Reveille Recipe's straight from our Reveille Office!

To kick off our Reveille Recipes feature we thought it would be fun to share some of our very own favorite autumn recipes straight from the Camp Reveille offices!  After talking about some of our "fall favorites" in the office we all started to get hungry, so we promised to each make our recipe and bring it in to share with the office... yumm! 

What are some of your favorite fall recipes? 

Joan's Corn Pudding 

OK, so I must give credit where credit is due - I got this recipe from my daughter Lindsay.  We made it together one thanksgiving and it quickly became a family favorite!  It is now a household go-to for every holiday or family get together and it is ALWAYS a big hit.  We even think ahead and make two so we have plenty of leftovers the next day! 

(for Thanksgiving I double or triple these amounts)
1 can creamed corn
1 can kernel corn (drained)
1 pkg. Jiffy corn mix
1/2 cup sour cream
1 stick butter (melted)
2 beaten eggs

Preheat oven to 350 and grease the bottom of an 8 x 8 pan.
Mix both cans corn, 1 package Jiffy corn muffin mix, 1/2 cup sour cream, and melted butter.  Then add beaten eggs to mixture.  Mix thoroughly using wooden spoon.  Pour in pan or glass dish (Pyrex).  Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when placed in center of pudding.  (You can pre-mix the ingredients and pour in pan to set aside until you're ready to bake!) 


Lindsay's Autumn Salad

I love incorporating new and unexpected ingredients into salads to keep healthy meals interesting, hearty, and flavorful.  I pick a theme or season and build a salad around the flavors.  One chilly fall evening I was craving butternut squash, but I was also in the mood to have a well rounded and healthy dinner.  I combined the two concepts to create this yummy fall salad!  I sometimes serve this over a thin piece of grilled or lightly breaded chicken for a full meal. 

1 package of pre-cut butternut squash cubes, available in the vegetable section seasonally (Or you can peel and cut your own - I like them about a half an inch to an inch in size)  Some examples of brands: Marketside, Trader Joe's, or Green Giant. 
salt & pepper
cinnamon
maple syrup (optional)
1 bag of pre washed arugula
1 package of cherry tomatoes
parmesan cheese shavings or feta cheese crumbles (whichever you prefer)
pine-nuts (you can substitute with any nut you like: almonds, walnuts, even pumpkin seeds)
pomegranate seeds or dried cranberries 

Preheat oven to 400. 
Place the butternut squash on a sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and toss to coast all the pieces.  Add salt, pepper, and a little cinnamon.  You can also add maple syrup if you want a sweeter more caramelized result.  Roast the squash for 15 - 20 minutes, stirring (or turning) once to get an even roast.  
While the squash is roasting, prepare the rest of the salad.  Slice the cherry tomatoes in half and combine with arugula in a bowl.  Add pomegranate seeds and parmesan shavings. 
In a pan, toast the pine-nuts for a couple of minutes until they just start to brown and you can smell them.  When cooled, add them to salad. 
When butternut squash is browned and tender, remove and partially let cool before adding to the salad. 
I serve this with a drizzle of good balsamic vinegar or a balsamic vinaigrette.  Other popular dressings with this type of salad are champagne vinaigrette or cider vinaigrette.  If you're feeling ambitious  you can even make your own dressing! 


Elaine's Whole Wheat Pizza 

Pizza is on of my favorite foods! But lets face it, if your trying to be healthy you probably think you have to steer clear of the yummy cheese, sauce and dough...but you don't!  Here is one of my favorite healthy pizza recipes that allows you to skip the guilt after you enjoy!  I make this pizza year-round, changing up the toppings to utilize the seasons fresh produce. 

Whole wheat pizza dough (you can buy at the store pre-made)

Tomato sauce

Low fat Mozzarella 

Ground turkey cooked first

Sliced tomatoes

Onions

Olive Oil

Garlic
Fall Veggies: squash, yellow and orange peppers, caramelized onions, brussels sprouts, arugula

Preheat oven to 450. 

Roll out pizza dough.  Spread on olive oil just to coat.  Add tomato sauce on and then sprinkle mozzarella.  Add cooked ground turkey, or if making vegetarian, simply skip.  Cook sliced onions in olive oil and garlic.  Add tomato slices.  Add your fall veggies (or any veggies you like). *If you're using arugula, wait until pizza comes out of the oven to spread on top.  Bake 8-10 minutes or until crust is golden brown. 

Ali's Apple Pie
Every year I look forward to going apple picking with my family because with freshly picked apples comes a freshly baked apple pie!  Everyone deserves a little seasonal treat now and then, right? 



