Soups, Stews & Chowders

Lobster Chowder Recipe from Best Cook in Town

This delicious recipe for lobster chowder comes from a real Maine lobsterman, and yields a rosy red broth that’s loaded with lobster chunks and potatoes.

Desserts

Secrets to Gluten-Free Macaroons

These gluten-free macaroons are sure to be a hit with everyone, not just people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease.

Food

Classic Seafood Recipes

For many, summer in New England means one thing — fresh seafood! From fish to crabs…shrimp to lobster, here are some of our favorite classic seafood recipes. Baked Scallops Crab Dip Steamed Clams Codfish Balls Clam Chowder Warm Lobster Rolls Creamy Crab Bisque Party Shrimp  

Food

Sweet Orchard Recipes

Between the berries and the apples, it’s time for orchard fruits! Make the most of seasonal cherries, plums, peaches, and pears in this collection of sweet orchard recipes. Classic Cherry Pie Plum Cake with Almond Streusel Peach Cobbler Sour Cream Cherry Bars Pecan Peach Muffins Orchard Fruit Slump Coffee Cake with Chocolate Cherry Crumb Pear […]

Food

Classic Tomato Recipes

We crave sweet, summer tomatoes all year long, but once they arrive we quickly find ourselves overrun with summer’s signature fruity vegetable. Since a ripe tomato is a precious thing to waste, here are some of our favorite classic tomato recipes to help you enjoy every single one! Spinach-Stuffed Tomatoes Tomato Corn Salad Sweet and […]

Food

Best Food in New England

Certainly a list of 25 foods at 25 places doesn’t do justice to the scores of fabulous eateries all over New England that still serve old-timey foods. What follows is intended to jump-start your own expeditions — to give New England’s newcomers an idea of what to look for and to prod longtime residents into […]

Food

Greek Pasta Salad

This Greek pasta salad recipe combines artichoke hearts, olives, feta, spinach, and fresh basil. A perfect summer side dish!

Desserts

Congo Bars | Chocolate Chip Squares Studded with Pecans and Flavored with Coconut

Remember Congo bars? This recipe yields delicious chocolate chip squares studded with pecans and flavored with coconut. If you like soft chocolate chip cookies, you probably like blondies and Congo bars even better, since the ratio of chewy center to crisp edges is more in your favor. This Congo bars recipe, adapted from the Wellesley […]

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