE FIRE INSIDE

Love, Loss, and What He Wore

FIVE YEARS AFTER my husband’s suicide, I am folding his laundry. From a large basket, I pull out the soft black and white T-shirts he wore to play Ultimate Frisbee on Tuesday nights. After the game, the guys would grill burgers, smoke a little pot, and share the injustices of middle age; they’d been playing together for more than 20 years, through births and divorces, blockbuster ideas that never panned out, injuries to the body and mind. His shorts are here, too, nearly a dozen pairs in different earth tones. If they came from a stylish catalog, they’d be sandstone, red rock, brushed camel, but Seth was an engineer, not fancy; he’d call them yellow, red, brown. And his socks—a sad collection of white anklets, released after five years spent stashed in…

Love, Loss, and What He Wore

FINDING GRATITUDE

My 6-year-old peers intently at the laptop screen, brow deeply furrowed. His grandfather, thousands of miles away, is showing off his vast collection of historical dolls. (“Action figures,” he always protests. “They’re action figures, not dolls.”) Edgar Allan Poe, five inches tall, stares suspiciously at a plastic raven on his shoulder. A knitted Leonardo da Vinci flops at his easel. My father holds up a figure with a familiar gray bouffant, handbag dangling from one crooked elbow. “Do you know who this is?” he asks. My son shakes his head, transfixed. “It’s Queen Elizabeth II. Look at her sensible shoes and her teeny little hand waving. I’ll show you how it’s done.” I watch as the pair of them royally wave to each other over Skype. Every night, this is our pre-bedtime ritual: I…

FINDING GRATITUDE

where are you going?

B-Girl Logistx (Logan Edra) DEFYING GRAVITY I STARTED USING an appointment planner when I was 6 years old. Not that I had many appointments—but I had to keep track of “school,” “homework,” “play with dog,” and “eat lunch” somehow. My dad noticed how orderly I was and also how much I kept to myself, and he wanted to make sure I was socializing with other kids. I was 9 when he—almost literally—pushed me into hip-hop dance classes. He’d been a B-boy in the ’80s and thought they might be the perfect way to free me from my shyness. Trying to imitate the older dancers’ moves, I was stunned but so thrilled. My dad eventually gave me my B-girl name, Logistx, because of my obsession with details. Dance was scary in a good way—like…

where are you going?

STAND AND BE COUNTED!

HINDA AHMED NATURALIZED U.S. CITIZEN I was born in Somalia in 1988, but I don’t remember much about it. When I was 3, rebels overthrew the government, and the country essentially collapsed. When I was 6, my parents left their successful businesses behind and moved our family to a refugee camp in Uganda. It was supposed to be temporary. I lived there for 19 years. I’m the youngest of nine, and at the camp, we all lived in a two-room house, a glorified tent in the mud. We often didn’t have clean water or enough food. To make money, my mom set up a little café selling tea and pancake bread; my brother fixed motorcycles. When I was 25, a refugee agency working with a Catholic charity in the States arranged for me…

STAND AND BE COUNTED!

Fashion COMES OF AGE

IF YOU GOOGLE WHAT A WOMAN over 40 shouldn’t wear, the results can be a bummer: anything cut too low, anything cut too high, anything shiny or sparkly—in short, anything that might bring you too much attention. Couple those made-up rules with a body that’s perhaps not quite the same as it was a decade or two ago, along with the quest to find options in a retail landscape that seems to go straight from Miley Cyrus to Mrs. Doubtfire, and over-40 dressing has at times been a daunting prospect. But take heart: A woman of a certain age is no longer expected to resort to pull-on pants and shapeless schmattas. Perceptions about what’s “age-appropriate” are shifting as designers, retailers, and celebrities like Heidi Klum (47), Jennifer Lopez (51), Halle Berry…