Apple Pie
Pie Crust
1 cup of sugar
1 teaspoon of brown cinnamon 
4 tablespoons of all purpose flour 
A dash of salt
7 apples (or 6 cups) of thinly sliced and peeled apples 
2 tablespoons of butter or margarin 

Crumbled Top
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup softened butter/margarin
1/3 cup flower 

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
In a large bowl combined your sugar, cinnamon and flower (mix well)
After you mixed your sugar, cinnamon and flower add your sliced and peeled apples. Toss lightly to combined. Once your apples are tossed evenly add your apples to your pie crust. Dot with butter on top. 
Now for your crumble pie topping. In a medium size bowl mix your white sugar, and brown sugar with your softened butter/margarin. Keep adding flower until its becomes crumbly. Once you have crumbs, sprinkle to cover the top of your apple pie (which is already in your pie crust) 
Bake for 45-50 min or until your apples are tender and your crust is a golden brown. (If you find your top is burning before your pie is done, place a piece of tin foil of the pie to prevent your crumbs from burning) 

What are some of your favorite fall recipes? 

Emir’s Camera-Ready Beauty Secrets

Emir's Beauty Secrets - 2013 Breakout Session at Camp Reveille

Many of you met Joan’s makeup artist Emir Pehilj at Reveille, and some of you might have even attended or participated in his popular “Joan’s Beauty Secrets” session. 

Emir is a hair, makeup, and eyebrow artist to the stars. He launched his career in New York, as a makeup artist and eyebrow specialist at Bergdorf Goodman’s John Barrett Salon and studied under celebrity makeup artists Laura Mercier and Linda Cantello.  Emir’s resume is vast, from his personal celebrity clients like Joan, Mariska Hargitay, & Debra Messing – to his Magazine work in Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, & NY Bride – to his runway styling for designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Vera Wang, Christian Dior, & Ralph Lauren – to his personal clients.  Emir has done hundreds of makeovers for real women and is famous in New York City for his eyebrow shaping.  Clients have joked that eyebrows done by Emir are the most cost-effective facelift… and there’s no anesthesia necessary!

By popular request, Emir has shared some of his favorite “beauty secrets” with our Reveille community:

Years Away “facelift” tapes

Before we get started with our make-up application, I’ll let you in on a great trade secret to looking like you got a quick face-lift.  It’s called Years Away. All of the celebs that I work with absolutely love this secret beauty weapon! It consists of a set of tapes that adhere to the sides of your face (behind the hairline) and connect with a small adjustable cord that goes around the back of your head, hiding under your hair. Nobody knows you are wearing it, but everyone will say “You look great!”

Start by applying the Years Away tapes to each side of your head just behind your hairline, above the ears. If you have long hair, you can also apply them right behind your ears to tighten the skin on your neck.  Then you attach the Years Away Ears Bands to each tape and connect them at the back of your head. You can tighten the bands as much as you like, just not too tight as you want to achieve a natural look.

A Note - I advise that you put on your Years Away tapes before you apply your moisturizer so that you can handle the tapes easily, without slippery moisturizer on your hands.  This will also ensure that the tapes stay sticky so they will adhere and hold for a long time. Also, make sure when you do apply your moisturizer, not to get it near the tapes because it might loosen them up and they will not hold as tight to give you that instant lift that you desire.

The number to call for Years Away is 866-274-2797

The Foundation of your makeup

Now let’s talk about how to make your skin look as beautiful as possible. Whether you decide to wear makeup or not, you should always start and finish your day by cleansing your face and applying a moisturizer. I like a tinted moisturizer for some even color to start off with.

After applying a light moisturizer on the face and eye cream around the eyes, proceed with a primer on top of moisturizer.  On Joan, I use Murad’s Skin Perfecting Primer, which comes in glossy or matte depending on your preference.  I also like the Sephora brand primer. This will help your makeup from getting absorbed into your skin and it will last longer.

Another product I like is something called Clarins Beauty Flash Balm, which tightens the pores and brightens the skin.  You can use this before your primer, or even instead of it.

The secret to applying any foundation, tinted moisturizer, primer, or balm, is never to rub it on too hard. Apply foundation or tinted moisturizer on large areas of your face, cheeks and forehead. Blend it towards hairline, and don’t forget your neck. Make sure to blend it into your neck and chest area to avoid a demarcation line. If you’re looking for a good foundation, everyone's talking about the new Touche Éclat foundation by Yves Saint Laurent.  I always love Armani HD Luminous Silk, it provides great coverage.  For everyday wear Joan often wears Lancôme Renergie Lift Makeup with SPF.

