From Armenian and Italian to Polish and Portuguese, New England is home to a variety of cultural neighborhoods. POLISH, Broad Street, New Britain, CT Within just a few blocks, you can eat lunch, shop for groceries, buy a loaf of bread, consult a lawyer, get a haircut, and do your banking, all in Polish. A […]
My friend Rebecca left a voice mail this week asking how long eggs and butter can stay out of the refrigerator before they go bad. I get calls like that a lot. Usually, I can help, but the hard ones are from friends entertaining at a restaurant, when they’ve been handed the wine list and […]
There are many benefits to my work, which is, primarily, journalism, a line of work not always thought of in the same moment as redemption, but perhaps the most continually satisfying and enriching part of it is the people that I meet. Often, there is not only inspiration from their works but in their beings. […]
TRAILS TO HIKE With more than 130 miles of trails, at least 25 recreation areas, and countless campgrounds, this valley’s the ultimate in green. Bigelow Hollow State Park, Union Bigger is better–9,600 acres (combined with Nipmuck State Forest) of scuba diving, fishing, hiking, and biking. Epic mountain laurel in June. 860-684-3430; ct.gov/dep/site/default.asp James l. Goodwin […]
First Lady Michelle Obama shares a tip to help with making her favorite apple cobbler recipe. “Bake at 300 for up to 3 hours — that’s what makes the crust flaky, like Barack likes it,” says Michelle Obama of her apple cobbler recipe. “This recipe makes one cobbler, which is like a double pie.” If, […]
Mt. Washington Valley, NH — December 13-14, 2008, is the weekend the Country Inns in the White Mountains assure holiday revelers the ultimate in sweet dreams at the 12th Annual Inn to Inn Holiday Cookie and Candy Tour. Participants will tour 15 inns decked in their holiday finery and offering holiday cookies and candies, and […]
Who doesn’t love a good cookbook? You like to read about food, I assume you like to cook, too. Great cookbooks cross my desk all the time. Here are a few recent ones that have caught my eye and palate. Do you hanker for a hunk, piece, slice, or chunk of cheese or some other […]
VIDEO: Annie discusses these New England food gifts on New England Cable News (NECN). Another basketful of ideas: holiday food gifts. A holiday basket of New England foods brings glad tidings to friends and family. And if you’ve been good this year, they just might share a bite or two.Get Our FREE Yankee Best New […]
With a past both sad and even sordid, Dogtown has drawn painters, writers, lovers of history, and seekers of solitude. What is its secret?
I love old metal tins, and hunting for them at thrift and antiques shops is an easy and inexpensive way to get into the spirit of the season. Here’s how you can turn a serendipitous find into the perfect setting for your favorite baked goods, to give or to keep. 1. Line the tin with […]
A holiday basket of New England foods brings glad tidings to friends and family. More suggestions: New England food gifts 1. Molasses-and-clove cookies. Dancing Deer Baking Company, Roxbury, MA. 888-699-3337, dancingdeer.com 2. Mix a batch of fresh scones, as good as Nana’s. Bristol Harbor Homemade, Bristol, RI (bristolharborhomemade.com), marketed by The New England Cupboard, Bangor, […]
For many years and many reasons, travelers have been drawn to Bethlehem, New Hampshire. This quiet vale at the edge of the White Mountain National Forest once boasted dozens of resort hotels. Its pure mountain air gave rise to the National Hay Fever Relief Association. Signs proclaim it the poetry capital of the state. These […]
