Food

A Brunch Bouquet

Savory and sweet flavors abound in this midday feast inspired by an award-winning baker and a food-forward Vermont flower farm.

Food

In Season: Fresh Zucchini Recipes

It’s a well-burnished chestnut: Don’t leave your car doors unlocked in July lest your neighbor fill the back seat with fresh-picked zucchini. These prolific gourds are the overachievers of the summer garden, and countless recipe columns have been devoted to their use in savory tarts, casseroles, tarts, cakes, and soups. My mom makes the zucchini equivalent of […]

Desserts

Lemon-Berry Tart

This delicious lemon-berry tart may look as though it’s made with puff pastry, but it actually uses a “rough puff” dough, which is much easier to make.

Breakfast & Brunch

Blackberry-Almond Scones

Blackberry-almond scones are divine in summer. Use a gentle hand when mixing and shaping the dough so the scones are tender, not tough.

Main Dishes

Summer Vegetable Frittata

The beauty of a frittata lies in its versatility. We suggest a high-summer combination of zucchini, tomatoes, and basil, but feel free to take liberties, using different vegetables, cheeses, and herbs depending on what you have on hand.

Main Dishes

Stuffed Zucchini

If you’re looking for a main dish to serve with a nice salad on the side, it’s hard to beat stuffed zucchini. Fillings are highly adaptable and not a bit of squash goes to waste.

Desserts

Chocolate-Zucchini Cake

The perfect summer dessert: a chocolate-zucchini cake slathered with chocolate frosting.

Food

Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp

In this strawberry rhubarb crisp recipe, the familiar combination of rhubarb and fresh strawberries is baked under a light crumbly crust. Serve warm with slightly softened vanilla ice cream spooned over the top.

Condiments

Vida Guacamole

We love this guacamole recipe blend from chef David Vargas of Vida Cantina in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which gets its zing from fresh lime juice and serrano chilies.

Desserts

Alice’s Old-Fashioned Whoopie Pies

Love a traditional whoopie pie recipe? These old-fashioned whoopie pies are rich and chocolaty with “no Fluff” cream filling.

Unlock Your Roots – One Free Account, Endless Discoveries.

Get access to New England templates, research tools, and more.