To give some color and extra glow to your skin (depending on your desired shade) I like to mix foundation with a great product by Murad called Bronzing Boost.  Stila has a nice one too called One Step Bronze, however if you choose that product, be sure to exfoliate and moisturize your skin prior to application since it is a stain (the Murad product is not a stain). Bronzing products can stain your skin so make sure your hands are moist before you use it and wash them immediately after application.

Concealer

When the foundation/tinted moisturizer is blended into your skin, then apply a concealer as needed. Concealer is used in the inside corner of your eyes from the bridge of the nose, following the under eye area and concentrating on the circles or puffiness under the eyes. (A tip to prevent this puffiness is to avoid sodium or spicy food as well as excessive alcohol consumption. Joan always avoids these things a few days before a big shoot.) Avoid using concealer on the outer corner of eye area above the cheek, otherwise it might settle into lines when you are smiling.

Make sure to use a concealer that's no more than one shade lighter than your skin to prevent from having a light "raccoon eye" look. I use Secret Camouflage by Laura Mercier on Joan. Don't cake the concealer on facial marks; just gently apply it on those areas without a lot of pressure, if you rub too much it will actually remove the concealer. Blend it gently with a clean finger around the spot you want to conceal. Again, make sure to blend it by dabbing and rolling and not smearing.

To determine what other areas on your face you should apply concealer - look at yourself in front of a big mirror and wherever you see shadows on your face, created by indentations or curves of your face - apply concealer in these areas in order to brighten them and give a flawless appearance to your complexion.  These areas will usually be around the nose, lips, between the eyebrows and under the eyelashes.

My picks:  For brightening use try Touche Éclat by YSL, this is one of Joan’s favorite products in her makeup bag.  Generally the shade number 3 is the most common choice however again, I recommend going one shade darker than your skin.  Laura Mercier Secret Camoflage is good for really hiding dark spots as it provides full coverage.  Secret Concealer Anti-Cernes comes in a pot and provides a slightly less dense coverage for on the go - you shouldn’t leave home without it!  Joan uses #2 but again, this will depend on your skin color.

Blush

Now it is time to apply a cream blush.  A favorite of Joan's is Stila’s Convertible Color blush she uses a shade called Peony.  Use this on the upper part of the cheek apple, following the line of cheekbone all the way to the hairline. To find the cheek apple, smile and don't be afraid to apply it near the nose area. Make sure to dab it in -- not smear -- and use a clean finger for blending.

Follow up after the cream blush by applying a powder blush in light circular movements.  I like Nar’s Orgasm or a Laura Mercier eye protector in pink as a blush, it’s a powder texture and is not greasy.  Hold the blush brush towards the end of the handle allowing your wrist to move more fluidly and without a lot of pressure. Invest in a good blush brush with natural hair like Blue Squirrel and make sure to wash it once at least once a month with gentle shampoo (Johnson's Baby Shampoo) or an alcohol based makeup brush cleaner (try Trish McEvoy).

Set it all in place

Now you want to set your makeup. Use a translucent pressed or loose powder (Try Laura Mercier) on the T zone area (forehead, bridge and the side of nose, around lips and chin). Use a bronzer (Try Benefit’s Hoola) for defining the contour of your face (under jaw line and on the jaw, under the cheek bone, the outskirts of your face and the lightly over your nose).

Your eyes

One of my most important steps in getting ready is curling your eyelashes! Get a good eyelash curler, I like one by Shu Uemura, and make sure to be gentle.  You don’t want to pull the curler away from your eye too hard or it will pull your eyelashes out. Make sure to angle it towards the outside and inside corner allowing the eyelash curler to curl corner eye lashes from the roots.

Next comes mascara. I always apply waterproof mascara when doing Joan’s makeup so I can feel confident that it will never run.  Most make-up artists rely on Maybelline Waterproof Mascara in "Very Black". Concentrate on the roots of your eyelashes, making sure it's on the skin between the eyelashes. This will help your eyes “pop,” creating the contrast against the whites of your eyes. Finish by pulling the mascara through to the ends, also concentrating on your lash tips to give your eyes fullness.

Now we’re ready for eye shadow. Apply an eye base primer (Joan likes one by Laura Mercier) all over your lids to camouflage the darkness and start with an even palette. If you don't have darkness, you can also use a cream eye shadow (try Benefit creaseless cream eye shadow), concentrating next to your eyelashes. If you smeared any mascara on your eyelid while applying mascara at the roots, use the cream eye shadow to clean and cover it. The moisture from the cream eye shadow will help the mascara to blend in with the eye shadow. Use your finger to blend the edges of your eye shadow so you don’t see an abrupt line. When applying cream eye shadow, I recommend using a nylon brush.

