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) […]

Main Dishes

Updated Chicken a la King Recipe

A modern updated chicken a la king recipe. This version uses more vegetables, fresh herbs and shallots, less flour, and crème fraîche instead of cream.

Food

Quick and Easy Illustrated Recipes for Winter

Lauren Stein is a Boston-based journalist and author whose charming new book, Fresh Made Simple (Storey Publishing: 2015), offers bright, fun flavors combined in recipes that are so accessible and easy to make, they’re not even written as traditional recipes. Instead, Stein’s collaborator, illustrator Katie Eberts, turns them into lively illustrations, presenting all the information […]

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