Wondering where to stay in Connecticut? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Connecticut for 2016. Best Spa Escape: The Mayflower Grace, Washington Acquired by Grace Hotels in 2013, Connecticut’s notoriously luxurious 30-room country manor reinvented its uber-exclusive spa—open only to guests and members—last year, featuring the country’s only wellness […]
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Soups, Stews & Chowders
Fresh Gazpacho
Gazpacho may be a vegetable’s best expression of summer. Our version is left chunky, but feel free to puree if you prefer a smoother gazpacho experience.
This easy recipe for poached chicken breasts served with a lemon-dill cream sauce makes for a light and delicious lunch or supper.
Some ball hawks don’t need gloves. Watching baseball and watching birds require similar skills. Both employ patience and imagination, sometimes deep thought; both progress slowly, appear boring from a distance, but are punctuated by bursts of joyous activity; neither is hampered by time. Over the years I’ve discovered that major-league ballparks are good places for birdwatching. […]
“I don’t care if I’m beautiful; I don’t care what I am on the outside. It isn’t about the outside.” —Donna Summer (1948–2012). Famous under her stage name of Donna Summer, she was born LaDonna Adrian Gaines in Boston and raised in the Mission Hill neighborhood by her father, a butcher, and her mother, a […]
This 18th-century former stagecoach stop was also home to the very first indoor privy in the Berkshires town of Hancock, Massachusetts.
Looking for the best things to do in Rhode Island? You won’t have to look far! Read our picks for the best attractions in Rhode Island for 2016.
Wondering where to eat in Rhode Island? The Ocean State offers plenty of restaurant options for hungry residents and visitors alike. Here are our picks for the best dining in Best Dining in Rhode Island for 2016. Best Breakfast: Kitchen, Providence Outside this cash-only, five-table breakfast shrine, seekers and the faithful wait in line, often for an hour […]
Wondering where to stay in Rhode Island? We’ve got you covered! Check out our picks for the best lodging in Rhode Island for 2016. Best Boutique Motel: Breezeway Resort, Westerly This Misquamicut-area standout has a private beach just a short walk, drive, or bike ride away; a heated outdoor pool; and thoughtful staffers who anticipate vacationers’ […]
New England
New England Strawberry Festivals and Farms
From Maine to Connecticut, these strawberry festivals and pick-your-own farms offer a sweet way to kick off the summer season.
This simple raspberry honey trifle lets local ingredients shine. Try any combination of raspberries, blueberries, currants, and/or gooseberries.
Food
Asian Cabbage Slaw
With just 3 tablespoons of sesame oil instead of mayonnaise, this Asian cabbage slaw recipe is a much healthier take on coleslaw.