Earthy Tones and Pewter Set the Scene for a Festive,
Yet Non-Traditional Holiday Dinner

Recipes by Chandee Bomgardner | Photography by Sara Young
Staging by Jennifer Moore
Greenery provided by Sally’s Flowers and silver candlesticks and creme taper candles from Motfs for the Home.

Despite what holiday is being celebrated, making changes to the traditional family dinner can come with consequences unless the food and the holiday décor completely knock the socks off your guests. Spicing up the arsenal of sentiments and time-honored family recipes demands that modifications be seamless and blend surreptitiously into the highly anticipated and expected elements of the scheme. For this seasonal gathering, SignatureMT’s creative director Jennifer Moore and food extraordinaire, Chandee Bumgardner give the boot to tradition and unleash their creative genius with a brilliant alternative to the usual holiday fare. It might just become a new tradition at your holiday table.

Antipasto Plate

Arguably the easiest and most popular appetizer around, it’s as simple as choosing a few different cheeses, meats, adding some fruit, nuts, possibly olives, crackers and calling it a day.

• Cheese: Cheese is at its optimal flavor when served at room temperature. When selecting the cheese to serve, a thoughtful mix is important, there should be a variety of texture between soft, firm, and hard. Flavors should be diverse and can be sweet, spicy, or salty.

• Meat: Meat can be as simple as sliced ham or a little more fun like prosciutto and Italian dry salami.

Stepping back in time along the hi-line

Text by Colter Pedersen | Photography by Mary Kaercher

They say Havre has it, but what exactly that is, seems open to interpretation. Once upon a time it might have been the resting point on the rail line halfway between Minneapolis and Seattle. Nowadays it might just be a meeting place for local farmers and ranchers. But if people are going to meet, they’re going to want to eat. And no one’s been feeding people along the Hi-Line longer than Andy’s Supper Club.

Text by Rachael Kerkes | Photo by Jesse Martinez

At B Creative design and decor
where creativity flows daily with owner Rachael Kerkes. Credit given also to my amazing employee Yvette West!

Her project
We turned an old dresser into a beautiful little treasure! We used a custom mixed color for the body of the dresser using Provence, Aubusson Blue and Antibes Green. The drawers were painted Old White and we used Emperor’s Silk for the inside and side of the

Photography by Jacqui Smith
Hair and Makeup by Katie Rice- Pure Hair Spa
Set Designer, Kristie Sotelo

The Great Falls Area Chamber of Commerce Finds
Inspiration through a Passion for its Past

Text by Holly Matkin | Photography by Marcus Serrano

All too often, many of us tend to view modern life as being superior to the days of our forefathers. With the abundance of technology and infrastructure woven into our world, it’s as if we mistakenly believe we innately possess knowledge and abilities that far surpass those of preceding generations.

Granted, what we today perceive as being commonplace – maybe even mundane – would likely have been inconceivable to those who founded Great Falls in the late 1800s. But how often do we stop to consider just how the normalcy of our everyday lives came to be? How did these quiet, vastly sprawling plains along the Missouri River become the bustling, productive community Great Falls area rebsidents call home?