For Joan's eyes I add the powder eye shadow (Laura Mercier"Matte") on the outside corner above the eye crease, which opens up her eyes.  I also smudge some underneath her eyelashes like an eyeliner.  To give more definition, I add a liquid eyeliner above the eyelashes (le Métier deBeaute - Precision Liquid Eyeliner Black) I also use Laura Mercier cavier eyeliner in Midnight blue (almost black but a littler softer look) or in Chestnut Brown.

Pucker Up!

Before you apply lipstick, stain or gloss, you might want to use a product like Estee Lauder Lip Zone just above the lip to fill in any tiny lines.  This will make your lipstick stay in place and not bleed onto your skin.  If you want to try to get rid of these lines forever, I recommend using Murad’s Time Release Retinol Concentrate daily.  It really helps get rid of them!

Finally add a stain on the lips.  I like Tart "Nectar".  I like stain because it won’t disappear every time you lick your lips. For more color add more layers of a lip stain. Continue with a lip primer (Sephora makes a nice one) and then light sheer lipstick or lip-gloss. I love Georgio Armani’s sheer lipsticks, also Sephora and Avon have less expensive versions of the sheer lipsticks that are great.

Emir’s Other Do’s and Don’t

• Stay away from frosted lipsticks, frosted lip-glosses and frosted eye shadows, it’s not flattering or chic.
• When using shimmer powders, avoid the T-zone area because it tends to stick out and you will look overly shiny or oily.
• To avoid a smeared look I like to use Andrea pre dipped wands to clean up, especially around the eyes after applying mascara. Clean makeup is attractive makeup.
• Always make sure your eyebrows are groomed to perfection without looking over plucked. Just follow your natural shape and use small correction to give yourself more lift by arching your eyebrows. Avoid waxing your eyebrows as over time it will speed up the loss of elasticity of your skin.

Source: Emir Pehilj, emir@emirhair.com

Beating Cancer Recurrence with Reveille Camper, Eileen Kaplan

Veteran camper, Reveille cheerleader, breast-cancer survivor, author, and public speaker... those are just a few ways to describe our friend Eileen Kaplan.  If you've had the pleasure of meeting Eileen at Reveille or if you've had the chance to read her book, Laughter is the Breast Medicine, then you know what a positive and inspirational woman she is. She recently shared this article with us and in honor of breast cancer awareness month, we wanted to share it with all of you. 

When cancer comes back, Brigham and Women’s Hospital doubles down to give patients every chance at recovery. by Sarah M. Jackson

Two-time breast cancer survivor Eileen Kaplan
catches up with Mehra Golshan, MD, director of
BWH Breast Surgical Services and a pivotal
member of her care team. 

For as long as she can remember, Eileen Kaplan has infused humor into every chapter of her life. It made her fellow Girl Scouts laugh at camp. It caused “little pieces of trouble” throughout high school. It put her patients at ease when she worked as an X-ray technologist. It built rapport with her business clients.

So naturally, when Eileen faced breast cancer twice in a matter of months, laughter carried her through treatment and recovery— a journey with an unexpected but fulfilling destination.

While performing a monthly breast self-exam in the shower in June 2005, Eileen felt a lump on her right breast. “I knew it was a tumor,” she recalls. “Since my gynecologist was at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, I called her office, and they helped me arange an oncology appointment for the next day. Lo and behold, there it was: the uninvited guest. A wild adventure began.”

Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) surgeons performed a lumpectomy to remove the cancerous tumor from Eileen’s breast. She then endured infusions of chemotherapy and rounds of radiation therapy —both designed to kill any lingering cancer cells.

But six months after detecting the first lump, Eileen’s fastidious self-exams picked up another, smaller tumor— this time on her left breast. “What are the odds? One invader in June, and the second in November,” she recounts. With full support from her husband, Arney, family, friends, and her BWH and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute doctors Mehra Golshan, MD, Charles Hergrueter, MD, and Suzanne Berlin, DO, Eileen opted to have both breasts removed at BWH in December 2005—a procedure that would give her a 95 percent cancer survival rate—and began the process of breast reconstruction.

“Recovery was a toughie, and in the end, I decided not to go through with reconstruction surgery,” Eileen says. “But I never asked, ‘Why me?’ I said, ‘Let’s get the cancer out and let me get on with my life.’ ” And that’s exactly what she did.