Fashion COMES OF AGE

THE RUNWAY GETS REAL

I am 58, but my body is better than it has ever been, as I am now an empty nester and have more time to look after myself. Women are working out more now; our ideas about fitness and health are evolving, so our clothing needs to evolve with that, reflect our ageless lifestyle, flatter and enhance the best of us, and hide our little flaws—all while being modern and youthful. —MARIA CORNEJO, DESIGNER, ZERO + MARIA CORNEJO RUNWAYS: BALMAIN: DOMINIQUE CHARRIAU/GETTY IMAGES. KENNETH IZE: THIERRY CHESNOT/GETTY IMAGES. NICOLE MILLER, DENNIS BASSO, CHRISTOPHER JOHN ROGERS: IMAXTREE. PRABAL GURUNG: SLAVEN VLASIC/GETTY IMAGES. PHILIPP PLEIN: ESTROP/GETTY IMAGES.…

THE RUNWAY GETS REAL

As designers, we aren’t actively trying to change the perception of age-appropriate fashion. We’re just giving women the tools to express their style with wearable, timeless pieces that can be incorporated into their closet at any age.—MEREDITH MELLING, COFOUNDER, LA LIGNE…

A CONSCIOUS PLENTY

Two-Potato Turkey (or Ham) Hash This hearty sweet-and-savory dish puts excess meat, potatoes, and herbs to good (really good) use. Turkey for breakfast, lunch, and dinner just got a lot more appealing. Turkey Couscous Soup Fresh dill, a squeeze of lemon, and tender vegetables make this light, bright soup a welcome break from heavier Thanksgiving fare—and you can freeze leftovers through February, ensuring no goodness goes to waste. TAKE STOCK Be as resourceful and respectful as America’s original inhabitants by utilizing every part of the turkey. A simple stock recipe: Preheat oven to 400°. On a roasting pan, place the leftover turkey carcass (cut into 3 to 4 pieces), drumsticks and wings (most of meat removed), and neck (if available); 3 large carrots, cut into 2" pieces; and 2 medium onions, root ends removed, quartered. Drizzle…

A CONSCIOUS PLENTY

“Pumpkin adds depth and sweetness to these decadent waffles, which pair perfectly with a chai-spiced latte.”—OPRAH Pumpkin Waffles with Whipped Cream Cheese and Candied Pepitas Makes about 8 waffles (4 servings) Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes ⅓ cup granulated sugar2 Tbsp. orange juice¾ tsp. sea salt, divided, plus more to taste Cinnamon1⅛ tsp. allspice, divided2 cups pepitas2½ cups all-purpose flour¼ cup brown sugar1 Tbsp. baking powder1 tsp. ginger½ tsp. baking soda¼ tsp. nutmeg4 eggs2 cups milk1 cup pumpkin puree, canned or fresh (from a pie pumpkin such as Cinderella or Autumn Gold)4 Tbsp. butter, melted1¼ tsp. vanilla extract, divided8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature2 Tbsp. maple syrup, plus more for serving¾ tsp. lemon zest2 cups whipping cream½ cup confectioners’ sugar 1. To make candied pepitas: Preheat oven to 375° and line a baking…

Chicken Tikka Masala

THE FANCY An overnight soak in a yogurt-based marinade results in truly tender chicken, while homemade spicy tomato sauce infuses the dish with complex flavors—and your kitchen with irresistible aromas. Chicken Tikka Masala Makes 4 servings Total time: 45 minutes, plus 10 hours for marinating In a large bowl, combine 1 pound boneless chicken, cut into small cubes; ¼ cup Greek yogurt; 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil; 1 Tbsp. lemon juice; 2 tsp. ginger-garlic paste; 2 Tbsp. tandoori masala seasoning; and 2 tsp. salt. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 10 hours. Preheat oven to 400°. Transfer chicken and marinade to a greased rimmed baking sheet, and bake until edges of chicken start to brown, about 15 minutes. Move sheet to top rack of oven and broil on high until edges start to char, about 5 minutes.…

Chicken Tikka Masala

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