Salads

Spring Dinner Salad with Honey-Mustard Vinaigrette

Made with Savoy cabbage, potatoes, carrots, and prosciutto with a honey-mustard vinaigrette, this spring dinner salad is easy and delicious. I love it when I see local chefs creating new dishes inspired by traditional foods. Take the classic New England boiled dinner. At Moxy restaurant in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, chef Matt Louis prepares corned brisket, pickled carrot, […]

Food

The Best Roasted Asparagus Recipe (in Just 4 Ingredients!)

The best roasted asparagus recipe couldn’t be more simple. Just 4 ingredients, and you’re done! This dish is so simple, it hardly qualifies as a recipe. But it’s my go-to asparagus method and it’s the one that friends and family always request whenever I serve it. If a green vegetable can come close to tasting something like […]

Food

Carrots | In Season

Famously rich in antioxidants such as beta-carotene, carrots are an indispensable ingredient for every cook, flavoring everything from soup bases to side dishes, from muffins to cake. Try them in the following delicious recipes and appreciate the versatility of this common staple vegetable.

Salads

How to Make Citrusy Beet and Greens Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese | Step-by-Step

This easy Citrusy Beet and Greens Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese uses just a small number of ingredients to produce a delicious and filling meal. This easy Citrusy Beet and Greens Salad with Crispy Goat Cheese uses just a small number of ingredients to produce a delicious and filling meal. We combine greens and mint leaves in […]

Food

How to Roast Beets

Roasted beets are a terrific addition salads and pastas. Here’s how to roast beets at home.

Soups, Stews & Chowders

Asparagus-Rice Soup with Sausage | Step-by-Step

This recipe for asparagus-rice soup with sausage yields a flavorful spring soup that’s light and fresh, but still hearty enough for a meal. Here’s a simple, everyday soup you can make in under 45 minutes that’s light and fresh for spring but still hearty enough for a meal. Here’s how to make Asparagus-Rice Soup with […]

Food

Maine Potato Donuts

Made with mashed potatoes and tossed in cinnamon and sugar, these homemade Maine potato donuts are deliciously sweet.

Vermont

Where to Eat in Woodstock, Vermont

Local food reigns supreme in this postcard-perfect New England town. These are our favorite places to eat in Woodstock.   It’s a New England village out of central casting: Over here, Gillingham’s, the 200-year-old general store with creaky wood floors, penny candy, hunters’ plaids, and local artisan cheese (this is Vermont); just beyond that, a covered […]

Fish & Seafood

Scallops | In Season

A fresh look at one of New England’s treasured seafoods. First, there’s the matter of pronunciation. It’s “scawl-up,” not “skal-up.” You may already know this, but a proper accent will get you far with the old salts who harvest these sweet crustaceans. Then there’s the matter of type. The common Atlantic sea scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) […]

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