Enamored of her wonderful humor, Eileen’s care team at BWH encouraged her to write a book. “Then I came up with the title—Laughter is the BREAST Medicine—and started writing,” she says. Recounting her personal breast cancer journey while offering readers hope, laughs, and advice on coping, Eileen’s book has sold thousands of copies since 2009 and launched her new career as a motivational speaker, humorist, and author. “The Brigham gave me a second chance at life, and then inspired the joy of my life: making cancer patients in diagnosis, treatment, or recovery and their families smile,” she says. “My doctors are amazing people, and we’re friends to this day. They’re sensitive and wonderful—and they loved when I made them laugh!”

Understanding cancer recurrence

Brigham doctors emphasize that recurrent or repeat cancers like Eileen’s are not the norm, as many patients enjoy a life free from cancer following treatment.

“Recurrence is not a death sentence, nor does it happen often,” says Mehra Golshan, MD, director of BWH Breast Surgical Services. “Many complex factors come into play regarding whether or not a cancer returns.”

At its most basic level, recurrence happens because, in spite of doctors’ best efforts to eliminate the disease through surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy, some cancer cells remain in the body. They could be hiding dormant in the same place where cancer first originated (known as local recurrence), or elsewhere in the body (systemic recurrence). These sneaky cells eventually continue to multiply, causing the cancer’s reappearance.

Each year, the Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women’s Cancer Center provides exceptional care to thousands of patients experiencing new, recurrent, or second primary cancers, conducting more than 400,000 appointments and procedures annually. Integrating one of the world’s leading hospitals with an internationally recognized cancer institute gives patients an unrivaled combination of resources to defeat cancer, such as less invasive surgeries, safer forms of radiation therapy, one-of-a-kind technology, and access to the nation’s best cancer doctors and specialists.

No matter the cancer type, patients benefit from BWH support and advocacy groups like the Women’s Lung Cancer Forum, and find hope in the personal stories of other survivors, like Eileen Kaplan, who have beaten cancer more than once. Two-time prostate cancer survivor Bill Tierney, a Korean War veteran and great-grandfather about to celebrate his 60th wedding anniversary, also offers strong words of encouragement.

Reveille 2014 Dates

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Welcome to the Camp Reveille Blog!

Joan Lunden's Camp Reveille started 7 years ago as as a weekend health & wellness retreat where women from around the country could take a break from their everyday lives.  Throughout 7 seasons, the "girl getaway" has proved to be a place for relaxation, inspiration, healing, rejuvenation, and most of all - FUN!  Women flock to the picturesque setting in the lake region of Maine for a long weekend away with Joan Lunden who offers fitness classes, traditional camp activities, informational breakout sessions, inspirational camp fires, and of course all the fun of being away at summer camp! 

At Camp Reveille, it is quickly apparent that there is a magic that is created when a group of women come together.  There is a power stronger than we could have ever imagined, and that magic lasts well beyond the "goodbyes" at the end of the weekend. Reveille has grown to become more than just a weekend retreat, it has lived on to be a community of women who share, create personal bonds, and support each other throughout the entire year.  Through emails, phone calls, Facebook conversations, and even hometown visits, Reveille has become a community where everyone belongs.  

Joan invites you to become a part of this Reveille Community, whether you've been to Camp or not because as women, we have a lot to share.  We hope you will join us on this journey through life together where we can all share our stories, tips, recommendations, and advice.  We want to be with you for your greatest moments of celebration and support you through your toughest moments with strength.  And most of all, we want to keep life interesting, happy, and healthy and always keep having FUN! 

Check back frequently, or join our newsletter to receive updates on new blog postings and features.  Here's what you'll have to look forward to:

• Tips & advice from Joan and the experts: Joan has access to the top experts in the country on beauty, health, career, caregiving, parenting, and more.  Have a question you want answered?  Share it with us and we'll do our best to find the answers! Be the first to let us know what you want to learn more about! 
• Reveille Readers: We all find ourselves searching for the next book to delve in to!  We will compile book recommendations and highlight one each month, following up with a dialogue about the topic. Be the first to share your book recommendation here!
• Reveille Recipes: With this many women coming together, we know there are some great recipes out there!  Whether it's a holiday family favorite or a heart healthy snack, we want to feature YOUR recipe! Be the first to share your recipe with us here!
• Reveille Camper Spotlights: We hear the most amazing stories about YOU. Reveille is made up of strong survivors, successful entrepreneurs, do-it-all mothers, creative retirees, self-reinventors, loving caregivers, marathon runners... we've got them all!  By spotlighting our campers, we will celebrate the strength and diversity in our Reveille community. Be the first to share your story with us here!